You know it's kind of hard
Kamu tahu, ini agak sulit
Just to get along today
Hanya untuk bisa akur hari ini
Our subject isn't cool
Subjek kita nggak keren
But he fakes it anyway
Tapi dia berpura-pura keren meski begitu

He may not have a clue
Dia mungkin nggak paham
And he may not have style
Dan dia mungkin nggak punya gaya
But everything he lacks
Tapi semua yang dia kurang
Well he makes up in denial
Dia tutupi dengan penyangkalan

So don't debate, a player straight
Jadi jangan debat, dia pemain yang lurus
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Kamu tahu, dia sebenarnya nggak paham juga
He's gonna play the field, and keep it real
Dia bakal main-main, dan tetap jadi dirinya sendiri
For you no way, for you no way
Buat kamu, nggak mungkin, nggak mungkin

So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
Jadi kalau kamu nggak dianggap, ya sudah, berlebihan saja
At least you'll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
Setidaknya kamu tahu kamu bisa tampil di Ricki Lake kapan saja
The world needs wannabe's
Dunia butuh orang yang ingin jadi
So do that brand new thing
Jadi lakukan hal baru itu

Give it to me baby
Kasih tahu aku, sayang
Give it to me baby
Kasih tahu aku, sayang
Give it to me baby
Kasih tahu aku, sayang
And all the girls say I'm pretty fly (for a white guy)
Dan semua cewek bilang aku cukup keren (untuk cowok putih)

He needs some cool tunes
Dia butuh lagu-lagu keren
Not just any will suffice
Nggak sembarang, yang keren aja
But they didn't have Ice Cube
Tapi mereka nggak punya Ice Cube
So he bought Vanilla Ice
Jadi dia beli Vanilla Ice

Now cruising in his Pinto, he sees homies as he pass
Sekarang nyetir di Pinto-nya, dia lihat temen-temennya lewat
But if he looks twice
Tapi kalau dia lihat dua kali
They're gonna kick his lily ass
Mereka bakal tendang dia, deh

Now he's getting a tattoo
Sekarang dia mau bikin tato
He's gettin' ink done
Dia lagi ditato
He asked for a '13', but they drew a '31'
Dia minta '13', tapi mereka gambar '31'

Friends say he's trying too hard
Teman-temannya bilang dia berusaha terlalu keras
And he's not quite hip
Dan dia nggak terlalu gaul
But in his own mind
Tapi dalam pikirannya sendiri
He's the dopest trip
Dia merasa jadi yang paling keren

So don't debate, a player straight
Jadi jangan debat, dia pemain yang lurus
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Kamu tahu, dia sebenarnya nggak paham juga
He's gonna play the field, and keep it real
Dia bakal main-main, dan tetap jadi dirinya sendiri
For you no way, for you no way
Buat kamu, nggak mungkin, nggak mungkin

So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
Jadi kalau kamu nggak dianggap, ya sudah, berlebihan saja
At least you'll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
Setidaknya kamu tahu kamu bisa tampil di Ricki Lake kapan saja
The world needs wannabe's
Dunia butuh orang yang ingin jadi
The world loves wannabe's
Dunia suka orang yang ingin jadi
So let's get some more wannabe's
Jadi ayo kita cari lebih banyak wannabe
And do that brand new thing
Dan lakukan hal baru itu