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 Is what you are You might have been a midwife Trying to help somebody in You might have been a Cardinal With an A to Zed of skin Open up your window. ...Honey let me in You might have been Columbia Releasing orange 45s ("How does it feeeel") 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 Is 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 Is what you are One more, yeah It doesn't matter what you was Or what you is And what you is Is what you are You might be looking innocent Mmmm... 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 Is what you are Yeah! Hey... hey, hey Hey... hey, hey Hey... hey, hey Hey, hey