Bob Seger - Feel Like A Number Lyrics






I take my card and I stand in line
To make a buck I work overtime
Dear Sir letters keep coming in the mail

I work my back till it's racked with pain
The boss can't even recall my name
I show up late and I'm docked
It never fails

I feel like just another
Spoke in a great big wheel
Like a tiny blade of grass
In a great big field

To workers I'm just another drone
To Ma Bell I'm just another phone
I'm just another statistic on a sheet

To teachers I'm just another child
To IRS I'm another file
I'm just another consensus on the street

Gonna cruise out of this city
Head down to the sea
Gonna shout out at the ocean
Hey it's me

And I feel like a number
Feel like a number
Feel like a stranger
A stranger in this land
I feel like a number
I'm not a number
I'm not a number
Dammit I'm a man
I said I'm a man





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  1. K.... B....

    Man if this song doesn't get your heart pumping nothing will ! Bobs a legend in my book.....

  2. A.... H....

    Bob has a way with telling the truth.

  3. R.... H....

    I do indeed

  4. R.... T....

    Bob Seger rules!

  5. R.... ....

    he deserves a place in the rock and roll hall of fame for being him.

  6. m.... C....

    This is Bob Seger at its best, but it's too bad not many people know about this Gem.......

  7. S.... N....

    So Right

  8. J.... S....

    detroit produced allmost as many great rock bands as they did great cars!

  9. r.... g....

    Feel like a number! Like number 2! lol

  10. B.... B....

    Play that song that song thats so elusive

  11. M.... T....

    I feel like a number

  12. G.... C....

    I feel like a zero

  13. k.... o....

    Damn it I'm a man..ow ow ow ow ow!

  14. H.... S....

    mickey and body heat movie brought me here. awesome.

  15. S.... R....

    Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
    "Feel Like A Number"
    #48, 1981.

  16. j.... l....

    One of the many fine songs from the outstanding "Against the Wind" album.

  17. N.... G....

    I feel like fucking Kathleen Turner to this song

  18. J.... A....

    Don't we all feel like this song...

  19. L.... S....

    I heard it on the radio when it was played the first time. I was about 14 back then and I loved it then and I still love it today. I feel like I can really relate to it.

  20. G.... N....

    Body Heat (and a great Mickey Rourke) led me here

  21. P.... M....

    Bob rocks

  22. P.... C....

    I am not a number. I am a woman

  23. E.... T....

    80154086 😒

  24. s.... k....

    dude you are great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


    michigan rocks the world
    Attitude, man, it's all about attitude
    American Rock and Roll, Detroit style.

  25. B.... B....

    Awdamn, this song is it. It does not get much better than Bob Seger.

  26. I.... E....

    Listen The Prisoner of Iron Maiden, I'm not a number, I'm a freeman, ah ah ah

  27. E.... T....

    Mickey Rourke making the incendiary device in "Body Heat" to this song is cinema magic.

  28. I.... ....

    when you go to secretary of state office and you think of this song...

  29. J.... P....

    Dammit, I'm a man!!!
    I said I'm a man!!!!

  30. t.... f....

    Yeah heard this on the radio and loved it

  31. J.... S....

    Viaduct Lounge jukebox staple.

  32. P.... C....

    Love this song.

  33. S.... D....

    Worst of all, feeling like just a number in a family business ...

  34. L.... C....

    thats it...i would like to hear john mellencamp

  35. F.... B....

    The whole thing sounds gross.

    F.... B....

    @Joshua Volpe Right. Whereas "consider dying" was really clever on your part. Maybe you should try working on the night moves or something.

    F.... B....

    @Franklin Bumgartener night moves?

    F.... B....

    @Joshua Volpe That's right, fella. You need to make some changes but you're still the same, baby, baby, still the same.

    F.... B....

    @Franklin Bumgartener i feel grouped via internet ngl

    F.... B....

    @Joshua Volpe Bob Seger got grouped with The Silver Bullet Band.

  36. S.... ....

    Been hearing this in repeated viewings of Body Heat for over 30 years, the lyrics that I could make out were intriguing and so was the intensity of the music and Seger's vocals. It's always gonna remind me of Mickey Rourke. Finally hearing the full version for the first time. Really great song.

  37. J.... S....

    For My Friend.He said he'd have a number for me.Thats not a tube.maybe some air. recalled today.Hey ,biscuit and 2 cokes.That aint fair.It aint is it.

  38. t.... ....

    The first noble truth life is difficult=The Buddha

  39. S.... E....

    In ‘78 I was 15, and we all used “feel like a number “ as code for rolling a joint. Perhaps that’s still relevant. But, so is the true meaning; more now than ever every passing year.

