How can I explain how it came to be It wasn't over night while I couldn't sleep I can still remember how it used to be Oh, 'cause somewhere, it's hard remembering but somewhere Somebody knows my name Just give me a coat and a shirt that's clean Just a little dutch stops my body quaking Don't wait too long before the doubt sets in Oh, 'cause somewhere, why can't you understand that somewhere Somebody knows my name Here I am with my back against the wall No further left to fall If I can't stand then at least if I can crawl Then I know that I won't forget Somewhere I know what's going on what they've planned for me I catch every word it's all in my hearing Don't wait too long before the doubt sets in Oh, 'cause somewhere, it's hard remembering but somewhere Somebody knows my name Here I am with my back against the wall No further left to fall If I can't stand then at least if I can crawl Then I know that I won't forget Somebody knows my name Somebody knows my name How can I explain how it came to be It wasn't over night while I couldn't sleep Somebody knows me Somebody knows me Somebody knows me