Here but I'm Gone - Curtis Mayfield

How did I get so far gone

Where do I belong

And where in the world did I ever go wrong

If I took the time to replace

What my mind erased

I still feel as if I’m here but I’m gone

Porched up in a rocking-chair

With my feet all bare

Rolling my blunt in a cigar wrap

Live an adolescent mind

never do take the time

Waiting for my high, quiet as it’s kept

How did I get so far gone

Where do I belong

And where in the world did I ever go wrong

If I took the time to replace

What my mind erased

I still feel as if I’m here but I’m gone

Mama told me I was best

Argue and punch in my chest

Son now be strong, let me take you home

I’d see in her eyes so sincere

Screaming, what got me here

Standing in the world and with my mind all blown

How did I get so far gone

Where do I belong

And where in the world did I ever go wrong

If I took the time to replace

What my mind erased

I still feel as if I’m here but I’m gone

How did I get so far gone

Where do I belong

And where in the world did I ever go wrong

If I took the time to replace

What my mind erased

I still feel as if I’m here but I’m gone

I do nothing but waste all my time

Leaving the world behind

Smoking my crack just to keep me high

Around the boys I play my part rough

Keep myself tough enough

Never to cry

Don’t really want to die

How did I get so far gone

Where do I belong

And where in the world did I ever go wrong

If I took the time to replace

What my mind erased

I still feel as if I’m here but I’m gone

How did I get so far gone

Where do I belong

And where in the world did I ever go wrong

If I took the time to replace

What my mind erased

I still feel as if I’m here but I’m gone