Nothing From Nothing
Billy Preston

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"Nothing From Nothing" is an upbeat soul tune by Billy Preston. It was featured in his 1974 album 'Kids and Me'. Preston wrote the song in the dressing room of an Atlanta nightclub where he was performing, basing it on the popular saying: "Nothing from nothing leaves nothing." Longtime collaborator Bruce Fisher added to the song. It was a critical success, hitting the #1 spot.
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[Chorus] 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 [Verse] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Outro] Gotta have something if you wanna be with me You gotta bring me something, girl, if you wanna be with me