Released: February 11, 1986
Songwriter: Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman
Producer: Bob Crewe
If'n I was God
Well just for spite
I wouldn't set the sun at night
'til everyone was treated right
By everyone else they see
If'n I was God
I'd fix it so, without explaining
Folks would know, they'd know
What's goin' on inside
Of everyone else like me
Nobody hurts nobody else
Oh no I wouldn't let it be
Nobody have a need to pray
Except for thankin' me
If'n I were God
I'd make us wise
So everyone could realise
That everywhere beneath the sun
Everyone needs, everyone
And God, that ain't half what I would do
If'n I were You-oo-oo-ooo-oo-ooo-hoooo
Oh yeah!
If'n I were God
Love each other, reach out
And touch somebody's hand
Oh yeah-eah!
Well just for spite
I wouldn't set the sun at night
'til everyone was treated right
By everyone else they see
If'n I was God
I'd fix it so, without explaining
Folks would know, they'd know
What's goin' on inside
Of everyone else like me
Nobody hurts nobody else
Oh no I wouldn't let it be
Nobody have a need to pray
Except for thankin' me
If'n I were God
I'd make us wise
So everyone could realise
That everywhere beneath the sun
Everyone needs, everyone
And God, that ain't half what I would do
If'n I were You-oo-oo-ooo-oo-ooo-hoooo
Oh yeah!
If'n I were God
Love each other, reach out
And touch somebody's hand
Oh yeah-eah!
Anthology (2008 Gold Edition)
- I Want You Back
- Just a Little Bit of You
- Dear Michael
- I’ll Come Home to You
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- Who’s Looking For A Lover
- Melodie
- Farewell My Summer Love
- When I Come Of Age
- Call On Me
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Who’s Lovin’ You
- Darling Dear
- It’s Too Late to Change the Time
- You’re My Best Friend, My Love
- One Day In Your Life
- We’re Almost There
- Ain’t No Sunshine
- I Wanna Be Where You Are
- Girl Don’t Take Your Love From Me
- Got to Be There
- Rockin’ Robin
- Maria (You Were The Only One)
- Ben
- People Make The World Go ’Round
- We’ve Got A Good Thing Going
- Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day
- With A Child’s Heart
- Happy (Love Theme From ”Lady Sings The Blues”)
- Morning Glow
- Music And Me
- If’n I Was God
- Unreleased Songs
- Looking Back to Yesterday (1986)
- Anthology (1986 Edition) (1986)
- Anthology (1995 Edition) (1995)
- Anthology (2008 Gold Edition) (2008)
- Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection (2009)
- Billie Jean
- Smooth Criminal
- They Don’t Care About Us
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
- Man in the Mirror
- Thriller
- Human Nature
- Beat It
- Dirty Diana
- Heal the World
- Bad
- Black or White
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
- Earth Song
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
- Rock with You
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- You Are Not Alone
- Remember the Time
- You Rock My World
- Will You Be There
- Scream
- Off the Wall
- The Girl Is Mine