Kick You When You're Down

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?
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 Hey, mama
 Why are you beating on my head?
 
 Hey, hey, woman
 Why do you kick me outta bed?
 I said
 Is it something, is it something 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
 And I don't need to say
 To say it ain't a sacrifice
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 (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)
 That you're slippin' down a 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 trying to trick you when you're down