(I Want To) Be Someone Lyrics

I wanna be someone!
[scatting]
Whoa, I wanna be someone
(Wanna be someone)
[scatting]
Spendin' all your time never knowin' 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 takin' me too far.
Got a sexy girlfriend, hot on the scene
Her home is page 20, Playboy magazine.
She's got a great job on the 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 losin' my mind.
[scatting]
I wanna be someone
Not just anybody, wanna be someone
Someone like you
I've got to be someone
'Cause I don't know how to be me, whoa.
I'm always so impressed with an American Express card
Pickin' up the ladies in a brand-new Mercedes.
Hop in my yacht, take a cruise to Monte Carlo
Livin' for today, never thinkin' 'bout tomorrow.
I'm everybody's best friend, travel with the jet set
The only folks I ever meet are livin' on the back street.
Every day's another empty day in the life
Of a guy without a face, always feelin' 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 losin' my mind.
[scatting]
I wanna be someone
Not just anybody, wanna be someone
Someone like you
I've got to be someone
'Cause I don't know how to be me, whoa.
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 losin' my mind, losin' my mind, losin' my mind.
I wanna be someone
Not just anybody, wanna be someone
Someone like you
I've got to be someone
'Cause I don't know how to be me, whoa.
[scatting]
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Lyrics submitted by Eryn.