Gotta Serve Somebody

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
You're gonna have to serve somebody
Might be the devil, might be the Lord
You're gonna have to serve somebody

You might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stage
You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage
You may be a businessman or some high-degree thief
They may call you "doctor" or they may call you "chief"

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody
Well, it may be the devil, it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody

You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk
You may be the head of some big TV network
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame
You may be living in another country under another name

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody
Well, it may be the devil, it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody

You may be a construction worker working on a home
You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome
You might own guns, you might even own tanks
You might be somebody's landlord, you might even own banks

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 be the Lord
But you are gonna have to serve somebody, yeah

You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
You 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 are gonna have to serve somebody
You are gonna have to serve somebody
It may be the devil, it may be the Lord
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
You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
You may be sleeping on the floor, you may be sleeping in a king-sized bed

But you are gonna have to serve somebody
You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
It might be the devil, might be the Lord
You're gonna have to serve somebody

You may call him Terry, you may call him Timmy
You may call him Bobby, you may call him Zimmy
You may call him R.J., you may call him Ray
You may call him anything you like, but no matter what you say

You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You are gonna have to serve somebody
Might be the devil, might be the Lord
You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed

Gonna have to serve, serve
You are gonna have to serve
Serve, you are gonna have to
Might be the devil, might be the Lord
Might be the devil, might be the Lord
Might be the devil, might be the Lord
You are gonna have to serve