I'd Rather Be MeWords & Music by Mick Brady with Paul Lynch (keyboards) Gerry Crowe (guitar)I used to envy Elvis Presley I wanted to be just like him The way that he looked, the way he moved The way that he could sing But Elvis threw it all away He went missing in The USA And bit-by-bit I changed my mind Decided I was more my kind I’d rather be me, I’d rather be me The only one I wanna be, I’d rather be me Can’t be no-one else, I only want to be myself And it suits me to a tee, I’d rather be me There’s lots of guys who are far more wise Than I could ever hope to be Lots of fellas could make me jealous Of all that they’ve achieved But even though I’m way behind And can’t catch up, I still don’t mind ‘Cos I’ve seen all I need to see To know for sure who I wanna be I don't wanna be Bob Dylan I don't wanna be The Boss I'd just have to say 'No' to both those guys If they asked me for a swap