Escrita
por John Lennon, foi gravada em fevereiro e julho de 1971 e lançada
em 9 de setembro de 1971 no disco Imagine e também lançada em um
compacto como Lado B de Imagine em 11 de outubro de 1971.
Representa
um sumário da luta de John com os problemas da vida. O sax foi
tocado por King Curtis, que tocou em vários hits dos anos 50 e 60,
incluindo o hit dos Coasters Yakety Yak. Murtis foi assassinado um
mês antes do disco Imagine ser lançado.
John
cantou, tocou guitarra e piano. Klaus Voorman tocou baixo. King
Curtis tocou sax tenor. Jim Gordon tocou bateria e pandeiro. The Flux
Fiddlers tocaram as cordas.
A
letra:
You
gotta live
You gotta love
You gotta be somebody
You gotta shove
But it's so hard
It's really hard
Sometimes I feel like
Going down
You gotta eat
You gotta drink
You gotta feel something
You gotta worry
But it's so hard
It's really hard
Sometimes I feel like
Going down
But when it's good
It's really good
And when I hold you in my arms, baby
Sometimes I feel like
Going down
You gotta run
You gotta hide
You gotta keep
Your woman satisfied
But it's so hard
It's really hard
Sometimes I feel like
Going down
You gotta love
You gotta be somebody
You gotta shove
But it's so hard
It's really hard
Sometimes I feel like
Going down
You gotta eat
You gotta drink
You gotta feel something
You gotta worry
But it's so hard
It's really hard
Sometimes I feel like
Going down
But when it's good
It's really good
And when I hold you in my arms, baby
Sometimes I feel like
Going down
You gotta run
You gotta hide
You gotta keep
Your woman satisfied
But it's so hard
It's really hard
Sometimes I feel like
Going down
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