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 may 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

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

You might be the head of some big TV network

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

You may be living in another country under another name

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, yeah

And you may be a construction worker working on a home

You may be living in a mansion, or you might live in a dome

And you might own guns, and you might even own tanks

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

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

Yes indeed, you 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)

Well, you might be a preacher with your spiritual pride

You might be a city councilman taking bribes on the side

You might be working in a barbershop, you might even know how to cut hair

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

But you're gonna have to 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 (serve somebody)

(Serve somebody)

(Ooh, yeah)

Yeah, you might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk

Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk

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

You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed