What if I did not love you
Where would that leave me
Would I wander through
the avenues
Under appall of misery
Would I be face down
in the gutter
With cheap whiskey on
my breath
The lonely life of a writer
Whose words could not pay
his debts
Singin' please don't
please don't pass me by
I am alive
oh can't you see
That I've been
blinded completely
Please don't
please don't pass me by
I am alive
oh can't you see
That I am pleading
for your mercy
What if we became strangers
Would you notice
my face in a crowd
And you could you
hear the sorrow
in my voice
Helplessly crying
your name out loud
Would I be searching for
a savior
Burned and burning
with regret
The lonely life of a writer
Only if one last
desperate request
Singin' please don't
please don't pass me by
I am alive
oh can't you see
That I've been
blinded completely
Please don't
please don't pass me by
I am alive
oh can't you see
That I am pleading
for your mercy
I've been on the lamb
Being hunted
somethin' fierce
They say time and time
it wait's for no man
But I was just hopin
These storm filled skies
would clear
Please don't
please don't pass me by
Please don't
please don't pass me by
Please don't
please don't pass me by
Please don't
please don't pass me by
Please don't
please don't pass me by
I am alive
oh can't you see
That I am pleading
for your mercy