If I want to be a god, dont bring me down\r<br>Only thing on my mind is to Run This Town\r<br>Pilot this ship, the next black president\r<br>Ruler of the universe, king of the continents\r<br>Be the god of the sea, you could call me Poseidon\r<br>Whos that? Oh me, recognize the trident\r<br>and Id strike the ground, and Id shake the earth\r<br>Rename Athens, thats what I deserve\r<br>And if you failed to show me that you respect me,\r<br>I wouldnt be me, youd die on the sea\r<br>Id give you ten to life, make you wander forever\r<br>auction off your wife, nothing lasts forever\r<br>And youd scream like\r<br>And youd be like\r<br>And shed be like\r<br>and Id be like\r<br>Oh well, or maybe just maybe Id choose to fly\r<br>call me Hermes watch my shoes take flight\r<br>Faster than light like MercurI\r<br>Quicker than Jordan back in 85\r<br>And Id deliver this message to all the girls I knew\r<br>Come Fly With Me, you can be my boo\r<br>We can travel the world and head to Spain\r<br>Id be Superman to your Lois Lane\r<br>\r<br>I could be Eros, shoot them with my arrows\r<br>No HIV, I keep them sterile\r<br>Gold for love, iron hate\r<br>Ill be the one to decide your fate\r<br>or god of the dead, would you think Im Satan\r<br>Well thats not true, I could use your amen\r<br>Show you golden fields known as Elysium\r<br>Thatd be what you got for a heroes welcome\r<br>If I was a god, I would date a goddess\r<br>Even sport ones like Artemis\r<br>Shes hard to miss, and for a little kiss\r<br>Id risk moon arrows, she can hardly miss\r<br>And if she hits, at least I got a kiss\r<br>Thats why shes known as the virgin goddess\r<br>Or what about Athena, shes a hot little nerd\r<br>I need a strategy, thats what I heard\r<br>With her golden helmet she likes it rough\r<br>Her dad told me shes pretty damn tough\r<br>Just ask Arachne who tried to fight her\r<br>She transformed into a spider\r<br>Or Id date Aphrodite if she came my way\r<br>Id be like, \r<br>But shes a cheater, I already know \r<br>shed break my heart like,\r<br>Id even Demeter, I would love to meet her\r<br>Save me some money, wouldnt need to feed her\r<br>Yeah so what shes a single mom\r<br>If I was a god it wouldnt be a problem\r<br>Look at Hestia, I would wife her\r<br>Shed always be at home a desperate housewifer\r<br>I got time for every goddess on the planet\r<br>I guarantee Id be the last god standing\r<br>\r<br>If I had it all, Id give you the world\r<br>Id be your god, youd be my girl\r<br>Id protect you and steal your love\r<br>Two souls, one heart up up above\r<br>We could sit on Mt. Olympus, maybe even sneak a kiss\r<br>Drink nectar, I know youd love this\r<br>Watch all the people down down below\r<br>Feel what its like to be immortal\r<br>Sit on golden thrones made by the best\r<br>See the lame smith, what up, Hephaestus\r<br>See the sun go by, toast Apollo\r<br>Tell Dionysus we need wine to go\r<br>And away wed go over all of Greece\r<br>If you get cold, heres a golden fleece\r<br>Wed go to Crete, sail the Aegean Sea\r<br>See the Minotaur and visit Thebes\r<br>You would see my abs and think 300\r<br>More powerful than Heras husband\r<br>Id be the king of the kings, the god of gods\r<br>But Id never cheat, youre the one I love\r<br>So lets take a dip in the river Styx\r<br>We could last forever in godly bliss\r<br>Feel what its like to never grow old\r<br>Wed be like children, invincible\r<br>And down the road people would know\r<br>That we were gods who shared one soul\r<br>I would move mountains if I could for you\r<br>Strike down Titans if I needed to\r<br>You and me together we could do anything\r<br>If I were the king of the gods, youd be my queen\r<br>Theres nothing we couldnt do, for you Id sing\r<br>You and me, baby, we could do anything\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>Rob Scotlan teaches eighth grade English at Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma, Washington. He uses hip hop music to inspire his students to learn about grammar and Greek Mythology.\r<br>\r<br>If I Were A God is one of the tracks off of his most recent album entitled Mythology and Me: An Age of Dysfunction. Tanner Schmiedl produced all of the beats and co-wrote some of the lyrics for Rob Scotlans latest hip hop based educational album about Greek Mythology.\r<br>\r<br>This song is available for purchase on iTunes\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>or Amazon mp3\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>for copies of the lyrics, please visit
