I was bruisedand battered,
I couldn't tell what I felt,
I was unrecognizable to my self.
I saw my reflection in a window,
I didn't know my own face.
Oh brother are you gonna leave me wastin'away
On the Streets of Philadelphia.
I walked the avenue, 'til 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 lyin' awake,
I can feel myself fading away,
So receive me brother with you faithless kiss,
Or will we leave each other alone like this,
On the Streets of Philadelphia.