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When I was just sixteen - I stood waiting for a dream -At barker street bus station every nightWhen I tried to get it on - she just looked at me with scorn - my courageTurned to dust and I took flightFor those looks they seemed to sayYou ain't nuthin' - go awayYou're just a face in the crowd so I went home and I vowedI'm gonna be somebody - somedayHer name was irene wilde - oh such beauty for a childWhen she started dating boys - I nearly diedFor I could not barely stand to see someone hold her handI felt I had to crawl away and hideIn my mother's living room I composed so many tunesAll the same - just a frame - for her name, and just to sayGonna be somebody - somedayWild as your name I soon left that country townI been around, seen some fame, seen some ups and seen some downsSmile through your shock when you hear your name aloudIt's that face in the crowd - didn't dig it - much too proud...When I was just sixteen I stood waiting for a dreamA barker street bus station non affairAt the time it seemed so sad, but it did not turn out badIf you hadn't messed me up I'd still be thereAnd I think most folks agree, a little put-down makes them seeThey ain't no chain - just a link and that's why you made me thinkGonna be somebody - be somebody - be somebody - someday Aus Songtexte Mania