You may be an ambassador to England or France
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You may like to gamble, you might like to dance
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You may be the heavyweight champion of the world
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You might be a socialite with a long string of pearls
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody
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You're gonna have to serve somebody
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Well, it may be the devil, or it may be the Lord
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody
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You may be a rock and roll addict prancing on the stage
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Money and drugs at your command, women in a cage
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You may be a business man or some high DBV
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They may call you doctor or they may call you chief
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(repeat CHORUS)
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You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk
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May be the head of some big TV network
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You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame
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You may be livin' in another country under someone else's name
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(repeat CHORUS)
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You may be a construction worker, working on a home
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You might be living in a mansion, you might be living in a dump
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You may own some guns, and you may even own some tanks
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You may be someone's landlord, you may even own a bank
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(repeat CHORUS)
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You may be a preacher preachin' spiritual pride
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May be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
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May be working in a barber shop, you might know how to cut hair
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You may be someone's mistress, maybe someone's heir
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(repeat CHORUS)
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You might like to wear cotton, you might like to wear silk
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You might like to drink whiskey, you might like to drink milk
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You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
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You might be sleeping on the floor, You might be sleeping in a king-sized bed
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(ad lib CHORUS)
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Serve Somebody
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Johnny Q. Public |