[BROM, spoken]
The bird flies east, the bird flies west
But he pays no rental where he builds his nest

[BROM & MEN]
And I run my business identically
No assets (No), no capital (No), nothing but me

When your shoes need soling
And you're standing on the town
And your girl says please forget her (Ooh hoo)
When you're on rock bottom (Rock bottom)
And you can't go down
Any change is for the better (Yes, better)

When your job folds up
And your pants wear thin
And you're down on the bottom looking up at the top
When you're at zero (Oh ho)
When you'rе a has-been (Ooh)
Then there's

[BROM & MEN]
Nowhеre to go but up!

[BROM]
To the man who has a-plenty
Any change is for the worse
So he plays a losing hand
Against the universe
[BROM & MEN]
But in winter weather (Brr!)
When the leaves turn brown
And you think of putting poison (No!) in your cup (Oh)
When you're on the bottom (Feeling low)
And you can't go down (Down, down)
Can't go her way, can't go his way
Can't go that way, can't go this way

[BROM & MEN]
Then there's nowhere to go but—
Can't go her way, can't go his way
Can't go that way, can't go this way
Which way, what way?
Her way, his way, that way, this way?

[MAN, spoken]
Well, where can we go?

[BROM]
Well, there's

[BROM & MEN]
Nowhere to go but up!