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So deceive me, brother, with your faceless kiss
So receive me, brother, with your faithless kiss
Soul brothers gonna leave me wasting away on the streets of Philadelphia
or
My own brother's gonna leave me wasting away on the streets of Philadelphia
Oh brother are you gonna leave me wasting away on the streets of Philadelphia
A million streets in Philadelphia
or
Many streets in Philadelphia
On the streets of Philadelphia
I want a thousand knives
I walked a thousand miles
I was bruised and battered, I couldn't tear off the felt
I was bruised and battered, I couldn't tell what I felt
I was cruising back and I couldn't tell how I fell
I was bruised and battered, I couldn't tell what I felt
Just as black and whispering, here's the rain on the streets of Philadelphia
Ain't no angel gonna grate me
Just as black and whispering as the rain on the streets of Philadelphia
Ain't no angel gonna greet me
Meryl Streep's in Philadelphia
On the streets of Philadelphia
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