I want to see my name in a dictionary
I want to have it printed between writers and printers and doctors and queens
I want children to learn about me in school
And have a statue built in a park
You'll sit on a bench
And watch the pigeons sh** on my head
I was number one in high school
Now I'm the best man at my job
I'm working from early in the morning
And in the evening I study at home
Don't ask me 'bout movies and women and co*ktails and parties
I've never felt their taste
Don't ask me 'bout anything except the work I do
Cause I never had time to lose
I want to see my name in a dictionary
I want to have it printed between writers and printers and doctors and queens
I want children to learn about me in school
And have a statue built in a park
You'll sit on a bench
And watch the pigeons sh** on my head
I've been filling hundreds of pages with letters
And I've got used to see my face at the news
Now I'm headed towards the big congress
To read my work and get the award
I want to see my name in a dictionary
I want to have it printed between writers and printers and doctors and queens
I want children to learn about me in school
And have a statue built in a park
You'll sit on a bench
And watch the pigeons sh** on my...