[Intro]
If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I would tear this building down

[Verse 1]
Well, you read about Samson? All from his birth
He was the strongest man who ever lived on earth
One day while Samson was walking along
He looked down on the ground and saw an old jaw bone
He stretched out his arms, his chains broke like thread
When he got to moving, ten-thousand were dead

[Chorus]
He said, "if I had my way in this wicked world
If I had my way, I would tear this building down

[Verse 2]
Now, Samson and the lion, they got an attack in
Samson crawled upon the lion's back
Well, you read about the lion? He killed a man with his paws
But Samson got his hands around the lion's jaws
He ripped that beast until he killed him dead
And then the bees made honey in the lion's head
[Chorus]
If I had my way in this wicked world
If I had my way then I would tear this building down
Tear this building down
Tear this building down

[Verse 3]
Delilah was a woman, she was fine and fair
She had good looks and eh.. and coal black hair
Delilah, she gained old Samson's mind
When he first saw that woman, oh, she looked so fine
Delilah, she climbed upon Samson's knee
She said, "tell me where your strength lies, if you please"
She spoke so kind, she talked so fair
And then Samson said, "Delilah, don't touch my hair!
"You can shave my head clean as my hand
"And my strength becomes just like a natural man
Just like a natural man
Just like a natural man

[Chorus]
If I had my way in this wicked world
If I had my way then I would tear this building down
I would tear this building down
I would tear this building down
[Verse 4]
Temptation roped Samson, he was blinded by lust
But his faith gave him strength, yeah and that was enough
He rose like a tempest, mighty and just
He buried that darkness in rubble and dust
In rubble and dust
In rubble and dust
In rubble and dust

[Outro]
He said, "If I had my way
He said, "If I had my way
He said, "If I had my way
"I would tear this building down"
If I had my way