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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elton John
Elton John
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elton John
Elton John
Composer
Bernie Taupin
Bernie Taupin
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gus Dudgeon
Gus Dudgeon
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I can hound you if I need to
Sip your brandy from a crystal shoe
In the corner
In the corner
[Verse 2]
While the others climb reaching dizzy heights
The world's in front of me in black and white
I'm on the bottom line, woo
I'm on the bottom line, woo
[Verse 3]
I'd have a cardiac if I had such luck
Lucky losers, lucky losers
Landing on skid row
Landing on skid row
[Verse 4]
While the diamond Jims and the kings road pimps
Breath heavy in their brand new clothes
I'm on the bottom line, woo
I'm on the bottom line
[Verse 5]
And I gotta get a meal ticket
To survive you need a meal ticket
To stay alive you need a meal ticket
[Verse 6]
Feel no pain, no pain, no regret, no regret
When the line's been signed, you're someone else
Do yourself a favor, the meal ticket does the rest
[Verse 7]
Shake a hand if you have to
Trust in us and we will love you anyway
Anyway
[Verse 8]
Don't leave us stranded in the jungle
With fifty percent that's hard to handle
Ain't that so? Woo
Ain't that so?
[Verse 9]
And I gotta get a meal ticket
To survive you need a meal ticket
To stay alive you need a meal ticket
[Verse 10]
Feel no pain, no pain, no regret, no regret
When the line's been signed, you're someone else
Do yourself a favor, the meal ticket does the rest
Meal ticket
[Verse 11]
Gotta get a meal ticket
And I gotta get a meal ticket
To survive you need a meal ticket
To stay alive you need a meal ticket
[Verse 12]
Feel no pain, no pain, no regret, no regret
When the line's been signed, you're someone else
Do yourself a favor, the meal ticket does the rest
[Verse 13]
Meal ticket
Meal ticket
Meal ticket
Meal ticket
Meal ticket
Written by: Bernie Taupin, Elton John
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