Somebody Was Watching
๐ต 1912 characters
โฑ๏ธ 4:07 duration
๐ ID: 14562048
๐ Lyrics
I been shot up and shipped down,
I've been turned away and turned around,
Nobody to call my own,
In this mean old world alone,
Many, many nights I cried,
Somebody was all the time,
Down in my soul I knew,
Some way I'd get through
Looking back now I see,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
I've been locked up and locked out,
I've been used and abused,
Didn't know if I, was uptown or downtown,
You know my life was so confused,
Living in a state of depression,
Something saved me from my obsession,
My strength was put to test,
My weakness put to rest,
Looking back now I see,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
Somebody was watching,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
Somebody was watching,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
There was a time when peace I could not find,
Nothing to call my own,
No job, no car no home,
Slaving in a one room shack,
All I had were the clothes on my back,
Each day my only plan:
Have a bottle in my hand,
Looking back now I see,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
Somebody was watching,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
Somebody was watching,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching over me)
I've been turned away and turned around,
Nobody to call my own,
In this mean old world alone,
Many, many nights I cried,
Somebody was all the time,
Down in my soul I knew,
Some way I'd get through
Looking back now I see,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
I've been locked up and locked out,
I've been used and abused,
Didn't know if I, was uptown or downtown,
You know my life was so confused,
Living in a state of depression,
Something saved me from my obsession,
My strength was put to test,
My weakness put to rest,
Looking back now I see,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
Somebody was watching,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
Somebody was watching,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
There was a time when peace I could not find,
Nothing to call my own,
No job, no car no home,
Slaving in a one room shack,
All I had were the clothes on my back,
Each day my only plan:
Have a bottle in my hand,
Looking back now I see,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
Somebody was watching,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
Somebody was watching,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching),
Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
(Somebody was a-watching),
(Somebody was a-watching over me)
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:12.48] I been shot up and shipped down,
[00:15.38] I've been turned away and turned around,
[00:19.00] Nobody to call my own,
[00:20.93] In this mean old world alone,
[00:24.67] Many, many nights I cried,
[00:27.56] Somebody was all the time,
[00:30.46] Down in my soul I knew,
[00:33.21] Some way I'd get through
[00:36.24] Looking back now I see,
[00:39.02] Somebody was watching over me,
[00:42.07] (Somebody was a-watching),
[00:45.01] (Somebody was a-watching),
[00:46.95] I've been locked up and locked out,
[00:49.88] I've been used and abused,
[00:51.93] Didn't know if I, was uptown or downtown,
[00:55.19] You know my life was so confused,
[00:59.25] Living in a state of depression,
[01:02.06] Something saved me from my obsession,
[01:04.91] My strength was put to test,
[01:07.88] My weakness put to rest,
[01:10.77] Looking back now I see,
[01:13.59] Somebody was watching over me,
[01:17.02] (Somebody was a-watching),
[01:17.50] (Somebody was a-watching),
[01:22.12] Somebody was watching,
[01:25.09] Somebody was watching over me,
[01:28.26] (Somebody was a-watching),
[01:29.02] (Somebody was a-watching),
[01:30.73] Somebody was watching,
[01:36.55] Somebody was watching over me,
[01:39.60] (Somebody was a-watching),
[01:40.11] (Somebody was a-watching),
[01:44.14] Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
[01:51.60] (Somebody was a-watching),
[01:55.14] (Somebody was a-watching),
[02:28.52] (Somebody was a-watching),
[02:29.47] (Somebody was a-watching),
[02:31.12] There was a time when peace I could not find,
[02:36.93] Nothing to call my own,
[02:39.82] No job, no car no home,
[02:42.63] Slaving in a one room shack,
[02:45.61] All I had were the clothes on my back,
[02:48.54] Each day my only plan:
[02:51.38] Have a bottle in my hand,
[02:54.20] Looking back now I see,
[02:56.98] Somebody was watching over me,
[03:00.68] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:01.25] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:05.64] Somebody was watching,
[03:08.49] Somebody was watching over me,
[03:11.64] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:12.41] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:17.19] Somebody was watching,
[03:19.95] Somebody was watching over me,
[03:23.12] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:26.02] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:27.64] Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
[03:35.08] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:37.94] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:38.68] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:41.24] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:44.84] Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
[03:51.79] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:53.09] (Somebody was a-watching over me)
[03:57.05]
[00:15.38] I've been turned away and turned around,
[00:19.00] Nobody to call my own,
[00:20.93] In this mean old world alone,
[00:24.67] Many, many nights I cried,
[00:27.56] Somebody was all the time,
[00:30.46] Down in my soul I knew,
[00:33.21] Some way I'd get through
[00:36.24] Looking back now I see,
[00:39.02] Somebody was watching over me,
[00:42.07] (Somebody was a-watching),
[00:45.01] (Somebody was a-watching),
[00:46.95] I've been locked up and locked out,
[00:49.88] I've been used and abused,
[00:51.93] Didn't know if I, was uptown or downtown,
[00:55.19] You know my life was so confused,
[00:59.25] Living in a state of depression,
[01:02.06] Something saved me from my obsession,
[01:04.91] My strength was put to test,
[01:07.88] My weakness put to rest,
[01:10.77] Looking back now I see,
[01:13.59] Somebody was watching over me,
[01:17.02] (Somebody was a-watching),
[01:17.50] (Somebody was a-watching),
[01:22.12] Somebody was watching,
[01:25.09] Somebody was watching over me,
[01:28.26] (Somebody was a-watching),
[01:29.02] (Somebody was a-watching),
[01:30.73] Somebody was watching,
[01:36.55] Somebody was watching over me,
[01:39.60] (Somebody was a-watching),
[01:40.11] (Somebody was a-watching),
[01:44.14] Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
[01:51.60] (Somebody was a-watching),
[01:55.14] (Somebody was a-watching),
[02:28.52] (Somebody was a-watching),
[02:29.47] (Somebody was a-watching),
[02:31.12] There was a time when peace I could not find,
[02:36.93] Nothing to call my own,
[02:39.82] No job, no car no home,
[02:42.63] Slaving in a one room shack,
[02:45.61] All I had were the clothes on my back,
[02:48.54] Each day my only plan:
[02:51.38] Have a bottle in my hand,
[02:54.20] Looking back now I see,
[02:56.98] Somebody was watching over me,
[03:00.68] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:01.25] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:05.64] Somebody was watching,
[03:08.49] Somebody was watching over me,
[03:11.64] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:12.41] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:17.19] Somebody was watching,
[03:19.95] Somebody was watching over me,
[03:23.12] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:26.02] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:27.64] Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
[03:35.08] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:37.94] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:38.68] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:41.24] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:44.84] Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
[03:51.79] (Somebody was a-watching),
[03:53.09] (Somebody was a-watching over me)
[03:57.05]