Sun sets 'cross the ocean I'm a thousand miles from anywhere My pocketbook and my heart both just got stolen And the sun act like she don't even care The wind blows cold when you reach the top It feels like someone's face is stuck to the bottom of my shoe I got a plastic jesus, a cordless telephone for every corner of my room Got everybody but you telling me what to do
But I've been down so long Ooh, it can't be longer still I've been down for so long That the end must be drawing near
I look to everybody but me to answer my prayers 'til I saw an angel in the bathroom who said she saw no one Worth saving anywhere
And a blind man on the corner said it's simple, like flipping a coin Don't matter what side it lands on if it's someone else's dime
But I've been down so long Ooh, it can't be longer still We've been down for so long That the end must be drawing near
I take a trip, I catch a train, I catch a plane I got a ticket in my hand And then a man takes my money And like cattle we all stand
But we've been down so long Ooh, it can't be longer still We've been down for so long The end must be... I know the end must be... Oh, I know the end must be drawing near
Bridge repeat / scat section
* live version (pre-1997) * Transcribed by adam l.
The sun sets across the ocean I'm a thousasnd mile from anywhere And my pocketbook in my heart Both just got stolen And the sun act like she don't even care The wind blows cold when you reach the top Feels like somebody's face is stuck to the bottom of my shoe Got a plastic jesus, a cordless telephone ..? ? .. corner of my room Got everybody but you tellin' me what to do *** Well I've been down so long It can't be that much longer still And I've been down for so long That the end must be drawing near *** I looked to everybody but me To answer my prayers Until I found an angel in the bathroom Who said she didn't see anybody who was savin anywhere And the blind man said, simple... like flipping a coin - Don't matter what side it lands on So long as it's somebody else's dime Cause if you're the top of the bottom It all feels the same We live out of fear if we're too rich or we're too poor Fuess all I can do is museter up some change And little bit of faith And take some dignity when I walk through this door
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Gonna take a trip Catch a train Got a ticket in my hand And then a fat man takes my money And like cattle we all stand I'm just a faceless body lost in this vast and worthless sea In a thousand people I do not know But really they are no different from me They all have passion They all have fear They all have intense confusion And no sweet moments that are clear They all have aspirations High hopes and dreams And are really that alone like me *** We've been down so long It can't be that nmuch longer still We've been down so long That the end must be... The end must be... The end must be drawing near
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