Nobody loves you when youre down and out
Nobody sees you when youre on cloud nine
Everybodys hustling for a buck and a dime
Ill scratch your back and you scratch mine
Ive been across to the other side
Ive 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, its all show biz
All I can tell you is, its all show biz
Nobody loves you when youre down and out
Nobody knows you when youre on cloud nine
Everybodys hustling for a buck and a dime
Ill scratch your back and you knife mine
Ive been across the water now so many times
Ive seen the one eyed witch doctor leading the blind
And still you ask me, Do I love you?
What you say, what you say
Every time I put my finger on it, it slips away
Every time I put my finger on it, it slips away
Well I get up in the morning and Im looking in the mirror to see
Ooo wee!
Then Im lying in the darkness and I know I cant get to sleep
Ooo wee!
Nobody loves you when youre old and grey
Nobody needs you when youre upside down
Everybodys hollering about their own birthday
Everybody loves you when youre six foot in the ground