You may be a rocker – you may be a mod
You may be a bricky – carrying a great big hod
You may be a tosser – you may be a simple clod
You may think you’re wonderful
You may even think you’re God

But you’re gonna have to be somebody
Yes you are, you’re gonna have to be somebody
You may be on the dole or in some sorta hole
But you’re gonna have to be somebody
Be – be somebody

You may be black or brown – you may be pink or white
You may be red or green – with purple spots or stripes
You may be a yellow belly – you may be a royal blue
But whatever you’ve been and whatever you are
This is what you’re gonna have to do

But you’re gonna have to be somebody
Yes you are, you’re gonna have to be somebody
Be – be somebody
You may be top dog or just cleaning out some bog
But you’re gonna have to be somebody
Be – be somebody

You may be a shoeshine boy – you may be an entrepreneur
You may be a drug peddler, looking for suckers to lure
You may be worth a bob or two, or even three or four
But whatever you have and whatever you’ve got
This is what you gotta do for sure

You’re gonna have to be somebody
Yes you are, you’re gonna have to be somebody
Be – be somebody
A film star on TV, or some wino on a spree
You’re gonna have to be somebody
Be – be somebody

You may call me names – you may call me Colonel Blimp
You may call me dickhead – you may call me a wimp
You may call me anything that comes into your head
No matter what you call me and no matter what you said

You’re gonna have to be somebody
Yes you are, you’re gonna have to be somebody
Be – be somebody
A ruler in some land, or a beggar living hand to hand
You’re gonna have to be somebody
Be – be somebody

You may call me digger – you may call me a sprog
You may be rude and crude and talk like I’m a dog
You may call me anything your little heart desires
No matter what you call me and no matter what transpires

You’re gonna have to be somebody
Yes you are, you’re gonna have to be somebody
Be – be somebody
You may be out of work, or some really clapped out jerk
You’re gonna have to be somebody
Be – be somebody