Everybody's raised in blindness

Everybody knows it's true

Everybody feels that everything is real

Any body's point of view

Nobody can break their bondage

Everyone can feel their chains

But even in my life, I knew you found your sight

And nothing would be quite the same

Please help me

Who can I be now? You found me

Who can I be? Fell apart, you found me

Now can I be now? You found me

Now can I be real?

Can I be real?

(Somebody real)

Hmm, if it's all a vast creation

Putting on a face that's new

Someone has to see, a role for him and me

Someone might as well be you

Up in heaven, any angel

Writes a special game to play

Oh oh, could we, could we

Make a star to snatch their angels, boy?

Played your role for every day

Please help me

Who can I be now? You found me

Who can I be? Fell apart, you found me

Now can I be now? You found me

Now can I be real? Can I be?

Who can I be now? You found me

Who can I be? Fell upon, you found me

Now can I be now? You found me

Now can I, can I be real? Can I be real?

Can I be real? Can I be?

(Who)

Can I be? Yeah, yeah

(Now)

Yeah, can I be?

(Now)

You found me

(Now)

Can I be free?

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Who Can I Be Now Lyrics as written by Tim Nichols Tony Martin

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    I'm surprised seeing just one comment to this beautiful ballad. The whole "Young Americans" album is excellent, in Bowie's discography I appreciate only "1.Outside" more.

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