Everybody done know say life a test fi we so di ting set up so rule you destiny, Build you own tings and no attempt fi tek fimme, Wreck you own a tings and no relent fi wreck fimme Own a ting and no relent fi wreck fimme Until di grave there be no rest fi we, Gal heart a beat right behind them breast fimme, Jah mi put mi trust inna, and him bless fimme Sk**s come sing the rest fimme If I had to rule the world I'd start today I'd start it right away hear when mi say Oh yeah Oh yeah People livin' it day to day say dem don't care about di neighbor Dem hear mi say, let water, love and food be free No more war over land when God give we Just imagine, gender don't matter, color it don't matter, who skinny who fatta, Just imagine no more conflict, no more captives, no more convict; Then you would a see the gra** greener pon every side
Burn out the fanatic dem wheh come wid all them genocide, Army together and then we all go ride, Full force against all the evil side wheh we a go do? Bomb dung dem territory — Wheh we a go do Bomb dung dem territory Yo me come again Then bring peace and love in a hurry If I had to rule the world I'd start today I'd start it right away hear when mi say Oh yeah Oh yeah If given a chance to rule the world, wouldn't doing it with love be cool… If I rule the world there be no more war If I rule the world there be no hunger If I rule the world things would be alright If I rule the world there be no man made disease, No poverty, all pain would cease If I had to rule the world I'd start today I'd start it right away hear when mi say Oh yeah Oh yeah