I never had any reason For ambition or drive In fact I never had nobody 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 gotta be somebody Yes, I have I'm down on my knees And I'm begging please, please, please, please I've gotta win her love for me I grew up on 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 gotta be somebody Yes, I have I'm down on my knees And I'm begging please, please, please, please I've gotta win her love for me Mm-hmm-hmm-mm Gotta be somebody Yes, I have Gotta be somebody I'm tired of being a nobody Oh Lord, oh Lord Know, I gotta be somebody Yes, I have Down on my knees Begging please, please, please I've gotta win her love for me