Intro: We were sitting 'round the table At the Tuesday poker game Solvin' all the problems of the world Tryin' to draw an inside straight When Jimmy posed the question As he played a pair of kings "If you could be anyone in this whole world A (stop) Who would you be" Chorus: Would you be Elvis shakin' up Memphis Makin' all the young girls scream Would you make a speech that would change the world Like Martin Luther King Go down in history like Abe Lincoln 'Cause you set a country free If you could be anyone in this whole world (stop) Tell me, who would you be (Same progression as above) Hank said "I'd be a cowboy Someone like John Wayne" Donny said, "Hey pilgrim Blow that cigar smoke the other way" Said he'd make a million dollars Pitchin' in the major leagues Then he stared straight into Paul's bloodshot eyes And said, "Who would you be" Chorus: Would you be John Lennon, can you imagine Givin' hope with just a song Would you be the Babe pointin' that bat Saying, "This one's going long" Maybe Moses partin' the waters Saying, "Children, follow me" If you could be anyone in this whole world Tell me, who would you be Well, I knew those boys would roll their eyes When they heard what I had to say But I shuffled the cards, said, "Dueces wild" A (stop) And I told them anyway Chorus: I'd be a father who had all the answers To every question my kids had I'd earn every word on that coffee cup That said, "World's Greatest Dad" Be a perfect husband to that woman Who means everything to me If I could be anyone in this whole world That's who I'd be Yeah, that's who I'd be Outro: