One day I'm gonna be somebody
  One day I'm gonna be rich
  I'm gonna say my prayers and work real hard
  So that I never have 2 dig a ditch
  The only way I'd work at a carwash
  Is if I owned the whole damn place
  But if gettin' 2 the top means washin' a car
  I'd be scrubbin' with a smile on my face
    CHORUS:
  One day I'm gonna be somebody, gonna stand out in a crowd
  One day I'm gonna be somebody, gonna make somebody proud
  One day I'm gonna be somebody, gonna stand out in a crowd
  One day I'm gonna be somebody, gonna make somebody proud
    One day I'm gonna be a star
  I'm gonna do whatever it takes
  Why should I starve when I could be elsewhere
  Makin' what the rich man makes
  If I should die before I'm rich
  I pray the Lord my soul 2 keep
  But if I'm rich before I die
  I wanna work cuz nothin' comes cheap
    CHORUS
    Somebody bring me a mirror so I can look at my cash
  (One day I'm gonna be somebody)
  Somebody bring me a mirror so I can look at my cash
  (One day I'm gonna be somebody)
    We don't like new wave! {sarcastic laughter}