The go-getter I'll be the go-getter Yes I am, I'll be the go-getter That's my plan, the go-getter Hi-fi boom box Pretty girl in bobby socks After party in a hotel room Pretty soon there will be no moon Stumble home in the pourin' rain Let the water ease my worried brain Some days I just can't get along I need a head to lean my shoulders on Palm trees, the flat broke disease And L.A. has got me on my knees I am the bluest of blues Every day a different, different way to lose The go-getter The go-getter The go-getter I got a table at the Rainbow Room I told my wife I'd be home soon Big ships are approaching the docks I got my hi-fi boom box Mashed potatoes in cellophane I see my life goin' down the drain Hold me, baby, and don't let go Pretty girls help to soften the blow, yeah Palm trees, the flat broke disease And L.A. has got me on my knees I am the bluest of blues Every day a different way to lose The go-getter, the go-getter The go-getter, I'll be the, the go-getter That's my plan, that's who I am The go-getter, yeah, the go-getter