Turn on my V.C.R.
   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
   {fade}
   Turn on my V.C.R.
   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