(Verse) Mr. Noone, he wanted to be a star That's all we are trying to do We're just tryin' to make our mark He believed in a big future Wanted everyone to look and say 'there he goes' He said: 'Life's much better when you're rich' I said: 'Isn't a man made of more than his clothes?'
(Chorus) He told me 'I wanna be somebody' (I wanna be somebody) 'I wanna be somebody' (I know I am somebody, yeah) 'I wanna be somebody' (I wanna be somebody) 'I wanna be somebody' (I know I am someboy) But I need real somebody, yeah
(Interlude x2) You shoot your arrow in the air and it flies real high Well, good for you but that don't mean, everybody's going to
(Verse 2) Soon you're gonna rise up singing Believing you can leave all this behind Your daddy ain't rich and your mamma never loved you But still you're gonna spread your wings and fly He said: 'if only they could really see me But how could I ever be sure Life's much better when you see it on TV This hope is a curse and a cure'
(Chorus) He told me 'I wanna be somebody' (I wanna be somebody) 'I wanna be somebody' (I know I am somebody, yeah) 'I wanna be somebody' (I wanna be somebody) 'I wanna be somebody' (I know I am someboy) But I need real somebody, yeah
(Interlude x2) You shoot your arrow in the air and it flies real high Well, good for you but that don't mean, everybody's going to
(Bridge) I wanna be somebody (I wanna be somebody) I know I am somebody (I know I am somebody) But I need real somebody I wanna be somebody (I wanna be somebody) I know I am somebody (I know I am somebody) But I need real somebody I wanna be somebody (I wanna be somebody) I know I am somebody (I know I am somebody) But I need real somebody I wanna be somebody (I wanna be somebody) I know I am somebody (I know I am somebody) But I need real somebody
(Interlude x2) You shoot your arrow in the air and it flies real high Well, good for you but that don't mean, everybody's going to