I've been up and I've been down
I've been accused, I've been misused
Some guys stole my Sunday shoes
But I never let it get me, get me down
No, I never let it get me, get me down
No, I never let it get me, get me down
That's the way life goes in the big town
It's been said, I drink some,
I've been suspected and rejected too
And some guy beat me black and blue
But I never let it get me, get me down
No, I never let it get me, get me down
Oh, I never let it get me, get me down
That's the way life goes in the big town
I've been in love thirteen times
Sixteen more'll make twenty -nine
Some guys said I'd tell big lies
But I never let it get me, get me down
No, I never let it get me, get me down
No, I never let it get me, get me down
That's the way life goes in the big town
I've been rich, and I've been poor
And I've been sick, and I've been sore
And some guy got me overloaded
But I never let it get me, get me down
No, I never let it get me, get me down
No, I never let it get me, get me down
That's the way life goes in the big town
The way life goes in the big town
The way life goes in the big town