  40. E.... P....

    OMG this is still so freakin great!

  41. b.... j....

    I heard it brand new...still listening !

  42. C.... S....

    This is what makes me feel good my dad listened to these great songs when I was a kid now my kids listen to the same love it.

  43. A.... L....

    HOLY SHIT!!! I FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG!!! Bob Seger is a BAD ASS!!!❤❤❤

  44. J.... R....

    Génial !!

  45. A.... S....

    Bob Seger is the King of Detroit Rock City.
    He and his band play Rock the way it's meant to be played.
    Have you heard Thin Lizzy's version of Rosalie which is written by Bob Seger??
    Quality music played from the heart and soul.

  46. b.... j....

    Better than anything I hear these days ,,,way better .

  47. E.... C....

    Bob Weber is a MAN,and his number is 69!!! Boom!;-)

  48. A.... D....

    🇬🇧🇺🇸👌🤙🔥🤘👍🇦🇱🎹🎸

  49. r.... r....

    Hey it's me 🔈🔉🔊🔊🔊🖐🕵️‍♀️🍀

  50. C.... b....

    I feel like a number all my life

  51. O.... ....

    in a GREAT BIG FIEELLDD!

  52. J.... P....

    I am looking forard to March 12th at the Centurylink Arena in Bossier City, Louisiana. Hell Yea!

  53. R.... G....

    BOB, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! FOR A LIFETIME OF AMAZING MUSIC...

  54. J.... B....

    God DAMN! Killer!

  55. J.... F....

    Saw him in Hotlanta last week! Number one item on bucket list...check! As good as advertised!

  56. J.... B....

    "Everybody's gonna get laid! " -R. Dangerfield

  57. R.... R....

    Let's go...whooo

    R.... R....

    Foot to the floor!

  58. m.... ....

    Now we're all just i.p. numbers as well... 😎

  59. B.... D....

    Great song.

  60. B.... P....

    Bob knows how to write some kick ass songs!!! One of the best in my opinion 😍😍

    B.... P....

    Killer! This and Ramblin Gamblin Man....

    B.... P....

    @Jeff Baker I just saw him in concert a few weeks ago. Sad to see him retire but he deserves it lol

    B.... P....

    I didn't know he was still recently performing...dang!

    B.... P....

    @Jeff Baker he's actually still on tour! Maybe you didn't miss him in your area 🙂

  61. J.... ....

    Hehe, nine years later - back for another listen.

  62. F.... U....

    Hey It's Me ! ✌️💜

  63. D.... C....

    Heck, even my prosthetic heart valve has a serial number!
    I feel like a number...

  64. D.... H....

    Looks like Bob had this song nailed a long time ago bcoz that's all we are to a certain system! Thank You Bob for putting your truest thoughts in a song. I love this song & love you🥀👍

  65. J.... B....

    Rockin! Picks you up! Fuckin aye!

  66. m.... f....

    My brother saw him in 1967 at St Joe's high school dance in Kenmore,ny outside Buffalo. 2+2 was on his mind.

  67. m.... ....

    Only made #48 in 1982 ? Wow. And it was a B-side ? Double wow !! A testament to the man's song writing & band's performing abilities. The #48 ranking ? A testament to the lack of taste of the masses... Makes you wonder what ranked above this on the charts, though. 1982 ? Some rockers were still kicking it out prior to Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, ect... The Kinks, J. Geils Band, Stones, The Police, The Pretenders, Genesis....before dance music dominated The Top 40.

  68. c.... D....

    If you haven't seen Bob in concert, go. Unreal

    c.... D....

    I’ve seen him twice babe.

    c.... D....

    Big Bubba   Bob played in Buffalo, NY in 70s, I cracked up when he said HELLO BUFFALO. Yes that Buffalo that still deals with 10 feet of snow every winter from Lake Erie. Oh Yea and losing 4 Superbowls

    c.... D....

    jim ogrady I saw him in San Antonio and in Dallas in the 80s and 90s. When I saw him in Dallas, it was when the Cowboys were having their monster run of Super Bowls. When he sang Against The Wind , and hit the line “let the Cowboys ride“, the crowd went ballistic. Good times.

    c.... D....

    Saw him twice, in '78 and '86. Both shows were knockouts.

  69. J.... G....

    DAMMIT Im a man

  70. p.... ....

    I like that old time rock n roll

  71. M.... F....

    seger>springsteen

    M.... F....

