Scatman John — I Want To Be Someone

[Intro] I wanna be someone I wanna be someone Be someone [Verse 1] 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 takin' me too far Got a sexy girlfriend hot on the scene Her home is page twenty, Playboy magazine She's gotta a great job on the hotel circuit If you press the right channel and you know how to work it [Pre-Chorus] I wanna be someone I don't wanna be me I'm always feeling less than everybody I see You ask me how I'm doing and I'll tell you "Just fine" But on the inside I swear to god I'm losing my mind [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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 men travlin' 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 feelin' out of place [Pre-Chorus] I wanna be someone I don't wanna be me I'm always feeling less than everybody I see You ask me how I'm doing and I'll tell you "Just fine" But on the inside I swear to god I'm losing my mind [Chorus] 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 Be someone [Pre-Chorus] I wanna be someone I don't wanna be me I'm always feeling less than everybody I see You ask me how I'm doing and I'll tell you "Just fine" But on the inside, I swear to god, I'm losing my mind Losing my mind, losing my mind [Chorus] 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 'Cause I don't know how to be me 'Cause I don't know how to be me