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Somebody Lyrics by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt

Celebration (Original Broadway Cast)

1969

[Angel}:
At twenty, man you've had it
If you know what I mean
And you start aging very fast
The day you reach thirteen

And so, before these golden days
These Lolita days are through
I'm gonna get myself some Pucci pants
And here's what I'm gonna do:

I gonna be somebody
Before they lay me in my grave
I gonna be somebody
So everyone'll be my slave!

Why should I sit home alone at night
Shaking by some broken radiator!
When I could be up there in thе light
Shaking on the stage of some thеatre!

I need somebody
Who'll buy me all the things I need
And help me be somebody
Just like the people that I see
Making money on TV
Posing in the magazine
Dancing on the movie screen!

(With Backup Singers)
Whip! Whip!
Ah, ah ah!
Ooh! Ooh!
Ah, ah ah!
Whip! Whip!
Ah, ah ah!
Ooh! Ooh!
Ah! Ah!

Why should I sit home alone at night
Shaking by some broken radiator!
When I could be up there in the light
Shaking on the stage of some theatre!

I need somebody
Who'll buy me all the things I need
And help me be somebody
Just like the people that I see
Making money on TV
Posing in the magazine
Dancing on the movie screen!

Whip! Whip!
Ah, ah ah!
Ooh! Ooh!
Ah, ah ah!
Ooh! Ooh!
Ah, ah ah!

Can't you see, I gotta be Somebody!

About “Somebody” by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt

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"Somebody" is credited to Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Somebody" appears on "Celebration (Original Broadway Cast)" in 1969.

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