“I was bruised and battered and 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.”

—  Bruce Springsteen

"Streets of Philadelphia", from the soundtrack to the film Philadelphia (1994)
Song lyrics, Singles

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