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      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      [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