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Artist: Barry Louis Polisar
Canonical path: /barry-louis-polisar/i-d-be-me
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I'd Be Me
Read I'd Be Me lyrics by Barry Louis Polisar on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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I'd Be Me
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I wouldn't wanna be a movie star and get mobbed wherever I go
I don't need to be on TV or hear my songs on the radio
People always tell me one day I'll be a star
But every star burns out one day even if they're popular
Ah happiness, I've found the key
If I could be somebody....I'd be me
I don't ned no limousine; I don't need no private plane
I'm happy being who I am, I would wanna be John Wayne
Though I loved his role in "Stagecoach"; loved what he did and said
It all sounds better coming from him--beside's he's dead
I wouldn't be David Slavitt, though I really love his poems
I wouldn't be Dr Shockley, I don't got the right chromosomes
So if you wanna be happy--it's easy as ABC
The best advice I can give you is: be me
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