Call me, call me by my name or Call me by my number You put me through it I'll still be doing it the way I do it And yet, you try to make me forget Who I really am Don't tell me, I know best I'm not the same as all the rest I am the one and only Nobody I'd rather be I am the one and only You can't take that away from me (2x) I am the one and only (2x) I am the one and only Nobody I'd rather be I am the one and only You can't take that away from me I've been a player in the crowd scene A flicker on the big screen My soul embraces, one more in a million faces High hopes and aspirations Ideas above my station maybe but all this time I've tried To walk with dignity and pride I am the one and only Nobody I'd rather be I am the one and only You can't take that away from me I am the one and only (2x) I am the one and only Nobody I'd rather be I am the one and only You can't take that away from me