I Been Down So Long Lyrics - Sting

The sun sets across the ocean 

i'm a thousand mile from anywhere 

and my pocketbook in 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 

feels like somebody's face is stuck to the bottom of my shoe 

got a plastic jesus, a cordless telephone for every corner of my room 

got everybody but you tellin' me what to do 

Well i've been down so long 

it can't be that much longer still 

and i've been down for so long 

that the end must be drawing near 

I looked to everybody but me 

to answer my prayers 

until i found an angel in the bathroom 

who said she didn't see anybody who was saving anywhere 

and the blind man said, "simple... like flipping a coin - 

don't matter what side it lands on 

so long as it's somebody else's dime" 

cause if you're the top of the bottom 

it all feels the same 

we live out of fear if we're too rich or we're too poor 

guess all i can do is muster up some change 

and a little bit of faith 

and take some dignity when i walk through this door 

Gonna take a trip 

catch a train 

got a ticket in my hand 

and then a fat man takes my money 

and like cattle we all stand 

i'm just a faceless body lost in this vast and worthless sea 

in a thousand people i do not know 

but really they are no different from me 

they all have passion 

they all have fear 

they all have intense confusion 

and no sweet moments that are clear 

they all have aspirations 

high hopes and dreams 

and are really that alone like me 

We've been down so long 

it can't be that much longer still 

we've been down so long 

that the end must be... 

the end must be... 

the end must be drawing near 

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