I EVERYONE HAS A FRIEND OF THEIR OWN SOMEONE THAT WE CAN LOOK UP TO MINE IS LIKE NO ONE I'VE EVER KNOWN HE'S NOT LIKE ME, HE'S NOT LIKE YOU II WHILE YOU AND I CLIMB THE LADDER HIGH HE LOOKS INTO THE HORIZON HE ASKS ME ' BOY, WHAT ARE YOU TRYIN' TO FIND? ' THEN I REALIZE MY JOURNEY'S JUST BEGUN' CHORUS I EVERYBODY, SAY 'HELLO' TO THIS FRIEND OF MINE HE'S STANDING HERE, RIGHT INSIDE OF ME AND EVERYBODY, HE'S THE ONE WHO'S ALWAYS ON MY MIND HE'S SOMEBODY YOU DON'T SEE' III KNOWING WHAT'S GOOD, AND WHAT IS RIGHT FROM WRONG HE ALWAYS SEEKS TO FIND IT THE CHOICE BETWEEN COIN AND CANDY FOR THE SOUL HE NEEDS NOBODY TO REMIND HIM IV HE ALWAYS PACKS HIS BAG WITH HONESTY SPECIALLY TO SHOW TO HIMSELF A TANK-FULL OF COURAGE AND HUMILITY SO HE WON'T GET LOST, TRYIN' TO BE SOMEBODY ELSE CHORUS II EVERYBODY, SAY ' HELLO' TO THIS FRIEND OF MINE HE'S STANDING HERE, RIGHT INSIDE OF ME AND EVERYBODY, HE'S THE ONE WHO'S ALWAYS ON MY MIND HE'S SOMEBODY YOU DON'T SEE' HIS NAME IS MR. WHAT- I ' WANNA ' BE HIS NAME IS MR. WHAT- I ' WANNA - BE BRIDGE AND THE RACE GOES ON , AND ON, AND ON THE RACE FOR TRUTH IN A WORLD OF LIES LIFE IS NOT JUST WHAT WE HAVE KNOWN IN A WORLD FULL OF BLINDNESS, NOW I WANNA SEE WITH BOTH MY EYES REPEAT CHORUS II CODA I AM LEARNING I AM LEARNING FROM SOMEONE NEVER STOP LEARNING UNTIL HE AND I ARE ONE