Lyric I Am Somebody
Music and Words: L.Dukes, N.Glover, J.Saddler - 1987 From the Album "Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang"
Hey people,we got a little something
That we wanna tell you all,so listen
Undestand,"Yo God made one no better than
The other,every girl becomes
A woman every boy a man"
While you re livin in your mansion
Driving big cars,there s another
On the street cold sleepin
On the ground
So when you walk by,"Yo,don t act
Cold-blooded, cause it just ain t
Fair to kick a man when he s down"
Cause,He is somebody
Like I am somebody
You are somebody
Like I am someone
Whether you re here or you re gone
Right or you re wrong,you were meant
To be somebody from the second you re born
Don t criticize and knock one another
It ain t really that hard to just be
A brother,so be good speak up
Don t wait for it to happen,life is
Passing you by and homeboy
You re cold knappin
Don t get hung up on what you re not
Be proud of what you are and whatever
You got!
Cause it s a cold cruel world causing
Kids to cry,if you re hangin
Your head,cold kiss it goodbye
Stand up for your heritage,rejoice
In the fact
Whether you re red,white,tan
Yellow,brown or black
Cause,He is somebody
Like I am somebody
He is somebody
Like I am someone
There are fireman,bankers,messengers,preachers
Brokers,policeman,executives,teachers,journalists
Janitors,architects,doctors,restaurant workers
Nurses,chief rockers
If you feel you re somebody
Be proud and show it! Cause everybody s
Somebody,(Ugh) and ya know it
It doesn t matter if you re black,white or Chinese
Livin in the States or reside overseas
Cause you and I are special,same as everyone else
And if you don t believe me
You re only cheating yourself
Cause we all got a purpose in life to achieve
(That s a fact)And here s another
That you better believe
That I am somebody
Like you are somebody
He is somebody
Like I am someone
You got wealth,good health and you re stuck
On yourself
Let me tell you that you re better than no body else
Cause you got no self-esteem,so I m richer
And when you leave this earth you can t
Take money witcha
So play your dumb game,call me out
My name,but there s nothing
You can do that could make me feel shame
We re all created equal we live and we
Die,so when you try to bring
Me down I keep my head up high
Don t judge a book by its cover cause
It s never what it seems
Now I know what I m sayin and I feel
I gotta scream
That I am somebody
Like you are somebody
He is somebody
Like I am someone
So be yourself, HUH!!!
Hey people,we got a little something
That we wanna tell you all,so listen
Undestand,"Yo God made one no better than
The other,every girl becomes
A woman every boy a man"
While you re livin in your mansion
Driving big cars,there s another
On the street cold sleepin
On the ground
So when you walk by,"Yo,don t act
Cold-blooded, cause it just ain t
Fair to kick a man when he s down"
Cause,He is somebody
Like I am somebody
You are somebody
Like I am someone
Whether you re here or you re gone
Right or you re wrong,you were meant
To be somebody from the second you re born
Don t criticize and knock one another
It ain t really that hard to just be
A brother,so be good speak up
Don t wait for it to happen,life is
Passing you by and homeboy
You re cold knappin
Don t get hung up on what you re not
Be proud of what you are and whatever
You got!
Cause it s a cold cruel world causing
Kids to cry,if you re hangin
Your head,cold kiss it goodbye
Stand up for your heritage,rejoice
In the fact
Whether you re red,white,tan
Yellow,brown or black
Cause,He is somebody
Like I am somebody
He is somebody
Like I am someone
There are fireman,bankers,messengers,preachers
Brokers,policeman,executives,teachers,journalists
Janitors,architects,doctors,restaurant workers
Nurses,chief rockers
If you feel you re somebody
Be proud and show it! Cause everybody s
Somebody,(Ugh) and ya know it
It doesn t matter if you re black,white or Chinese
Livin in the States or reside overseas
Cause you and I are special,same as everyone else
And if you don t believe me
You re only cheating yourself
Cause we all got a purpose in life to achieve
(That s a fact)And here s another
That you better believe
That I am somebody
Like you are somebody
He is somebody
Like I am someone
You got wealth,good health and you re stuck
On yourself
Let me tell you that you re better than no body else
Cause you got no self-esteem,so I m richer
And when you leave this earth you can t
Take money witcha
So play your dumb game,call me out
My name,but there s nothing
You can do that could make me feel shame
We re all created equal we live and we
Die,so when you try to bring
Me down I keep my head up high
Don t judge a book by its cover cause
It s never what it seems
Now I know what I m sayin and I feel
I gotta scream
That I am somebody
Like you are somebody
He is somebody
Like I am someone
So be yourself, HUH!!!
