As F I used to think I was a loserAs F And all I did was bound to failAs F To be a shaker and a moverAs G F Keep the bad guys off your tailAs F Everybody wanna get to the top of the heap sometimeAs F Everybody wanna climb to the top of the hill sometimeAs F Everybody gotta take a little piece of the heat sometimeAs G F Everybody gotta stand on their own two feet sometimeEs Gmi I mean you, and I mean youAs F I mean you, and I mean youEs Gmi As F Believe in yourself, and nobody else Everybody wants a shot at a lick of the cream sometime Everybody wanna go, make a bit of a show sometime Everybody need a chance, tap into the flow sometime Everybody wanna trip, get a crack of the whip sometime I mean you, and I mean you I mean you, and I mean you Believe in yourself, and nobody else People with problems People on streets People down your way People you meet (Here follows a rather odd list) (People with problems, people on streets People down your way, people you meet Bus conductors, people on trams Welshmen & sheep, clams Lepidoctorists, collectors of stamps Leopards with spots on, tramps Space wasting journalists, people Unpleasant neighbours, ghosts .., Lawyers with fees Elvis, deciduous trees Popstars, pets, nurses, vets People in .. Elsie, Stan, .., Desperate Dan)