(I Want To) Be Someone

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]