Gotta Serve Somebody

You might be an ambassador to England or France You might 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 You might be a rock-and-roll addict prancing on the stage You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage You might be a business man or some high degree thief They may call you doctor, they may call you chief But you're gonna have to serve somebody 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, you may be blind or lame You may be living in another country underneath another name But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, indeed Serve somebody It might be the devil or it might be the Lord But you're gonna have to serve somebody You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side You may be working in a barbershop, knowing how to cut hair You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody?s heir You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, you are It might be the devil or it might be the Lord You're gonna have to serve somebody You might like to wear cotton, you might like to wear silk You might like to drink whiskey, you might like to drink milk You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread You may like to be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed