He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
As a young boy daddy used to tell me stories
Do your thing my son the world is yours
The winds of fury will lead to paths of glory
Take it in your stride my son the world is yours
You can only find the gold by digging in the dirt
If your gonna play with fire,then you're gonna get burnt
You can never reach the heights and avoid the hurt yeah
The world is yours
As a young boy daddy used to tell me stories
Do your thing and sing the world is yours
The winds of fury pave the way to paths of glory
Keep your self onside ny son and the world is yours
Yeah you might have it all but you'll still want more
There's a law for the rich and another for the poor
There's a golden key unlock all the doors
And the world is yours
The world is yours
The world is yours,the world is yours
There's a time and a place for everything
Not a man alive you owe a thing
From the stars in the sky to the ocean floor the world is yours
The world is yours
The world is yours, the world is yours
People say they're never gonna turn away
And then when it comes on top
They'll be first to turn their backs away
First whose heads are gonna drop
First to slowly fade away
So remember all your days the world is yours and all the world contains
Well you might have it all but you'll still want more
There's a law for the rich and another for the poor
There's a golden key unlocks all the doors
And the world is yours, the world is yours
The world is yours, the world is yours
Do your thing my son the world is yours
The winds of fury will lead to paths of glory
Take it in your stride my son the world is yours
You can only find the gold by digging in the dirt
If your gonna play with fire,then you're gonna get burnt
You can never reach the heights and avoid the hurt yeah
The world is yours
As a young boy daddy used to tell me stories
Do your thing and sing the world is yours
The winds of fury pave the way to paths of glory
Keep your self onside ny son and the world is yours
Yeah you might have it all but you'll still want more
There's a law for the rich and another for the poor
There's a golden key unlock all the doors
And the world is yours
The world is yours
The world is yours,the world is yours
There's a time and a place for everything
Not a man alive you owe a thing
From the stars in the sky to the ocean floor the world is yours
The world is yours
The world is yours, the world is yours
People say they're never gonna turn away
And then when it comes on top
They'll be first to turn their backs away
First whose heads are gonna drop
First to slowly fade away
So remember all your days the world is yours and all the world contains
Well you might have it all but you'll still want more
There's a law for the rich and another for the poor
There's a golden key unlocks all the doors
And the world is yours, the world is yours
The world is yours, the world is yours
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The World Is Yours Lyrics as written by Ian Brown Emile Haynie
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
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