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 gotta serve somebody

yes

you're gotta serve somebody

it may be the devil

it may be the lord

come on and 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

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 and you might even own tanks

you might be somebody's landlord

you might even have banks

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

you may be somebody's heir

you may call me sally

you may call me jane

you may call me sheila

and you may call me irene

you may call me molly

but my name is shirley

what god gave you