Writer

Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher

Lyrics

Nothin’ from nothin’ leaves nothin’
You gotta have somethin’ if you wanna be with me
Nothin’ from nothin’ leaves nothin’
You gotta have somethin’ if you wanna be with me

I’m not tryna be your hero
‘Cause that zero is too cold for me, brrr
I’m not tryin’ to be your highness
‘Cause that minus is too low to see, yeah
A-ha, aye

Nothin’ from nothin’ leaves nothin’
And I’m not stuffin’, believe you me
Don’t you remember I told ya
I’m a soldier in the war on poverty, yeah, yes, I am
U-hu, eee, u-ha-ha

Nothin’ from nothin’ leaves nothin’
You gotta have somethin’ if you wanna be with me, oh babe
Nothin’ from nothin’ leaves nothin’
You gotta have somethin’ if you wanna be with meee-e-he
Alright

You gotta have somethin’ babe if you wanna be with me
You gotta bring me somethin’ girl if you wanna be with me
You gotta bring me somethin’, babe, if you wanna be with me
You gotta bring me somethin’, babe, if you wanna be with me
Yeah-he-he

Releases

Guilty Pleasures

The song was released on the band’s forth album Guilty Pleasures.