Down So Long

<br>The sun sets across the ocean<br>I`m a thousand mile from anywhere<br>And my pocketbook in my heart<br>Both just got stolen<br>And the sun act like she don`t even care<br>The wind blows cold when you reach the top<br>Feels like somebody`s face is stuck to the bottom of my shoe <br>Got a plastic jesus, a cordless telephone for every corner of my room <br>Got everybody but you tellin` me what to do <br><br>Well I`ve been down so long<br>It can`t be that much longer still<br>And I`ve been down for so long<br>That the end must be drawing near <br><br>I looked to everybody but me<br>To answer my prayers<br>Until I found an angel in the bathroom<br>Who said she didn`t see anybody who was saving anywhere<br>And the blind man said, "Simple... like flipping a coin -<br>Don`t matter what side it lands on<br>So long as it`s somebody else`s dime"<br>Cause if you`re the top of the bottom<br>It all feels the same<br>We live out of fear if we`re too rich or we`re too poor<br>Guess all I can do is muster up some change<br>And a little bit of faith<br>And take some dignity when I walk through this door <br><br>Gonna take a trip<br>Catch a train<br>Got a ticket in my hand<br>And then a fat man takes my money<br>And like cattle we all stand<br>I`m just a faceless body lost in this vast and worthless sea<br>In a thousand people I do not know<br>But really they are no different from me<br>They all have passion<br>They all have fear<br>They all have intense confusion<br>And no sweet moments that are clear<br>They all have aspirations<br>High hopes and dreams<br>And are really that alone like me <br><br>We`ve been down so long<br>It can`t be that much longer still<br>We`ve been down so long<br>That the end must be...<br>The end must be...<br>The end must be drawing near