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 mineI'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 isAll I can tell you is it's all show biz
All I can tell you is it's all show bizNobody 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 mineI've been across the water now so many times
I've seen the one-eyed witch doctor leading the blind
And still you ask me, do I love you, what you say, what you sayEvery time I put my finger on it, it slips away
Every time I put my finger on it, it slips awayWell, I get up in the morning
And I'm looking in the mirror to see, ooh
Then I'm lying in the darkness
And I know, I can't get to sleep, oohNobody loves you when you're old and gray
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
Songwriters
LENNON, JOHN /Published by
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