Here I am, standing all alone
Seems like I'm a thousand miles from home
You know that never did I have a friend
You know I never had a dollar that I could lend
And sometimes I get down on my knees
And I wonder if He sees
New York City is where I'm from
Down there in the ghetto, where you don't come
Seems like my life has pa**ed me by
And you tell me, tears of joy
But I tell you, I cry!
And sometimes I get down on my knees
And I wonder if He sees
Don't give me liquor for my pain
All my friends they never came back again
Nowhere to run, there's nowhere to hide
Just me in the ghetto with you looking in from outside
And sometimes I get down on my knees
And I wonder if He sees