If I was a king,
I'd say I'm not an ordinary man
If I was a teacher,
I'd help people understand
If I was a painter,
that is if I had the skill
I'd paint the world the way it is
An d maybe I will
I just wanna be someone,
don't wan na be no one
Someone is what I could be
And I'm looking for something,
don't know where to find it
But I know that it's coming to me
I just wanna be someone,
don't wanna be no one
Remember for nothing I've done
I wanna be someone
I wanna be someone
I don't wanna spend my life
As I face in the crowd,
I'm gonna have something to say,
shout it out aloud
You can't believe in me,
the way I think you do
Whatever I try to be, I do it for you
I just want to be someone,
don't want to be no one,
someone who's right up to me.
And I'm looking for something,
don't know where to find it,
but I know that it's coming to me.
I just want to be someone,
don't want to be no one,
remember for nothing I've done.
I want to be someone,
I really want to be someone
I just want to be someone,
don't want to be no one
Someone else is what I could be
And I'm look ing for something,
don't know where to find it
But I know that it's coming to me
I just want to be someone,
don't want to be no one
Remembered for enough that I've done
I want to be someone
I really want to be someone
I just want to be someone
Don't want to be no one
Someone is what I could be
I wanna be someone
I wanna be someone