I was bruised and battered and I couldn't tell

what I felt

I was unrecognizable to myself

I 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 whispering as the rain

on the streets of Philadelphia

Ain't no angel gonna greet me

it's just you and I my friend

my clothes don't fit me no more

I walked a thousand miles

just to slip the skin

the night has fallen