    Seger kicks Springsteen's butt on music, Springsteen got the critic's reviews but Seger got more loyal fans. I like Springsteen's music but song for song I connect with Bob's song lyrics much more, like he wrote my life in his songs. I don't get that feeling out of Bruce's song lyrics. I rather listen or see Bob than Bruce.

    M.... F....

    well put man. Yeah I know what you mean, this song in particular I feel is about me lol

  72. J.... O....

    I said I’m a man

  73. L.... H....

    Still just a NUMBER

  74. S.... B....

    Punk rock song.

  75. c.... D....

    Don't feel I like a number.
    Do Your own thing in life. Take no shit!

  76. J.... S....

    Wonder if it's still on the jukebox at the bar under the bridge.

    J.... S....

    HEY I CUT HIS GRASS HERE IN OL MICHIGANER WHT A FKN MANSION HE A PRETTY NICE GUY 2.... BUT WHT A FKN MANSION FRM PLYN SONGS WOOOOW

  77. R.... A....

    No way were there 47 better songs than this at the time. Wtf

  78. C.... A....

    Definitely one of my favorites!! Love Bob Seger!

  79. W.... S....

    All music has a Communist tone to me. What is Bob telling people? Not to work because HE feels like a number?
    This Number (Bob Seger) made millions off our STUPIDITY!! He was NO stranger in AMERICA.

  80. P.... S....

    American Rock and Roll, Detroit style.

  81. r.... h....

    Sing it brother

  82. T.... /....

    AWESOME YOU ROCK

  83. T.... G....

    The best song writer /performer ever it is fact

  84. j.... K....

    One of the most under rated song ever to grace the airwaves. Damn fine tune. One of my favorite Bob Seger tunes.

    j.... K....

    Before my time, but how the hell was this not a big hit? I was 15 when Like a Rock came out and said the same thing

    j.... K....

    The best!

    j.... K....

    We all felt like that sometimes.

  85. F.... G....

    I take my card and I stand in line
    To make a buck I work overtime
    Dear Sir letters keep coming in the mail

    I work my back till it's racked with pain
    The boss can't even recall my name
    I show up late and I'm docked
    It never fails

    I feel like just another
    Spoke in a great big wheel
    Like a tiny blade of grass
    In a great big field

    To workers I'm just another drone
    To Ma Bell I'm just another phone
    I'm just another statistic on a sheet

    To teachers I'm just another child
    To IRS I'm another file
    I'm just another consensus on the street

    Gonna cruise out of this city
    Head down to the sea
    Gonna shout out at the ocean
    Hey it's me

    And I feel like a number
    Feel like a number
    Feel like a stranger
    A stranger in this land
    I feel like a number
    I'm not a number
    I'm not a number
    Dammit I'm a man
    I said I'm a man

    F.... G....

    Forrest George Great song, but who gives a shit if the boss can’t remember your name. That means nothing to me.

  86. W.... S....

    I feel worse than a number..I am an ameri-mutt....the whites they want to get ride of...Yes, NYC hates my type.

  87. J.... S....

    This song still burns bright.

  88. o.... ....

    FUCK SPRINGSTEEN .
    BOB IS THE BOSS

  89. D.... S....

    Where I came from when we wanted to smoke a bowl we would say "I feel like a number". That was a long time ago.

  90. J.... S....

    43 years old and just finally figured it out Wow!!!

  91. b.... ....

    Great song by a great band!!! God bless all! BobbyK

  92. A.... R....

    Brings good memories back thx

  93. R.... B....

    This how i feel at work

  94. J.... J....

    I really appreciate your business of making a difference between this two of you and the rest in the morning of June to the world and that was a bit more time with your family is in my life has changed since I was just thinking of the lords in a couple years of war and peace of the day and the other one of these days but it will not work with a bbf I am ancestry is not the best way is fine but I have a nice weekend of June I have to do this is an issue that has the best of the state and zip file for your email and I will have a nice weekend too many years and it was the only way society here in casco Maine USA were his father broke the law by making a man made lake behind his once owned house while his son made the China road in Vietnam as a protest in court room it was revealed that mr. Theodore melanchek started the Vietnam war draft after the statement to sell her some of his farmland to her(due to people men of her community treated her badly.
    I recently been fighting with her for 5years now. she stole everything and tried to kill your daughter lesha Lee in Portland Maine after she tried to have my own kill me. I think peg dilley is a mean person and what she does to us is not very funny ,. million. died because of her.
    just a #.

  95. J.... J....

    Everybody, everyday. He sang it right, when I was 7yrs old. Yeah, I get it. I'm not a number!

  96. J.... A....

    Dammit I'm a man