I wanna be
I don't wanna be
Some ol' nobody.
I don't wanna be
Without a home,
Without a name,
Doin' nothin' but witherin'
Away, away,
With old age.
I wanna be
Somebody,
Anybody,
Something,
Anything.
I wanna be
A rockstar
Or a poet
Or a writer
Or an actor
Or an astronaut
Or President
Or even a teacher.
I don't wanna be
Someone forgotten,
Left out in the cold
As I grow old,
With no one to remember my name.
I don't wanna be
Some average Joe,
I wanna put on a show.
I wanna be
Someone that leaves
With an impression,
Pressed into the minds of others.
I wanna be
Someone who makes,
Says,
Does,
Things with meaning for others.
I wanna be
Someone that leaves a mark
On others' lives.
A teacher marks
Mind and paper alike.
A rockstar fills
The soul and the radio.
A writer conveys
Words and knowledge.
A poet transfers
Thoughts and emotions.
And so on and so on.
And so I wanna be
Someone who matters
To someone who isn't me.