Gotta Serve Somebody

You may be an ambassador to England or France

You may like to gamble, you might like to dance

You may be the heavyweight champion of the world

You might be a socialite with a long string of pearls

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed

You're gonna have to serve somebody

Well, it may be the Devil or it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

Might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stage

You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage

You may be a businessman or some high-degree thief

They may call you doctor or they may call you chief

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, you are

You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

Well, it may be the Devil or it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk

You may be the head of some big TV network

You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame

You may be livin' in another country under another name

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, you arre

You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

Well, it may be the Devil or it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

You may be a construction worker workin' on a home

Might be livin' in a mansion, you might live in a dome

You may own guns and you may even own tanks

You may be somebody's landlord, you may even own banks

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

Yes, you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

Well, it may be the Devil or it might be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

You may be a preacher preaching spiritual pride

Maybe a city councilman takin' bribes on the side

May be working in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair

You may be somebody's mistress, maybe somebody's heir

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

Yes, you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

Well, it may be the Devil or it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk

Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk

Might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread

May be sleeping on the floor, sleepin' in a king-size bed

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

Yes indeed, you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

Well, it may be the Devil or it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy

You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy

You may call me RJ, you may call me Ray

You may call me anything, no matter what you say

You're still gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

Yes, you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

Well, it may be the Devil and it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

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(Serve somebody)