Nobody loves you
when you're
down and out
Nobody sees you
when you're on cloud nine
Everybody's hustlin'
for a buck and a dime
I'll scratch your back
and you scratch mine
I've been across
to the other side
I've shown you everything,
I got nothing to hide
And still you ask me
do I love you,
what it is,
what it is
All I can tell you is
it's all show biz
All I can tell you is
it's all show biz
Nobody loves you
when you're down and out
Nobody knows you
when you're on cloud nine
Everybody's hustlin'
for a buck and a dime
I'll scratch your back
and you knife mine
I've been across
the water now
so many times. I've seen
the one eyed witchdoctor
leading the blind
And still you ask me
do I love you,
what you say,
what you say
Everytime I put my finger
on it, it slips away
Everytime I put my finger
on it, it slips away
Well I get up
in the morning
and I'm looking in
the mirror to see,
o-o-o!
Then I'm lying
in the darkness and I know
I can't get to sleep,
o-o wee!
Nobody loves you
when you're old and grey
Nobody needs you
when you're upside down
Everybody's hollerin'
'bout their own birthday
Everybody loves you
when you're six foot
in the ground