DO OOH OOOOOOOH Life I wonder Will it take me under? I don't know OOOH Imagine smoking weed in the street without cops harassin' Imagine going to court with no trial Lifestyle cruisin' blue Bahama waters no welfare supporters More conscious of the way we raise our daughters Days are shorter, nights are colder Feelin' like life is over These snakes strike like a cobra The world's hot, my son got not Evidently, it's elementary They want us all gone eventually Troopin' out of state for a plate Knowledge If Coke was cooked without the garbage We'd all have the top dollars Imagine everybody flashin' Fashion, designin' clothes Lacing your clique up with diamond rolls Your people holdin' dough, no parole No rubbers Goin' raw, imagine law with no undercovers Just some thoughts for the mind I take a glimpse into time Watch the blend, read the world as mine If I ruled the world Imagine that I'd free all my sons I'd love them, love them, baby Black diamonds and bronze Could it be? If you could be mine, we both shine If I ruled the world Still livin' for today In these last days and times The way to be Paradise life relaxin' Black, Latino, and Anglo-Saxon I'm on the exchange, the range, cash Lost tribe and shabazz Free at last Brand new whips to crass Then we laugh in the iller path The villa houses for the crew How we do Trees for breakfast Dime sexes have been stretches So many years of depression Make me vision The better livin' Type of place to raise kids in Opening eyes to the lies History's told foul But I'm as wise as the old Al Plus the gold child Seein' things like I was controllin' Click rollin' Trickin' six digits on kicks And still holdin' Trips to Paris I civilize every savage Give me one shot I turn tripe life to lavish Political prisoners Set free Stress free No work release Purple M3s and jet skis Feel the wind breeze In West Indies I lick Coretta Scott King Mayor to cities In reverse beans to willies It sound foul But every girl I meet'll go downtown I'd open every cell in Attica Send them to Africa If I ruled the world Imagine that I'd free all my sons I'd love them, love them, baby Black diamonds and bronze Could it be If you could be mine We both shine If I ruled the world Still livin' for today In these last days and times And then we'll Walk right up to the sun Hand in hand We'll walk right up to the sun We won't land We'll walk right up to the sun Hand in hand We'll walk right up to the sun We won't land You love to hear the story How the thugs live in worry Ducked down in car seats Heaps mandatory Runnin' from Jake Gettin' chased Hunger for papes These are the breaks Many mistakes Go down out of state Wait, I had to let it marinate We carry weight Tryin' to get lace Flip the ace That could save Millionaire planner Keep the gap with the cocked hammer Makin' moves in Atlanta Back and forth scrambler Cause you could have all the chips Be poor or rich Still nobody wanna Nigga have a shit If I ruled the world And everything in it Sky's the limit I'd push the Q45 And fin it It wouldn't be no such thing As jealousies Or beef felony Strictly living longevity To the destiny I thought I'd never see But reality struck Better find out Before your time's out What the fuck If I ruled the world Imagine that I'd free all my sons I'd love them, love them, baby Black diamonds and bronze Could it be If you could be mine We'd both shine If I ruled the world Still livin' for today In these last days and times If I ruled the world Imagine that I'd free all my sons I'd love them, love them, baby Black diamonds and bronze Could it be If you could be mine We'd both shine If I ruled the world Still livin' for today In these last days and times If I ruled the world If I ruled I'd free all my sons I'd love them, love them, baby Black diamonds and bronze If I ruled If I ruled the world If I ruled the world I'd love them, love them, baby If I ruled the world I'd love them, love them, baby Black diamonds and bronze Could it be If you could be mine We'd both shine If I ruled the world Still livin' for today In these last days and times If I ruled the world Still livin' for today In these last days and times If I ruled the world Still livin' for today