[Verse 1]
Here and now, I'm getting older
I don't get no sleep
Used to reading storybooks, but now I'm reading history
Acrobat or astronaut
All the things that I could be
A chemist, mixing chemicals in his laboratory

[Chorus]
And the world goes on and on
On and on, on, on and on
And I sit here wondering who I wanna be
Another day gon’ pass me by
Say goodbye, bye, goodbye
Unless I make up my mind who I wanna be

[Verse 2]
Someone told me I'll stop growing at age twenty-one
But the party’s just begun
I just started to have fun
Only enough time in eternity
We’re all as young as we feel internally

[Verse 3]
I’ve got to start
Follow my heart
I’m wishing on shooting stars shooting in the night time (Yeah)
I’ve got to start
Follow my heart
Can’t rely on the sun to be shining in the sunshine, yeah
[Chorus]
And the world goes on and on
On and on, on, on and on
And I sit here wondering who I wanna be
Another day gon’ pass me by
Say goodbye, bye, goodbye
Unless I make up my mind who I wanna be

[Refrain]
Who I wanna, wanna, wanna be
Who I wanna, wanna, wanna be
Who I wanna, wanna, wanna be, yeah
Who I wanna, wanna, wanna be
Who I wanna, wanna, wanna be
Who I wanna, wanna, wanna be, yeah

[Bridge]
Who do you wanna be?
Yeah, yeah
Who do you wanna be?
Yeah, yeah

[Breakdown]
And the world goes on and on
On and on, on, on and on
Another day gon’ pass me by
Say goodbye, bye, goodbye
[Chorus]
And the world goes on and on
On and on, on, on and on
And I sit here wondering who I wanna be
Another day gon’ pass me by
Say goodbye, bye, goodbye
Unless I make up my mind who I wanna be

[Refrain]
Who I wanna, wanna, wanna be
Who I wanna, wanna, wanna be
Who I wanna, wanna, wanna be, yeah (Who I wanna be)
Who I wanna, wanna, wanna be
Who I wanna, wanna, wanna be
Who I wanna, wanna, wanna be, yeah (Who I wanna be)