I was bruised and
battered and I couldn't tell
what I felt
I was unrecognizable
to myself
Saw my reflection in a
window I didn't know
my own face
Oh brother are you gonna
leave me
wasting away
On the streets of Philadelphia
I walked the avenue till my
legs felt like stone
I heard the voices of friends
vanished and gone
At night I could hear the
blood in my veins
Just as black and wispering
as the rain
On the streets of Philadelphia
Ain't no angel gonna greet me
It's just you and I my friend
And my clothes don't fit
me no more
I walked a thousand miles
just to slip this skin
The night has fallen I'm
lyin' awake
I can feel myself fading away
So receive me brother with
your faithless kiss
or will we leave each other
alone like this
On the streets of Philadelphia