When you hit rock bottomYou've got two ways to goStraight upAnd sidewaysI have seen my share of hard timesAnd I'm letting you knowStraight upIs my wayThings are tough all overBut I've got good newsWhen you get down to nothingYou've go t nothing to loseI was born nakedBut I'm glory boundAnd a dead end streetIs just a place to turn around[Chorus]When the sky is the limitUp on easy streetRock bottomAin't no place to beRock bottomAin't no place for meWhen the law of the jun gleIs the law of the landGood luckStayin' aliveI keep a clinched fist underThis hat in my hand'Cause only the strong surv iveThings are tough all overBut I've got good newsWhen you get down to nothin'You've got nothin' to loseAnyway, rock bott omIs good solid groundAnd a dead end streetIs just a place to turn aroundWhen the sky is the limitUp on easy streetRock bottomAin't no place to beRock bottomAin't no place for me