(x2)
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 whispering 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 lying 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