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 [Primeira Parte] I`ve been across to the other side I`ve shown you everything, I got nothing to hide But 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 [Segunda Parte] I`ve been across the water now so many times I`ve seen the one eyed witchdoctor leading the blind But 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, ooo wee Then I`m lying in the darkness and I know I can`t get to sleep, ooo 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