Sister Morphine [Version 1] — текст песни (Marianne Faithfull)

Here I lie in my hospital bed,
Tell me, Sister Morphine, when are you coming round again.
Oh, and I don`t think I can wait that long
Oh, you see that my pain is so strong.

All the other patients say they`ve never seen a man with such pain,
Tell me, Sister Morphine, when are you coming round again ?
Oh, I don`t think I can wait that long,
Oh, you see that I`m not that strong.

The scream of the ambulance is sounding in my ear.
Tell me, Sister Morphine, how long have I been lying here ?
What am I doing in this place ?
Why does the doctor have no face ?
Oh, I can`t crawl across the floor.
Can`t you see, Sister Morphine, just trying to score.

Well, it just goes to show things are not what they seem.
Please, Sister Morphine, turn my nightmare into dreams.
Oh, can`t you see I`m fading fast
And that this shot will be the last.

Please, Cousin Cocaine, lay your cool hands on my head.
Hey, Sister Morphine, you`d better make up the lyin` bed
`Cause you know and I know in the morning I`ll be dead,
And you can sit around and watch all the clean white sheets stain red.