Nobody Knows You [When You're Down And Out]
Once I lived the life, life of millionaire
People spending my money
Lord, and I just didn't care, now lord
Takin' my friend out, tryin' to have a good time
They drank that strong bootleg liquor
And that good old champagne and wine
Well, lord, just as soon as my money got so low
I couldn't find my friends, lord
And I just didn't have no place to go now, no no
But if I ever
And if I ever get my hands on them green dollars again, yeah
I'm gonna hold on 'til that big eagle grin, lord now
I'm trying to tell y'all that nobody wants you
People, nobody wants you, no
When you're down and out, now-now lord
Because in your pocket, no, there is not one penny
And all of them so-called friends
I'm trying to tell, y'all that you haven't got any but, yeah
And just as soon as you get back on your feet again
People, I'm tryin' to tell you that here they come
Tellin' you all, they're your long lost friend
Oh, but I'm tryin' to tell everybody, lord, without a doubt
That nobody wants you
Nobody wants you, no, no
Nobody wants you, no
Nobody needs you
Nobody wants you when you're down and out, lord
And nobody says a good thing about you
And nobody can tell you when to turn and when to go
But, but when you get back on your feet again
Then everybody come tell you that here they come
Try to tell you all, they're your long lost friend
People spending my money
Lord, and I just didn't care, now lord
Takin' my friend out, tryin' to have a good time
They drank that strong bootleg liquor
And that good old champagne and wine
Well, lord, just as soon as my money got so low
I couldn't find my friends, lord
And I just didn't have no place to go now, no no
But if I ever
And if I ever get my hands on them green dollars again, yeah
I'm gonna hold on 'til that big eagle grin, lord now
I'm trying to tell y'all that nobody wants you
People, nobody wants you, no
When you're down and out, now-now lord
Because in your pocket, no, there is not one penny
And all of them so-called friends
I'm trying to tell, y'all that you haven't got any but, yeah
And just as soon as you get back on your feet again
People, I'm tryin' to tell you that here they come
Tellin' you all, they're your long lost friend
Oh, but I'm tryin' to tell everybody, lord, without a doubt
That nobody wants you
Nobody wants you, no, no
Nobody wants you, no
Nobody needs you
Nobody wants you when you're down and out, lord
And nobody says a good thing about you
And nobody can tell you when to turn and when to go
But, but when you get back on your feet again
Then everybody come tell you that here they come
Try to tell you all, they're your long lost friend
Credits
Writer(s): Jimmy Cox
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