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 

Hey, hey, hey 
Hey, hey, hey 
Hey, hey, hey 
Hey, hey