Bruce Springsteen

She'll let you in her house,
If you come knockin' late at night.
She'll let you in her mouth,
If the words you say are right.

If you pay the price,
She'll let you deep inside,
But there's a secret garden she hides.

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,
Black and whispering as the rain
On the streets of Philadelphia

Fear's a powerful thing, baby,
It can turn your heart black you can trust.
It'll take your God filled soul
And fill it with devils and dust.

Everybody needs a place to rest,
Everybody wants to have a home,
Don't make no difference what nobody says,
Ain't nobody like to be alone.

Ain't no angel gonna greet me,
It's just you and I, my friend,
My clothes don't fit me no more,
I walked 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?

You say you're happy and you're doin' fine
Well go ahead, baby, I got plenty of time
Sad eyes never lie.

Now a life of leisure and a pirate's treasure
Don't make much for tragedy.
But it's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin
And can't stand the company.

Baby this town rips the bones from your back.
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap.

I was bruised and battered, I couldn't tell what I felt,
I was unrecognizable to myself,
I saw my reflection in a window,
I didn't know my own face,
Oh brother, are you gonna leave me wastin' away
On the streets of Philadelphia?

She'll let you come just far enough,
So you know she's really there.
She'll look at you and smile
And her eyes will say,
She's got a secret garden,
Where everything you want,
Where everything you need,
Will always stay
A million miles away.