Nothing from nothing leaves nothing You gotta have something if you wanna be with me Nothing from nothing leaves nothing You gotta have something if you wanna be with me I'm not trying to be your hero Cause that zero is too cold for me I'm not trying to be your highness 'Cause that minus is too low to see, yeah Nothing from nothing leaves nothing And I'm not stuffing, believe you me Don't you remember I told ya I'm a soldier in the war on poverty Yeah, yes, I am Nothing from nothing leaves nothing You gotta have something if you wanna be with me Nothing from nothing leaves nothing You gotta have something if you wanna be with me That's right, ha, yeah Gotta have something if you wanna be with me You gotta bring me something, girl If you wanna be with me