You know it's kind of hard
Kamu tahu, agak sulit sih
Just to get along today
Untuk bisa akur hari ini
Our subject isn't cool
Subjek kita ini nggak keren
But he fakes it anyway
Tapi dia pura-pura keren juga
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 berdebat, 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 asli
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 keren, ya pura-pura keren saja
At least you'll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
Setidaknya kamu tahu kamu bisa tampil di Ricki Lake
The world needs wannabe's
Dunia butuh wannabe
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 lagu bisa cukup
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 mobil Pinto-nya, dia lihat teman-teman saat lewat
But if he looks twice
Tapi kalau dia lihat dua kali
They're gonna kick his lily ass
Mereka bakal tendang pantatnya yang lembek

Now he's getting a tattoo
Sekarang dia mau tato
He's gettin' ink done
Dia lagi ditato
He asked for a '13', but they drew a '31'
Dia minta angka '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 kekinian
But in his own mind
Tapi di pikirannya sendiri
He's the dopest trip
Dia adalah perjalanan paling keren

So don't debate, a player straight
Jadi jangan berdebat, 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 asli
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 keren, ya pura-pura keren saja
At least you'll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
Setidaknya kamu tahu kamu bisa tampil di Ricki Lake
The world needs wannabe's
Dunia butuh wannabe
The world loves wannabe's
Dunia suka wannabe
So let's get some more wannabe's
Jadi ayo dapatkan lebih banyak wannabe
And do that brand new thing
Dan lakukan hal baru itu