“I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts” is a cover of a song by Tin Huey, the previous band of Waitresses founder Chris Butler. This version, sung by the band’s lead singer Patty Donahue, was taken from a live radio broadcast on Westwood One. It appears on the band’s 1982 EP, which wa...
Jealousy, jealousy, jealousy, jealousy
Got a dream for a dream
Out of tin cans and strings
Build it, build it
But I need a few things
Step up to the counter
Hand the man a sheet
"Everything's on backorder
Already obsolete
Already obsolete
Already obsolete"
(But we got)
I could rule the world
If I could only get the parts
I could rule the world
If I could only get the parts
Only get the parts
It's a beautiful idea
It'll be a first
A thousand and one uses
And easy on the purse
Army surplus, army
Bits of this, bits of that
String balls, string balls
Scrap pack rat
Scrap pack rat
Scrap pack rat
The concept is so simple
Ahead of its time
But what I need, they don't make
And what I want is hard to find
Want is hard to find
Want is hard to find
(But you got)
I could rule the world
If I could only get the parts
I could rule the world
If I could only get the parts
Only get the parts
Thank you very much
So this is the late-night hardcore set, right?
I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts was written by Chris Butler.
I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts was produced by Michael Frondelli & Chris Butler.
The Waitresses released I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts on Mon Nov 08 1982.