You may be an amba**ador to England or France You may like to gamble, you might like to dance You may be the heavyweight champion of the world You might be a socialite with a long string of pearls -CHORUS- But you're gonna have to serve somebody You're gonna have to serve somebody Well, it may be the devil, or it may be the Lord But you're gonna have to serve somebody You may be a rock and roll addict prancing on the stage Money and d** at your command, women in a cage You may be a business man or some high DBV They may call you doctor or they may call you chief (repeat CHORUS) You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk May be the head of some big TV network You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame You may be livin' in another country under someone else's name
(repeat CHORUS) You may be a construction worker, working on a home You might be living in a mansion, you might be living in a dump You may own some guns, and you may even own some tanks You may be someone's landlord, you may even own a bank (repeat CHORUS) You may be a preacher preachin' spiritual pride May be a city councilman taking bribes on the side May be working in a barber shop, you might know how to cut hair You may be someone's mistress, maybe someone's heir (repeat CHORUS) You might like to wear cotton, you might like to wear silk You might like to drink whiskey, you might like to drink milk You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread You might be sleeping on the floor, You might be sleeping in a king-sized bed (ad lib CHORUS)