You know it's kind of hard
Just t o ge t along toda y
Our su bject isn't cool
Bu t he fa kes it any wa y
He ma y not have a clue
And h e ma y not have st yle
But ev erything he lacks
We ll he ma kes up in de nial
So do n't debate, a player straight
You know he really doesn't g et it anyway
He's gonna pl ay the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for y ou no way
So if yo u don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you'll know you can
Always g o on ricki lake
The world needs w annabe's
So (h ey, hey,) do that brand new thing
He needs some cool tunes
Not j ust an y will suffi ce
But they di dn't have ice cube
So he bo ught vanilla ic e
Now cr uising in his pinto, h e sees ho mies as he pa ss
But if he looks twice
They're g onna ki ck his lily as s
So do n't debate, a player straight
You know he really doesn't g et it anyway
He's gonna pl ay the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for y ou no way
So if yo u don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you'll know you can
Always g o on ricki lake
The world loves w annabe's
So (h ey, hey,) do that brand new thing
No w he's getting a tattoo
He 's gettin' ink done
He asked for a'13,'but they drew a'31'
Fr iends say he's trying too hard
An d he's not quite hip
Bu t in his own mind
He 's the, he's the dopest trip
So do n't debate, a player straight
You know he really doesn't g et it anyway
He's gonna pl ay the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for y ou no way
So if yo u don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you'll know you can
Always g o on ricki lake
The world needs w annabe's
The world needs w annabe's
So let's get some more w annabe's
And (h ey, hey,) do that brand new thing
