It never rained, the
  Sun was always shining
  Every traffic light
  Was always green
  There was a time when
  Every door was open
  The universe was mine
  Or so it seemed
  Ever roll was seven or eleven
  That it would ever
  End never crossed my mind
  I was flying higher
  Than the Heavens
  Back when the
  World was mine
    [CHORUS:]
  Sometimes a man can't see
  When he has it all
  Take a look at me
  Oh how he mighty fall
  Once I ruled the earth
  Once upon a time
  When I had your love
  When the world was mine
    Oh the changes
  I'd make if
  I had the power
  How could
  I have so much
  And be so blind
  But at least for
  A bright and
  Shining moment
  I had you, and
  The world was mine
    [Repeat chorus]
    Once I ruled the earth
  Once upon a time
  When I had your love
  That's when
  The world was mine
  When I had your love
  That's when
  The world was mine