It ain't no jive I was burning alive Whenever you walk in the room It happened so quickly I was feeling so sickly Like a lover who lost his muse The sharks in the tank or The men in the bank He wants my money to loan I can't understand What the hell is his plan While he ain't even got a home Ain't got a home Girl on a street With holes in her feet Looks through the eyes of a cloud She don't look amazed She's feeling kind of sad So I just walk around I rea**ess
She's down on her luck She's reading a book of lies I don't know when I'll be coming home baby But I shall sympathize Can sympathize Can sympathize Angels spread their wings On all the dirty things But you Do She drops to the floor Her head's by the door Her bible is by her side Heaven is calling The new world is falling And she ain't got a single person left To confide No one to confide No one to confide Ah to confide I sympathize Can sympathize