Rapper standing on the corner Wrappers flying in the wind Waitress up from alabama Can't believe the cold she's in And meI'm sitting in my castle On the verge of a divorce And if I haven't got a hassle I'll create my ownof course Still I gotta live with my feelings But I know about science too And fame and death and money And what they do to you And I am gonna need a miracle I am gonna need a miracle I am gonna need a miracle Tonight on avenue b I bought about a hundred candles I'm burnin' em both night and day I'm sleepin' when I should be eatin' Cryin' when I should be gay My girlfriend's warm and loves me She's knockin' but she can't get in I'm a product of the paranoia Of the age I'm in And I am gonna need a miracle I'm really gonna need a miracle I'm really gonna need a miracle Tonight on avenue b I see the students out my window They're walking in their student clothes Eatin' books and information To make their understanding grow But this much I understand It's hard to be an empty man But since I gave 'em every part of me I ain't free And I am gonna need a miracle I am gonna need a miracle I am gonna need a miracle Tonight on avenue b I am gonna need a miracle I am gonna need a miracle I am gonna need a miracle Tonight on avenue b