I'm Gonna Be Somebody - 2006 Remaster

Bobby played his guitar on the harder side of town

Where it's hard for a poor boy to find the money

He had dedication

He had the heart and soul

Somehow knew he was born to play

People said, "Get a real job, support your family

'Cause there's no future in the road you're takin'"

He never said a word. The dreamer just kept on

Later at night you could hear him sing

He said, "I'm gonna be somebody

One of these days I'm gonna break these chains

I'm gonna be somebody someday

You can bet your hard earned dollar I will

The road was a struggle, it took him ten years to the top

But now he's number one on the stage and the radio

Still he can't believe how people come from miles around

when it seemed like only yesterday

He would say, "I'm gonna be somebody

One of these days I'm gonna break these chains

I'm gonna be somebody someday

You can bet your hard earned dollar I will

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Bobby played his home town one full moon August night

When he heard a voice in the front row singin'

It was a sandy haired rebel boy with the same old hungry eyes

He looked up at Bobby and said

"I'm gonna be somebody

One of these days I'm gonna break these chains

I'm gonna be somebody someday

You can bet your hard earned dollar I will

You know I will, yeah, yeah

"I'm gonna be somebody

One of these days I'm gonna break these chains

I'm gonna be somebody someday

You can bet your hard earned dollar I will

Oh, yeah, you can bet your hard earned dollar I will