You say you don't want to run and hide A face that no one knows And everyone you meet You're going to show
You're nobody's slave Nobody's chains are holding you You hold your fist up high And pride too
Oh you've just go to be Up high where the Whole world is watching you and me Cause I... I've got the guts to be somebody! To cry out
(Chorus) I want to be somebody Be somebody soon I want to be somebody Be somebody soon I want to be somebody Be somebody soon I want to be somebody Be somebody soon
You say you don't want to starve Well take the table crumbs and go! You don't want to take your feed at all? You don't want no 9 to 5 job Fingers to the bone You don't want the rock piles dirty
Oh you've just got to be Up high where the whole world's Watching you and me Cause I... I've got the guts to be somebody! To cry out
(Chorus)
I want shiny pots And dirty And lots of rock and roll I will live in vain And die in flames I'm never getting old
I want to be somebody Be somebody soon I want to be somebody Be somebody soon