Never put me in the back of your mind
Just keep me front row and feelin' primetime
Never put me at the bottom of your list
I could fill a whole page, I'm too big for it

No, we won't settle for it, we won't settle for it, we won't settle down
No, we won't settle for it, we won't settle for it, we won't settle down

I need the world, yeah, I need the world
and the world needs me
I need the world, yeah, I need the world
like the world needs

You could never try to write me off the map
I'm going everywhere and back, I need all of that
Never chock me up to something from your past
Want a picture from the future? Here's a flash back

No, we won't settle for it, we won't settle for it, we won't settle down
No, we won't settle for it, we won't settle for it, we won't settle down

I need the world, yeah, I need the world
and the world needs me
I need the world, yeah, I need the world
like the world needs

Yup!
All the gas in the world couldn't fill my tank
Need the Great Lakes drained just to put in my drink
Need the world's biggest stadium to hear my voice
Need a Benz and a Beemer and a Rolls Royce
Need a volcano just to light my smoke
Need an earthquake shake when my music gets to blow
Better wake them up, better make them sing back
Yup!

I need the world and the world needs me

No, we won't settle for it, we won't settle for it, we won't settle down
No, we won't settle for it, we won't settle for it, we won't settle down

I need the world, yeah, I need the world
and the world needs me
I need the world, yeah, I need the world
and the world needs
I need the world, yeah, I need the world
like the world needs




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