I want to be, I got to be I want to be, I got to be I heard there was a future bride Who will before your eyes Oh, I guess I never knew Yeah, what your woman's getting up to now I want to be, I got to be Man of the world I want to be, I got to be Man of the world I want to be, I got to be Man, man, man I want to be, I got to be I really tried to make ends meet Keep your vow, turn off the streets And I never wondered what you was feeling All the time I was achieving and a stealing, yeah I want to be, I got to be Man of the world I want to be, I got to be Man of the world I want to be, I got to be Man of the world I want to be, I got to be And I tried to see the light And I tried to turn back to fight But all my friends that I was choosing, yeah They were double dealers and a four time losers, yeah I want to be, I got to be Man of the world I want to be, I got to be Man of the world I want to be, I got to be Man, man, man I want to be, I got to be Oh, yeah I want to be, I got to be Man of the world I want to be, I got to be Man of the world I want to be, I got to be Man of the world