What Goes Up (Must Come Down) - Tyrone Davis

I left you, oh, Lord have mercy

Without saving a dime

Five little hungry babies

All in one room, crying

I thought I was so hip (a big man)

A big man out in the world, yeah

I thought there was only

Two things in life to love for

A new car and big, fine girl

But I’ve had them both

Ooh, Lord, that’s no joke

I had plenty of money in my pocket

Lord, when I used to always be broke

But I can’t forget words my baby said

She said, what goes up

I know, one day has got to come down

Yeah, she said what goes around

Sure comes around, mm

What goes up

I know, one day has got to come down

Lord, have mercy

Now, bad luck has turned on me

I lost everything I had

No one has no sympathy for me

Ooh, they all glad to see me doing bad

I’m right back where I started

In my pocket, I don’t have a dime

Girl, I know I failed that day

When I left you and the babies

In that one room, crying

A voice came to me

It came out of nowhere

It said, go home

Go on back home, boy

I know there’s somewhere there

That she’ll care

But I can’t forget

The words my baby said

She said, what goes up

I know, one day has got to come down

Yeah, she said what goes around

Sure comes around, she said

What goes up

I know, one day has got to come down

Then she said, what goes around

Sure comes around, mmm

What goes up, you just watch and see

Don’t it come back down

You got to reap just what you sow

What goes up, Lord, have mercy

Got to come back down

What goes around, sure comes around

What goes around, sure comes around