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

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, pemain yang jujur
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Kamu tahu dia juga nggak paham kok
He's gonna play the field, and keep it real
Dia bakal main-main, dan tetap jadi diri sendiri
For you no way, for you no way
Buatmu nggak mungkin, buatmu nggak mungkin

So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
Jadi kalau kamu nggak dianggap, ya berlebihan saja
At least you'll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
Setidaknya kamu tahu bisa selalu 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
Berikan padaku sayang
Give it to me baby
Berikan padaku sayang
Give it to me baby
Berikan padaku sayang
And all the girls say I'm pretty fly (for a white guy)
Dan semua cewek bilang aku keren banget (untuk cowok kulit putih)

He needs some cool tunes
Dia butuh lagu-lagu keren
Not just any will suffice
Nggak sembarang lagu 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 di Pinto-nya, dia lihat temen-temennya saat lewat
But if he looks twice
Tapi kalau dia lihat dua kali
They're gonna kick his lily ass
Mereka bakal tendang dia yang culun itu

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 di pikirannya sendiri
He's the dopest trip
Dia adalah yang paling keren

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

So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
Jadi kalau kamu nggak dianggap, ya berlebihan saja
At least you'll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
Setidaknya kamu tahu bisa selalu 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 mari kita dapatkan lebih banyak wannabe
And do that brand new thing
Dan lakukan hal baru itu