Same old story, same old song  Goes all right, till it goes all wrong  Now you're going, then you're gone  Same old story, same old song    Same old story, same old song  Goes all right, till it goes all wrong  Now you're going, then you're gone  Same old story, same old song    One hand will take, one hand will give  That's all we know and that is how we live  One day hello and the next day goodbye  And everyone does their part    Same old story, same old song  Goes all right, baby, till it goes all wrong  Now you're going, then you're gone  Same old story, same old song    One builds you up, one tears you down  To some you're a saint and to others you're a clown  What can you do? I just go on, I see it through  And hold on to what is left of you    Same old story, same old song  Goes all right, till it goes all wrong  Now you're going, then you're gone  Same old story, same old song    Used to drive a Cadillac, had a house on the hill  And money by the bank, carry on by bubble bath  With the finest clothes, never looked at the tags  Till I went too crazy and it went all bad  Lost all the fortune that I thought I had  Thought I made it out by the scenes, I'm right back  Back to hard living, back to hard times  Back to working hard for the nickel n dime  Back to the city with the dirt and crack  Got me feeling like I wanna go commit some crimes  Same old story with the same old grime  Guess the thoughts I had, had never come to shine  Same old story each and every time  Each and every time  Same old story each and every time    One builds you up, one tears you down  To some you're a saint and to others you're a clown  What can you do? I see it through  And hold on to what is left of you    Same old story, same old song  Goes all right, until it goes all wrong  Now you're going, then you're gone  Same old story, baby, same old song    Same old story, same old song  Now you're going and then, baby,  Goes all wrong  Now you're going and then you're gone  Same old story, same old song