once my love was good enough true happiness we knew then fame and fortune came your way and made a change in you you ll find your ladder of success is not on solid ground and when it starts to tumble pick me up on your way down chorus pick me up when dreams are shattered when false friends cannot be found for you know i ll still be waiting pick me up on your way down instrumental you ve hit the top but it won t last there s just one way to go the world you ve chosen is not real these things you ll come to know when folks say they don t know you and you ve lost your final round when you find that you are lonely pick me up on your way down chorus pick me up when dreams are shattered when false friends cannot be found for you know i ll still be waiting pick me up on your way down 