Now That I'm Down

When I had money I was the talk of the town But now I'm broke and raggely And they don't even want me around Bad, bad, boy How your friends can let you down You know I think I'll pack my rags And move on to some other town Now when I had money, all of the party was all on me You know I'm made everybody high, now And we'd all ride around in my brand new Mark III I said it's bad, boy, and, Lord, you know I don't even have a dime And when I try to call or see one of my friends, Lord, they say "Son, I just don't have the time" My baby walked up to me one day and she said "Son, you know this is all" "'Cause all your money's gone And you know I love to ball" And I just couldn't believe it, now, Lord The words that my baby said You know all I could do then, ha Was walk by and shake my head Now I'm doing all right And I'm on my feet again And I don't need nobody to help me To drink up my whiskey, wine and gin And I don't need you, woman Always running up in my face 'Cause I done found somebody better, woman Someone else to take your place So you go right ahead, woman Go right on with your so-called friends Because I'll never, woman, no Let you get me back down again now