I'm a father to my children

 I'm a husband to my wife

 Seems I been something to somebody

 Every day of my life

 This is part of a master plan 

 It don't do much to preserve a man

 I'd like to see 

 What it feels like to be

 Nothin' to nobody

 

 I'm a keeper to my brother

 I'm my mama's fair haired boy

 People, I would rather be

 Nobody's pride and joy 

 No man is an island so they say

 But if I could go there for just one day

 I'd like to see

 What it feels like to be

 Nothin' to nobody

 

 Free as a bird

 Flyin' south for the winter 

 By the time they miss me I'll be long gone

 For some people life is just a garden

 They pick and choose for themselves

 For me life can be the burdens

 I have to carry for someone else

 

 I'm top dog at my job

 I do more than others can

 The boss likes to tell me

 I'm his right hand man

 The preacher on Sunday

 Tells me I'm just another child of God

 Lord, if you're there and if you care

 Could you see fit to answer my prayer

 I'd like to see 

 What it feels like to be

 Nothin' to nobody