You might have been a villain With a capital V You might have had a plane to catch And left your family
It doesn't matter what you was It's what you is and what you is And what you are
You might have been a mid wife Trying to help somebody in You might have been a cardinal With an A to Z of skin Open up your window Honey, let me in
You might have been Columbia Releasing orange 45's (How does it feel?) You might have been the empress bee In her furry little hive (Buzz, buzz) All the other bees
It doesn't matter what you was It's what you is and what you is And what you are
Well, you've got to come from somewhere But you don't have to go back there anymore
Hey
You might have been the police Knock, knock, knocking at the door You might have been a nice young man On a nice young floor
It doesn't matter what you was It's what you is and what you is And what you are
One more, yeah It doesn't matter what you was It's what you is and what you is And what you are
You might be looking innocent Umm, deep inside you're not You might be feeling guilty Just a little not a lot
It doesn't matter what you was It's what you is and what you is And what you are, yeah