nMy mind is full of ideasnAbout life and living herenAnd now I've reached my 19th yearnWithout love or a chance to shed a tearnnPeople want me to be the man I don't wanna benPeople want me to be the man I don't wanna benPeople want me to be the man I don't wanna bennI was taught to rely on worknTo be a responsible, family minded jerknTo pay the bills and buy the foodnTo study hard and to make goodnnPeople want me to be the man I don't wanna benPeople want me to be the man I don't wanna bennWe've realized your statenYou sympathize with your mistakenThe situation is clear to our eyesnCaught in society's demisennPeople want me to be the man I don't wanna benPeople want me to be the man I don't wanna bennI've come, I've come on a missionnRequiring total submissionnWith the merciful ear to lend nMind's eyes, hand to handnnPeople want me to be the man I don't wanna benPeople want me to be the man I don't wanna benPeople want me to be the man I don't wanna benPeople want me to be the man I can't ben