philadelphia...
philadelphia...

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

i've got my friends in the world
i had my friends
when we were boys and girls
and the secrets came unfurled
mmmmm...

city of brotherly love
place i call home
don't turn your back on me
i don't want to be alone

someone is talking to me
calling my name
tell me i'm not to blame
i won't be ashamed of love
philadelphia

aaaaahh

city of brotherly love
brotherly love
aaadadadadaaadada
don't be ashamed of love
philadelphia

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




"When we were in Philadelphia, somebody mentioned that I needed to open up to the Neil Young song, Philadelphia, because I wasn't doing heart of gold. I couldn't really achieve that by myself at the piano. And when that was suggested by someone, I thought that AIDS being another place where people -- you're invaded by the blood. There were a lot of subtexts that started to happen, and that song really started to be a cornerstone of that night in Philadelphia. And Philadelphia was of course the middle sister between New York and Washington. She holds a very important place in this little mythic tale. Because a lot of times the middle sister doesn't get a whole lot of attention."
-- Tori; New York Times "Critics Choice" w/ Ann Powers, January 12, 2002