My Shadow in Vain (Original Version)

[Verse 1]

Stroll to the cafe

My God how time flies

And I close up my brain

Another friend dies

And me I'm just the same

[Verse 2]

Soaking up Broadway

Nightlife in Detroit

And I'd buy New York ladies

If these lights weren't so bright

And me I wasn't there

[Verse 3]

Stagger down Main Street

A knife in my side

And I fall to the gutter

In tears but with pride

And me I'm feeling no pain

[Verse 4]

Moving out of central

This waiter knows me well

Said he'll spill the whole story

(He) may be lyin' I can't tell

And me I'm not that kind

[Chorus]

I've been searching for my shadow in vain

How can I be still while my lifeline remains

I've been searching for my shadow in vain

How can I be still while my lifeline remains

With him

[Verse 5]

Try to steal a needle

Bring peace to my head

And I'm stumbling down the alleys

I find killers instead

And me I'm the cause of it all

[Verse 6]

Street corner women

Are taking their toll

Now they look at me, I'm dying

And I'm going home

And me, I'm lovin' it all

[Chorus]

I've been searching for my shadow in vain

How can I be still while my lifeline remains

I've been searching for my shadow in vain

How can I be still while my lifeline remains

With him