Vincent will you teach me how to paint (Vincent Van Gogh) 
Teresa will I ever be a saint (Mother Teresa) 
John I really think your songs are great (John Lennon) 
I was born too late 
 
William will you teach me how to write (William Shakespeare) 
Cassius will you show me how to fight (Cassius Clay, aka Muhammad Ali) 
Thomas A. I think I see the light (Thomas Edison) 
I was born tonight 
 
I've had a hard time leaving this town 
I've been losing everything that I've found 
I'm gonna search the sky, kiss the ground 
Build it up and tear it back down 
 
I've had a hard time leaving this place 
I've been counting all the lines on my face 
I'm gonna curse the sky, hit the ground 
What goes up comes tumbling down 
 
Jimi show me how you play that thing (Jimi Hendrix) 
Elvis will I ever be a king (Elvis Presley) 
and Jerry all the joy and love you bring (Jerry Garcia) 
I was born to sing 
 
Martin Luther King show me the way 
Jesus, Buddha teach me how to pray 
Christopher I think I see the bay (Christopher Columbus) 
I was born today