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Artist: Peter Gabriel
Canonical path: /peter-gabriel/philadelphia
Related lyric paths: 6
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Philadelphia
Read Philadelphia lyrics by Peter Gabriel on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Philadelphia
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Sometimes I think that I know
What love's all about
And when I see the light
I know I'll be all right.
I've got my friends in the world,
I had my friends
When we were boys and girls
And the secrets came unfurled.
City of brotherly love
Place I call home
Don't turn your back on me
I don't want to be alone
Love lasts forever.
Someone is talking to me,
Calling my name
Tell me I'm not to blame
I won't be ashamed of love.
Philadelphia,
City of brotherly love.
Brotherly love.
Sometimes I think that I know
What love's all about
And when I see the light
I know I'll be all right.
Philadelphia
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Peter Gabriel performs "Philadelphia", and this lyric page sits inside the Peter Gabriel catalog on LyroVerse.
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