Please, Sister Morphine, turn my nightmare into dreams
Tell me, Sister Morphine, when are you coming round again?
Oh, you see, am I barely so strong?
Publisher: ABKCO MUSIC INC
'Cause you know and I know in the morning I'll be dead
Oh, I don't think I can wait that long
Tell me, Sister Morphine, how long have I been lying here?
All the other patients say they've never seen a man with such pain
Can't you see, Sister Morphine, I'm just trying to score
Well, it just goes to show things are not what they seem
Oh, I don't think I can wait that long
And that this shot will be my last
The scream of the ambulance is sounding in my ears
And you can sit around and you can watch
Songwriters: Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
What am I doing in this place? Why does the doctor have no face?
Hey, Sister Morphine, you'd better make up my bed
Tell me, Sister Morphine, when are you coming round again?
Here I lie in my hospital bed
Oh, you see I'm not that strong
Oh, can't you see I'm fading fast
Sweet Cousin Cocaine, lay your cool hands on my head
Oh, I can't crawl across the floor
The clean white sheets stained red