Nightmare

I was playing guitar at 34th and M When a man said, are you him? I said, am I who? He said, I don't know. So ineluctably I gave him a scenario. I said jump back, jump back in time Back to '68, I didn't have a dime I was more poor than I'd ever been And I was living like an orphan in the city of sin. Capitol Records, Hollywood and Vine I was following God, I was feeling fine I was preaching on the corner, singing on the streets, An ancient message with a modern beat. My hair was long, I might'a dressed like a bum But my music made it clear where I was coming from And where I'm going to when my life is done. Well, have you seen your brother, baby, Standing in the Son, in the Son