As you're slipping down the wall
And you're headed for a fall
As you're slipping down the wall

Why do they kick you when you're down?
Why do they kick you when you're down?

Hey, mama
Why you beatin' on my head?
Hey, hey, woman
Why do you kick me out of bed?
And I said
Is it somethin', is it somethin' that I said?

(Oh no)
Why do they kick you when you're down?
(Oh no)
Why do they kick you when you're down?
(Oh no)
As you're slippin' down the wall
And you're headed for a fall
Why do they kick you when you're down?
Why do they kick you when you're down?

Shady lady
You think that money grows on trees?
Rotten apples by the barrel ain't a delicacy
And you see
Is this is the way, the way it's meant to be?

(Oh no)
Why do they kick you when you're down?
(Oh no)
Why do they kick you when you're down?
(Oh no)
As you're slippin' down the wall
And you're headed for a fall
Why do they kick you when you're down?
(Oh no) so down

No need to say
To say it ain't a sacrifice

(Oh no)
(Oh no)
Is this is the way, the way it's meant to be?

(Oh no)
Why do they kick you when you're down?
(Oh no)
Why do they kick you when you're down?
(Oh no)
As you're slippin' down the wall
And you're headed for a fall
Why do they kick you when you're down?
(Oh no)
Why do they kick you when you're down?
(Oh no)
Why do they kick you when you're down?
(Oh no)
Why do they kick you?
Man, they're tryna trick you when you're down

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Writer(s): Angus McKinnon Young, Malcolm Mitchell Young