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
   Wastin' 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
   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 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