When you hit rock bottom you go two ways to go Straight up and sideways I have seen my share of hard times And I'm lettin' you know Straight up is my way Things are tough all over But I got good news When you get down to nothin' You've got nothin' to lose I was born naked But I'm glory-bound And a dead end street Is just a place to turn around When the sky is the limit Up on easy street Rock Bottom Ain't no place to be Rock Bottom Ain't no place for me When the law of the jungle is the law of the land Good luck stayin' alive Well, I keep a clenched fist under This hat in my hand Cos only the strong survive Things are tough all over But I got good news When you get down to nothin' You got nothin' to lose Anyway, rock bottom is good solid ground And a dead end street Is just a place to turn around When the sky is the limit up on easy street Rock Bottom Ain't no place to be Rock Bottom Ain't no place for me no, no When the sky is the limit Up on easy street Rock Bottom Ain't no place for me