I had to leave – The place where I was born I had to travel – Didn't know where I was going Before I can get some sleep- I gotta stand in line I thought this rain would stop – That turned out to be a lie I want to be somebody – Not just a name and a number I need to find some money – Get out from under this pain I see everyone around me Do the things that they do It's time I got to be somebody too Folks like me – Ain't got nobody Nobody to blame – No ways and means I got nobody – Waiting by the phone And what I do – I do it all alone If one day I climb –the stairs of eternal night It couldn't be too soon – That would be alright I see people all around me – Do the things that they do It's time I got to be somebody too