Spending all your time never knowing what to say Is my mode of operation, day after day Ain't got no money, I don't even drive a car And my Nike tennis shoes ain't taking me too far
Got a sexy girlfriend, hot on the scene Her home is page twenty - Playboy magazine She's got a great job on a hotel circuit If you press the right channel and you know how to work it...
I wanna be someone, I don't wanna be me I'm always feelin' less than everybody I see You ask me how I'm doing, and I'll tell you "just fine" But on the inside, swear to God, I'm losing my mind
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I wanna be someone - not just anybody Want to be someone, someone like you I've got to be someone... 'Cause I don't know how to be me
I'm always so impressed with an American Express card Picking up the ladies in a brand new Mercedes Hop in my yacht, take a cruise to Monte Carlo Living for today - never thinkin' 'bout tomorrow
I know the very best man, travelling with the jet set The only folks I ever meet, live on the back street Every day's another empty day in the life of A guy without a face, always feeling out of place
I wanna be someone, I don't wanna be me I'm always feelin' less than everybody I see You ask me how I'm doing, and I'll tell you "just fine" But on the inside, swear to God, I'm losing my mind
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I wanna be someone - not just anybody Want to be someone, someone like you I've got to be someone... 'Cause I don't know how to be me
I wanna be someone (Scatting) Be someone (Scatting)
I wanna be someone, I don't wanna be me I'm always feelin' less than everybody I see You ask me how I'm doing, and I'll tell you "just fine" But on the inside, swear to God, I'm losing my mind (losin' my mind... losin' my mind)
I wanna be someone - not just anybody Want to be someone, someone like you I've got to be someone... 'Cause I don't know how to be me