Gotta serve somebody (1979)
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1. You may be an ambassador to
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you
may like to gamble, you might like to dance,
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you
may be the heavyweight champion of the world,
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you
may be a socialite with a long string of pearls.
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But you're gonna have to
serve somebody,
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yes, indeed, you're gonna
have to serve somebody.
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Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord,
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but you're gonna
have to serve somebody.
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2. You might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stage,
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you
might have drugs at your command, women in a cage.
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You may be a business man or
some high degree thief,
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they
may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief.
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3. You may be a state trooper, you might be a
young Turk,
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you
may be the head of some big TV network,
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you
may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame,
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you
may be living in another country under another name.
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody,
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yes, you are, you're gonna have to serve somebody.
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Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord,
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but you're gonna
have to serve somebody.
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4. You may be a construction worker working on a home,
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you
might be living in a mansion, you might live in a dorm,
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You may own guns and you may even
own tanks,
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you
might be somebody's landlord, you might even own banks.
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5. You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride,
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you
may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side,
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You may be workin'
in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair,
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you
may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir.
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6. Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk,
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might like to drink
whiskey, might like to drink milk.
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You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread,
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you
may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed.
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody,
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yes, indeed, you're gonna have to serve somebody.
E D
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord,
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but you're gonna
have to serve somebody.
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7. You may call me Terry, you may call me
Timmy,
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you
may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy.
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You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray,
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you
may call me anything but no matter what you say.
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You're gonna have to serve somebody,
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yes, you're gonna
have to serve somebody.
E D
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord,
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but you're gonna
have to serve somebody.
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(Bob Dylan)