The old man down on the corner, is drowning in his pain
I can see the sorrow in his eyes, his tears they leave a stain
The streets have left him broken, he's in the final phase
Its been a long hard road, from his glory days
There's a tattoo of his sweetheart, fading on his arm
He talks of painful tragedy, how he lost his lucky charm
His memory is clouded, from the thunder in this veins
He's vanishing vanishing gone, in the Harlem rain
Chorus:
Harlem rain coming down, another shattered soul in the lost and found
One more night on the streets of pain, getting washed away by the Harlem rain
On desperation avenue, the devil takes his toll
Where the pushers and the poverty, slowly claim your soul
When you reached the realization, that you just can't break the chain, no
You're vanishing vanishing gone, in the Harlem rain
Chorus:
Harlem rain coming down, another shattered soul in the lost and found
One more night on the streets of pain, getting washed away by the Harlem rain
In your search for tender mercy, no one seemed to care
The faith that used to be your crutch, is now your cross to bear
You lost yourself so long ago, you don't know who to blame
You're vanishing, vanishing gone, vanishing, vanishing gone
Vanishing, vanishing gone, in the Harlem rain.