Bruce Springsteen, On the streets of Philadelphia?

Bruce Springsteen,  On the streets of Philadelphia

I was bruised and battered

I couldn’t tell what I felt

I was unrecognizable to myself

Saw my reflection in a window

And didn’t know my own face

Oh brother are you gonna leave me wastin’ away

On the streets of Philadelphia?

I walked the avenue, ’til my legs felt like stone

I heard the voices of friends vanished and gone

At night I could hear the blood in 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

And my clothes don’t fit me no more

A thousand miles just to slip this skin

The night has fallen, 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

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Bruce Springsteen

Streets of Philadelphia lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group

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Neville Buch

Professional Historian at Professional Historians Association (Queensland) Inc.

Neville Buch (Pronounced Book) Ph.D. is a certified member of the Professional Historians Association (Queensland). Since 2010 he has operated a sole trade business in history consultancy. He was a Q ANZAC 100 Fellow 2014-2015 at the State Library of Queensland. Dr Buch was the PHA (Qld) e-Bulletin, the monthly state association’s electronic publication, and was a member of its Management Committee. He is the Managing Director of the Brisbane Southside History Network.

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