You say you don`t wanna run and hide
A face that no-one knows
And everyone ya meet, you`re gonna show
You`re nobody`s slave,
nobody`s chains are holdin` you
You hold your fist up high,
And rule the zoo
Oh, you just got to be
Up high where the whole world`s watchin me
Cos I, I got the guts to be somebody
To cry out
I wanna be somebody, Be somebody soon
I wanna be somebody Be somebody too
I wanna be somebody, Be somebody soon
I wanna be somebody Be somebody too
You say you don`t wanna starve
Or take the table crumbs that fall
You don`t wanna beg or plead at all
You don`t want no nine to five
Your fingers to the bone
You don`t want the rock piles` bloody stones
Oh, you just got to be
Up high where the whole world`s watchin me
Cos I, I got the guts to be somebody
To cry out
I wanna be somebody, Be somebody soon
I wanna be somebody Be somebody too
I wanna be somebody, Be somebody soon
I wanna be somebody Be somebody too
I want shiny cars and dirty money
Lotsa rock and roll
I will live in fame and die in flames
I`m NEVER gettin` old
I wanna be somebody, Be somebody soon
I wanna be somebody Be somebody too
I wanna be somebody, Be somebody soon
I wanna be somebody Be somebody too
I`m gonna be somebody,
I`m gonna be somebody ...