I left my home in the sweet sunshine Arrived in a cold rain on a November night I opened the door to a run down room That's when it hit me I've got nothing to lose Nothing to lose Nothing to lose but everything to gain Without a friend around I walk these lonely streets Looking out for a good time somewhere to rest my feet I stumbled in to a nightclub where this old man played the blues He punched me right in the face when he sang Boy you've got nothing to lose Nothing to lose Nothing to lose but everything to gain So here I am on the bandstand I found my way to the the spotlights A pretty girl on the dance floor she's watching me all night She spoke to me with them blue eyes and her message came through After the show she grabbed me by the hand Said we've got nothing to lose Nothing to lose Nothing to lose but everything to gain If you start from nowhere then you've got every road to choose I went my own way like we all should do