作词 : John, Taupin
 Music by elton john

 Available on the album captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy

 I can hound you if I need to
 Sip your brandy from a crystal shoe
 In the corner, in the corner
 While the others climb reaching dizzy heights
 The worlds in front of me in black and white
 Im on the bottom line, Im on the bottom line

 Id have a cardiac if I had such luck
 Lucky losers, lucky losers landing on skid row
 Landing on skid row
 While the diamond jims
 And the kings road pimps
 Breath heavy in their brand new clothes
 Im on the bottom line, Im on the bottom line

 And I gotta get a meal ticket
 To survive you need a meal ticket
 To stay alive you need a meal ticket
 Feel no pain, no pain
 No regret, no regret
 When the lines been signed
 Youre someone else
 Do yourself a favor, the meal ticket does the rest

 Shake a hand if you have to
 Trust in us and we will love you anyway, anyway
 Don't leave us stranded in the jungle
 With fifty percent that'll hard to handle
 Aint that so, aint that so

 And I gotta get a meal ticket
 To survive you need a meal ticket
 To stay alive you need a meal ticket
 Feel no pain, no pain
 No regret, no regret
 When the lines been signed
 Youre someone else
 Do yourself a favor, the meal ticket does the rest