[00:15.54]Across the old Delaware I fell apart
[00:20.30]In the city of brotherly love
[00:23.77]And the winter bit hard through the holes in my jacket
[00:28.91]And my thoughts lean toward giving up
[00:32.48]See, I’ve been a wanderer and it’s been some time
[00:37.74]Since I’ve found somewhere I could belong
[00:41.34]‘Til a cold wind on Walnut Street whistled in the trees
[00:46.40]And it sounded to me like a song
[00:49.88]Said: “when you’re down and you’re out
[00:55.70]And don’t remember the feeling of joy
[00:59.95]You can lean on me, brother,
[01:02.94]I won’t let you fall
[01:05.90]Not while I’m a Philadelphia boy
[01:09.90]Oh Lord, not while I’m a Philadelphia boy”
[01:25.75]I took a walk through the city
[01:28.89]I bumped shoulders with strangers
[01:32.22]The sinners, the saints and the thieves
[01:36.42]I looked in faces befitting a cynical age
[01:41.36]But we so desperately want to believe
[01:44.89]And when I needed a doctor and a brother and a friend
[01:50.04]Turn out I wasn’t so far from my home
[01:53.94]‘Cause sweet Philadelphia opened her arms
[01:58.74]Took me in like I was one of her own
[02:02.32]Said: “when you’re down and you’re out
[02:07.82]And don’t remember the feeling of joy
[02:12.02]You can lean on me, brother,
[02:15.02]I won’t let you fall
[02:17.92]Not while I’m a Philadelphia boy
[02:22.02]Oh Lord, not while I’m a Philadelphia boy”
[02:26.17]Just a rounder in need of a home
[02:31.7]And a brother who won’t let me go
[02:34.90]Benny Franklin’s an old friend you know
[02:39.90]It’s not just some face on a hundred dollar bill
[02:43.70]He’s my old Philadelphia boy
[02:47.45]Oh Lord, he’s a good old Philadelphia boy
[02:59.0]No I wasn’t raised Christian
[03:02.0]Oh but I was raised good
[03:05.60]I never looked to no heavens above
[03:10.70]But my wretched old soul is in safe hands tonight
[03:15.60]In the city of brotherly love
[03:19.0]So I’ll be out for a slice at Lorenzo’s tonight
[03:24.70]With a poker chip tight in my hand
[03:28.0]If you need a ride I’ll be parked right outside
[03:33.20]If you need a brother – well I’m your man
[03:37.0]‘Cause when you’re down and you’re out
[03:42.50]And don’t remember the feeling of joy
[03:46.70]You can lean on me, brother,
[03:49.70]I won’t let you fall
[03:52.70]Not while I’m a Philadelphia boy
[03:56.70]Oh Lord, not while I’m a Philadelphia boy
[04:00.60]Oh Lord, not while I’m a Philadelphia boy

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’ve found somewhere I could belong
‘Til a 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
Turn 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
It’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
No 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’s 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