Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen
Producer: Lance Massey
I was bruised and battered, couldn't tell what I felt
I was unrecognizable to myself
I saw my reflection in a window, didn't know my own face
Oh, brother, are you gonna leave me wasting away
On the streets of Philadelphia, oh-oh
On the streets of Philadelphia
I walked the avenue 'til my legs felt like stone
I heard voices of friends vanished and gone
At night I could hear the blood rushing through my vein
Just as black and whispering as the rain
On the streets of Philadelphia, oh-oh
On the streets of Philadelphia
Ain't no angel gonna greet me
It's just you and I, my friend
And my clothes, they don't fit me no more
I walked a thousand miles just to slip this skin
The night has fallen and I'm lying 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
I was unrecognizable to myself
I saw my reflection in a window, didn't know my own face
Oh, brother, are you gonna leave me wasting away
On the streets of Philadelphia, oh-oh
On the streets of Philadelphia
I walked the avenue 'til my legs felt like stone
I heard voices of friends vanished and gone
At night I could hear the blood rushing through my vein
Just as black and whispering as the rain
On the streets of Philadelphia, oh-oh
On the streets of Philadelphia
Ain't no angel gonna greet me
It's just you and I, my friend
And my clothes, they don't fit me no more
I walked a thousand miles just to slip this skin
The night has fallen and I'm lying 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
more tracks from the album
Light of Day: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen
- Brilliant Disguise
- Two Hearts
- Something in the Night
- Valentine’s Day
- Atlantic City
- Back in Your Arms
- If I Should Fall Behind
- Man at the Top
- State Trooper
- Highway Patrolman
- My Hometown
- Lucky Town
- Thunder Road
- The Promise
- Souls of the Departed
- Ain’t Got You
- E Street Shuffle
- Badlands
- Candy’s Room
- Hungry Heart
- Mansion on the Hill
- Johnny 99
- New York City Serenade
- Bobby Jean
- Streets of Philadelphia
- I’m on Fire
- Better Days
- The River
- Light of Day
- Downbound Train
- Born to Run
- For You
- Working on the Highway
- Pink Cadillac
- Book of Dreams
- Stolen Car
- Secret Garden
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