[Intro]
I am somebody (Somebody)

[Verse 1]
I woke up one morning
And saw the handwriting on the wall
Time was passing me by so fast
I wasn't moving at all
I looked in the mirror
And said to myself
"To live in this world
You've got to believe in yourself."
(Believe in yourself)

[Chorus]
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the universe is mine
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the world belongs to me
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the universe is mine
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the world belongs to me

[Verse 2]
When I realized that it was me
My life began to change
There was nothing I couldn't be
If you're listening to this song
And your life is going wrong
Just look in the mirror
And sing this magic song
[Chorus]
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the universe is mine
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the world belongs to me
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the universe is mine
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the world belongs to me

[Bridge]
Life is a mystery
Oh, a game to be played, yeah
But if I'm to win at all, my friend
It's only for me to say

[Chorus]
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the universe is mine
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the world belongs to me
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the universe is mine, yes, it is
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the world belongs to me
[Refrain]
I am somebody (Somebody)
I am somebody (Somebody)

[Interlude: Jesse Jackson]
I am somebody
I am somebody
I am somebody
I may be poor, but I am somebody

[Bridge]
I am somebody (Somebody)
Gotta let you know that I am
I am somebody (Somebody)
May be poor, well
Well well, well well, well well
Don't you know, don't you know
Don't you know that I am somebody, yes, I am

[Chorus]
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the universe is mine
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the world belongs to me
Gotta let you know, yeah
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the universe is mine, yes, it is
I am somebody (Somebody)
I'm gonna keep on
And the world belongs to me
I'm gon' keep on pressing on, yes, I am
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the universe is mine
I am somebody (Somebody)
Don't give up
And the world belongs to me
Don't give up, no, no
I am somebody (Somebody)
And the universe is mine