There’s Nowhere To Go But Up!

Lyrics

[TINA, spoken] Brom, where have you been? [WOMAN, spoken] You shouldn't be here, you know Mynheer Tienhoven says you're a very destructive young man And should be punished severely [BROM, spoken] I know, but I've reformed I'm never gonna make trouble again I'm gonna keep out of fights and be very subservient And get along the way other people do [TINA, spoken] Now, Brom– [BROM, spoken] Oh, yes I am I wanna get married, and before you get married You have to be civilized [WOMAN, spoken] Oh, you must have done very well if you're thinking of getting married [BROM, spoken] No But things will have to get better soon Look at me [BROM] The bird flies east, the bird flies west But he pays no rental where he builds his nest And I run my business identically No assets, no capital, nothing but me When your shoes need soling And you're standing on the town And your girl says please forget her When you're on rock bottom And you can't go down Any change is for the 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 When you're a has-been Then there's nowhere to go but up! To the man who has a-plenty Any change is for the worse So he plays a losing hand Against the universe But in wintry weather When the leaves turn brown And you think of putting poison in your cup When you're on rock bottom And you can't go down Then there's nowhere to go but up! [TENPIN] Up one street and down one street Wearing out the cobblestones with my feet I look at tomorrow philosophically For pretty nearly everything's happened to me But in wintry weather When the leaves turn brown And you think of putting poison in your cup When you're on rock bottom And you can't go down Can't go her way, can't go his way Can't go that way, can't go this way Then there's nowhere to go but up! [ENSEMBLE] When your shoes need soling And you're standing on the town And your girl says please forget her When you're on rock bottom And you can't go down Any change is for the 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 When you're a has-been Then there's nowhere to go but up! To the man who has a-plenty Any change is for the worse So he plays a losing hand Against the universe But when it's winter weather And the leaves turn brown And you think of putting poison in your cup When you're on rock bottom And you can't go down Can't go her way, can't go his way Can't go that way, can't go this way Then there's nowhere to go but up!