I was bruised and battered I couldn't tell what I felt I was unrecognizable to myself I see my reflection in a window I don't know my own face Oh brother, please don't leave me Wasting away on the streets of Philadelphia I walk this avenue 'til my legs feel like stone I hear the voices of friends vanished and gone At night I can hear the blood running through my veins Just as black and whispering as the rain On the streets of Philadelphia Philadelphia Ain't no angel gonna greet me It's just you and I, my friend These clothes, they don't fit me anymore I've walked a thousand miles And I wanna slip this skin Night has fallen, I'm lying awake I can feel myself fading away So receive me brother with your faithful kiss Or will we leave each other alone like this On the streets of Philadelphia Philadelphia