Down Now Lyrics - B.b. King

I keep on tryin' to get ahead, I'm doin' the best I can 

But every time I try to pull up 

They pull me right back down again 

You got me down now and I hope you're satisfied 

Oh, it's so hard to try to keep my head up 

Yes, when you're puttin' pressure on me 

From every side, every side 

Even Uncle Sam say 

I owe a lot of money way back from nineteen fifty six 

Now, how could I owe him anything 

When that whole year I was sick 

They won't let me make my money 

Won't even let me buy my clothes 

Oh, it's so hard to get something to eat 

Yes, and now they want to throw me outdoors 

Throw me outdoors 

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Yes, everybody's laughin' at me 

I can see the joy in their eyes 

They're glad because I'm down now 

Just look at the Devils in disguise 

And I have no-one to turn to 

No-one to lend me a helpin' hand 

Oh, I'm tellin' you, shakes has really got me now 

Yes, I'm a lonely, lonely man