[Verse 1] We dug the Earth, took the bits that we preferred
Pulled up all the trees, just cashed and burned
We built the worst, made each man and child and girl
Every town, every town, every city we deserved

[Chorus] A runaway train with its nose to the track
A runaway train with no thought of turning back

[Verse 2] We rolled the waves, filled the sky with our wicked ways
Set a trap and hid and lay in wait
We ate the feast, all the birds and fish and beasts
Every mouth, every mouth, every mouthful that we pleased

[Chorus] A runaway train with its nose to the track
A runaway train with no thought of turning back
A runaway wrecks everything in its way
A runaway sells tomorrow for today

[Bridge] To rule the World, to rule the World
We’re drinking like a sponge
Piling in to our lunch
Banking against a credit crunch

[Chorus] A runaway train with its nose to the track
A runaway train with no thought of turning back
A runaway wrecks everything in its way
A runaway sells tomorrow for today