Philadelphia Boy Songtext
von David Ford

Across the old Delaware, I fell apart
In the city of brotherly love
And the winter bit hard through the holes in my jacket
And my thoughts lean toward giving up

See, I′ve been a wanderer and it's been some time
Since I found somewhere I could belong
′Til the cold wind on Walnut Street whistled in the trees
And it sounded to me like a song

Said: "When you're down and you're out
And don′t remember the feeling of joy
You can lean on me, brother
I won′t let you fall
Not while I'm a Philadelphia boy
Oh Lord, not while I′m a Philadelphia boy"

I took a walk through the city
I bumped shoulders with strangers
The sinners, the saints and the thieves
I looked in faces befitting a cynical age
But we so desperately want to believe


And when I needed a doctor and a brother and a friend
Turned out I wasn't so far from my home
′Cause sweet Philadelphia opened her arms
Took me in like I was one of her own

Said: "When you're down and you′re out
And don't remember the feeling of joy
You can lean on me, brother
I won't let you fall
Not while I′m a Philadelphia boy
Oh Lord, not while I′m a Philadelphia boy"

Just a rounder in need of a home
And a brother who won't let me go
Benny Franklin′s an old friend, you know
He's not just some face on a hundred dollar bill
He′s my old Philadelphia boy
Oh Lord, he's a good old Philadelphia boy

Now I wasn′t raised Christian
Oh, but I was raised good
I never looked to no heavens above
But my wretched old soul is in safe hands tonight
In the city of brotherly love


So I'll be out for a slice at Lorenzo tonight
With a poker chip tight in my hand
If you need a ride, I'll be parked right outside
If you need a brother, well, I′m your man

′Cause when you're down and you′re out
And don't remember the feeling of joy
You can lean on me, brother
I won′t let you fall
Not while I'm a Philadelphia boy
Oh Lord, not while I′m a Philadelphia boy
Oh Lord, not while I'm a Philadelphia boy