Streets of Philadelphia - Bettye LaVette

I was bruised and battered, couldn’t tell what I felt

I was unrecognizable even to myself

Saw my reflection in a window, I didn’t know my own face

Oh, brother, you’re gonna leave me wasting away

On the streets of Philadelphia

I walked the avenue 'til my legs felt like stone

I heard the voices of my friends vanished and gone

At night I hear the blood coursing through my veins

Just as black and whispering as a cold, cold rain

On the streets of Philadelphia

Oh, my, my, my, my

Ain’t no angel gonna greet me

It’s just you and I, my friend

Oh, my clothes don’t even fit me no more

I walked a thousand miles just trying to slip this skin, woh-woh

Take it the night has fallen, I’m still lying here awake

And I can feel myself slowly slipping away

Oh, receive me, my brother, with your faithless kiss

Or else we’re gonna leave each other all alone right here like this

On the streets of Philadelphia

Ooh, my, my, my, my

On the streets of Philadelphia

In the City of Brotherly Love

Ooh, my, my, my, my

On the streets of Philadelphia

Ooh, my, my, my

Ooh, my, my, my