People ask me questions
'Bout the way I've spent my life
Thirty years in showbiz
Only had one wife
Limousines and swimming pools
I didn't get my share
But I'm not downhearted
I am not downhearted
I'm not downhearted
But I'm getting' there
I'm gettin' there
I'm gettin' there
Did you ever get the feeling
You've been taken for a ride
The big ones eat the low ones
And there's no place left to hide
Just don't drink the water
Try not to breathe the air
But I'm not discouraged
I am not discouraged
I'm not discouraged
But I'm gettin' there
I'm gettin' there
No matter how I'm feeling
I still propose a toast
If you're almost successful
You're better off than most
If I was selling phantasy
I'd be a millionaire
But I'm not disillusioned
I am not disillusioned
I'm not disillusioned
But I'm gettin' there
I'm gettin' there
I'm gettin' there
Gettin’ There was written by Mose Allison.