Helpless
Manhattan Transfer Lyrics

Every day I walk some lonely street
Each day, I find myself wandering down deserted roads, searching for you.

Searchin' 'til you come back to me
My quest is never-ending and it only concludes with your return.

People around just stop and stare
As I traverse unknown paths, onlookers fixate their gaze on me.

As if they know the hurt I bear
Their scrutiny makes me feel like they understand my pain.

And suddenly I realize
It dawns on me unexpectedly.

I'm cryin' cryin' cryin' cryin'
My eyes are brimming with tears that keep pouring out.

'Cause I'm in a helpless situation
A feeling of powerlessness consumes me.

And I need some consolation
I'm seeking solace from this agony.

'Cause my mind is in a confusion
My thoughts are in a disarray.

And my heart feels much confusion
My emotions are all over the place and overwhelming me.

Since you've been gone it keeps me cryin' cryin' cryin' cryin'
Ever since you left, I have been endlessly weeping.

In the shelter of your love my strength I found
Your affection gave me the required courage to face the world.

But now I'm useless, since you're not around
I feel powerless and all my strength has evaporated since you've been gone.

Oh I'm helpless
I'm at a loss and don't know what to do.

Since I lost your love
Ever since I lost your affection and care.

Helpless
Feeling vulnerable and defeated.

'Cause now I need your love
Now, more than ever, I require your love and support.

I never needed no one before
I've always been self-reliant, and never relied on anyone's assistance.

But now I need you more and more
However, currently I can't do without you and the desire to have you around is ever-increasing.

I'm helpless 'til you come back to me
I'm helpless until you return to my life.

Helpless in this world of grieve
The sadness of this world has rendered me helpless.

I need your words of confidence
Your every word is what keeps me going.

I need those happy times we spent
I yearn for those happy and beautiful moments that we spent together.

I'm in a hopeless feel confusion
I'm confused and hopeless without you.

And your love is your solution
The only solution to my hopelessness is your love.

It's my fault
I am responsible for the current predicament.

And I won't search for you no longer
I won't try to find you anymore.

As I go home alone
I'll have to go home empty-handed, alone.

Needing you to stop
But I still need you to come back into my life.

And I'm having these strange illusions
I'm experiencing bizarre feelings and thoughts.

Loneliness deep inside keeps me cryin' cryin' cryin' cryin'
The emptiness inside me makes me sob endlessly.

In a helpless situation
I'm struck in a powerless and hopeless predicament.

And I need your consolation
I'm in dire need of your comfort and sympathy.

And I'm having these strange illusions
I'm struggling with erratic thoughts and emotions.