Gotta
Serve Somebody - Bob Dylan
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 the lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Might be a rock'n'roll addict prancin on the stage
Might have drugs at your command, women in a cage
You may be a business man or some high degree thief
They may call you doctor or they they may call you chief
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes you are
You're gonna have to serve somebody
Well it may be the devil or it may the lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
You may be a state trooper, you might be a young turk
Might be the head of some big tv network
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame
May be livin in another country under another name
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes you are
You're gonna have to serve somebody
Well it may be the devil or it may the lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
May be a construction worker workin on a home
Might be livin in a mansion, you might live in a dome
You may own guns and you may even own tanks
You may be somebody's landlord, you may even own banks
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes you are
You're gonna have to serve somebody
Well it may be the devil or it may 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 takin bribes on the side
May be workin in a barbershop, you may 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 you are
You're gonna have to serve somebody
Well it may be the devil or it may the lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk
Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk
Might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
May be sleepin on the floor, sleepin in a king-sized bed
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes you are
You're gonna have to serve somebody
Well it may be the devil or it may the lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody
You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy
You may call me Bobby or you may call me Zimmy
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray
You may call me anythin, no matter what you say
Still you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes you are
You're gonna have to serve somebody
Well it may be the devil an' it may the lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.