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