I don't have the gaze of Spike Lee
I don't have the genius of Da Vinci
I don't have my feet on the ground
The patience of my banker
I don't have these things

I don't have the wisdom of Gandhi
The confidence of Muhammad Ali
I don't have the soul of a gangster
The kindness of Abbé Pierre
Nor the aura of Guevara

I'm just a soul man
Listen to this baby
I'm not a superman
Far from it
Just me, my whims
I have nothing else to offer
But I know that in truth it's already that

I don't have the physique of magazines
I don't have the humor of Charlie Chaplin
I don't have the infused science
The know-how of Bocuse
No, I don't have these things

I don't have the luck of Neil Armstrong
I don't have the stature of King Kong
Several strings to my bow
The fervor of Rosa Parks
Nor the courage of Mandela

I'm just a soul man
Listen to this baby
I'm not a superman
Far from it
Just me, my whims
I have nothing else to offer
But I know that in truth it's already that

I'm just a soul man
Listen to this baby
I'm not a superman
Far from it
Just me, my whims
I have nothing else to offer
But I know that in truth it's already, ah it's already that yeah

I would have liked to be like them
To be extraordinary
I tried hard
I did my best
But whatever I do
In the end

I'm just a soul man
Listen to this baby
I'm not a superman
Far from it
Just me, my whims
I have nothing else to offer
But I know that in truth it's already that

I'm just a soul man
Listen to this baby
I'm not a superman
Far from it
Just me, my whims
Yeah, yeah
But I know that in truth it's already that

No, oh
No, no, no, no, no, no
Just me
My whims
But I know that in truth it's already that

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