Streets of Philadelphia

I think this is probably one of the saddest songs ever.
This man is so completely defeated and alone...


I was bruised and battered
I couldn’t tell what I felt
I was unrecognizable to myself

Saw my reflection in a window
didn’t know my own face
Oh brother are you gonna leave me
Wastin´away
On the streets of philadelphia

I walked the avenue till 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

Ain’t no angel gonna greet me
It’s just you and I my friend
And 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

--Bruce Springsteen