| I’m a father to my children
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| I’m a husband to my wife
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| Seems I been something to somebody
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| Every day of my life
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| This is part of the master plan
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| It don’t do much to preserve a man
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| And I’d like to see what it feels like to be Nothin' to nobody, nothin' to nobody
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| I’m a keeper to my brother
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| I’m my mama’s fair haired boy
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| But you know people, I would rather be Nobody’s pride and joy
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| No man is an island so they say
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| But if I could go there for just one day
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| Yeah, I’d like to see what it feels like to be Nothin' to nobody, nothin' to nobody
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| I wanna be free as a bird
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| Flyin' south for the winter
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| And by the time they miss me
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| I’ll be long gone, yeah, long gone
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| For some people life is just a garden
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| You know it seems like they can just
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| Pick and choose for themselves
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| For me life is just the burdens
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| That I have to carry for someone else
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| I’m top dog at my job
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| I do more than others can
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| The boss likes to tell me
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| I’m his right hand man, yeah
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| The preacher on Sunday
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| He tells me I’m just another child of God
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| Lord, if You’re there and if You care
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| Hey, can You see fit, yeah, to answer my prayer?
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| 'Cause I wanna see what it feels like to be Nothin' to nobody, nothin' to nobody
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| Free as a bird, ooh, nothin' to nobody |