i was bruised and battered and i couldn t tell what i felt i was unrecognizable to myself i see my reflection in a window and i didn t know my own face brother please don t leave me wastin away on the streets of philadelphia i walked this avenue til my legs feel like stone i heard the voices of friends vanished and gone at night i could hear the blood burning through 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 these clothes they don t fit me anymore i walked a thousand miles and i wanna slip this skin the night has fallen and 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 philadelphia