i never had any reason
for ambition or drive
in fact i never anybody
that cared if i’m alive
but then one day she came my way
and i heard a voice within me say
don’t let her get away whatever you do
but i never thought that this could be
that she would ever look at me
seriously
and that’s why
oh lord oh lord
i’ve got to be somebody
i’m down on my knees
begging please please please please
i got to win her love for me
i grew upon the sidewalks
got along the best i could
mama worked all day long
and papa was no good
i never asked for much before
but here i am at heaven’s door
so help me please don’t let her pass me by
’cause i would rather die than see
her love turn into sympathy
for me
and that’s why
oh lord oh lord
i’ve got to be somebody
i’m down on my knees
begging please please please please
i got to win her love for me
mmm mmmm
got to be somebody
got to be a somebody
so tired of being a nobody
oh lord oh lord
i’ve got to be somebody
i’m down on my knees
begging please please please please
i got to win her love for me
Artist: Billy Joe Royal
Year: 1965
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 120