I am a wannabe, you'd better be careful around me
I come from far away where Mustang dreams are made
And we are fashioned in the image of the dons who have come before us
We all kiss the rings of sand like our fathers told us

'Cause I'm a wannabe gangster, better go back to Commack
I'm a wannabe gangster, you better go back to Commack
I'm a wannabe gangster, you better go back to Commack
Better go back to far away

Like a lemon pie a-la-mode, my nine is easy to load
All hail Jericho, Turnpike Tech, that's where I go
To learn the things about the universe I'll need so I can build a stampede
Because I'm all up in your face again, I'm all up in your face

'Cause I'm a wannabe gangster, better go back to Commack
I'm a wannabe gangster, you better go back to Commack
I'm a wannabe gangster, you better go back to Commack
Better go back to far away

A wannabe gangster, a victim of the chromosome prankster
I thanks ya, I sits back in my chair to contemplate my hair
(Damn)
But yo, I'm looking snappy, I'm nappy, I'm crappy
Got jimmy hats from Pappy, so now I'm trigger-happy
(Girl, did he just rhyme "nappy" with "crappy"?)
Yeah, so
You girlies wanna get with this nit-wit, got Cheez Whiz or not?
Then I might have to blow up your mailbox, or biatch
Or toilet-paper your front yard
Show the cops my suburbs card
They got to let me go, 'cause they know that I'm hard
It's the deal, it's for real
You better listen what I'm tellin' you
'Cause I'm a wannabe gangster

Hey, I'm a wannabe gangster, better go back to Commack
I'm a wannabe gangster, you better go back to Commack
I'm a wannabe gangster, you better go back to Commack
Better go back to far
Better go back to far away


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Wannabe Gangstar Lyrics as written by Brendan B. Brown

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    Defintly the best Wheatus song!

    Melissa Hearts Emoon July 12, 2002   Link
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    this song is great...definately one of the best wheatus songs

    punkerchik06on July 29, 2002   Link
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    this song is totally not called wannabe gansta.......its called the dark side!

    other than that...not bad.

    boysetmyfire11on September 10, 2002   Link
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    this song is the best song by wheatus.. definately!

    in_love_with_joeon May 11, 2003   Link
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    this song is the best song by wheatus.. definately!

    in_love_with_joeon May 11, 2003   Link
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    heh. I'm from Long Island, and just hearing the references to LI makes laugh.. "Commack" and "Jericho Turnpike Tech". It's a really funny song.

    velouriaon July 01, 2003   Link
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    i heart this song all the way wanna know why? Cause im a wannabe gangsta ;)

    lol j/k

    ups_and_downson September 23, 2004   Link
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    This song is called wannabe gangster, and it seems to me its making fun of all of the people that think they are tough hard asses when they are really just lame

    1600pluson January 12, 2007   Link
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    oh btw dark side is like the gangster rap remix of this song off of the new guy soundtrack. the original one is called wannabe gangster.

    1600pluson January 12, 2007   Link
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    Wheatus is a band from Northport, New York. Northport's main rival is Commack. There have been many fights between the two schools at sporting events and when the students go out for lunch.

    furman82on October 08, 2009   Link

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