You say you don't wanna run and hideA face that no-one
knowsAnd everyone ya meet, you're gonna showYou're
nobody's slave, nobody's chains are holdin' youYou
hold your fist up high,And rule the zooOh, you just got to beUp
high where the whole world's watchin meCause I, I got the
guts to be somebody......to cry outI wanna be somebody,Be
somebody soonI wanna be somebodyBe somebody tooYou say you
don't wanna starveOr take the table crumbs that fallYou
don't wanna beg or plead at allYou don't want no nine
to fiveYour fingers to the boneYou don't want the rock
piles' bloody stonesOh, you just got to beUp high where the
whole world's watchin meCause I, I got the guts to be
somebody.....to cry outI wanna be somebody,Be somebody soonI
wanna be somebodyBe somebody tooI want shiny cars and dirty
moneyLotsa rock and rollI will live in fame and die in
flamesI'm never gettin' oldI wanna be somebody,Be
somebody soonI wanna be somebodyBe somebody tooI'm gonna be
somebody,I'm gonna be somebody