i got nowhere to go there s no hiding place for me i ve used up all my connections and i ve got no guarantees and i m out on the street now with a monkey on my back i need somebody to help me to get my soul back on track oh someone to have faith in me oh will somebody set me free i m living in a dream in a scene of desperation living in a dream won t you come and rescue me living in a dream searching for salvation oh please baby please won t you come and rescue me i m no different than you you don t have to understand we ve all had our problems now i need a helping hand and yeah oh someone to have faith in me oh will somebody set me free i m living in a dream in a scene of desperation living in a dream won t you come and rescue me living in a dream searching for salvation oh please baby please won t you come and rescue me i got nowhere to go got a monkey on my back i need some help from above now to get my soul back on track oh i m living in a dream in a scene of desperation living in a dream won t you come and rescue me living in a dream searching for salvation oh please baby please won t you come and rescue me