Same one I've had for years
 James Brown on the T. A. M. I. show
 Same tape I've had for years
 I sit in my old car
 Same one I've had for years
 Old battery's running down
 It ran for years and years

 Turn on the radio
 The static hurts my ears
 Tell me where would I go
 I ain't been out in years
 Turn on the stereo
 It's played for years and years
 An Otis Redding song
 It's all I own

 When the world is running down
 You make the best of what's still around
 When the world is running down
 You make the best of what's still around

 Plug in my M.C.I
 To exercise my brain
 Make records on my own
 Can't go out in the rain
 Pick up the telephone
 I've listened here for years
 No one to talk to me
 I've listened here for years

 When the world is running down
 You make the best of what's still around
 When the world is running down
 You make the best of what's still around

 When I feel lonely here
 Don't waste my time with tears
 I run 'Deep Throat' again
 It ran for years and years
 Don't like the food I eat
 The cans are running out
 Same food for years and years
 I hate the food I eat

 When the world is running down
 You make the best of what's still around
 When the world is running down
 You make the best of what's still around

 When the world is running down
 You make the best of what's still around
 When the world is running down
 You make the best of what's still around