(M.Reilly/L.Goshorn) Well you're down and out, wonderin' why things aren't the way they used to be You're complainin', tryin' to explain how things went wrong to me Say you need a friend who'll lend a helpin' hand and so you come to me And if you're lookin' for some help, help yourself Well you're weary, you're tired of everybody walkin' over you Go get drunk again, sit and wonder why your friends all laugh at you 'bout to give it up even though you know there's so much more to do And you don't need nobody else to help yourself Help yourself... you don't need nobody else, help yourself Help yourself... you don't need nobody else, help yourself Gettin' better, lookin' like things finally start to go your way And you've figured out exactly what it is that you've been tryin' to say Sun is comin' up, with the mornin' comes the dawnin' of brighter day You didn't need nobody else to help yourself Help yourself... you don't need nobody else, help yourself Help yourself... you don't need nobody else, help yourself Help yourself... you don't need nobody else, help yourself