"Somebody Was Watching" lyrics - POPS STAPLES

I been shot up and shipped down,
I've been turned away and turned around,
Nobody to call my own,
In this mean old world alone,
Many, many nights I cried,
Somebody was all the time,
Down in my soul I knew,
Some way I'd get through

Looking back now I see,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was watching)
(Somebody was watching)

I've been locked up and locked down,
I've been used and abused,
Didn't know if I, was uptown or downtown,
You know my life was so confused,
Living in a state of depression,
Something saved me from my obsession,
My strength was put to test,
My weakness put to rest,

Looking back now I see,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was watching),
(Somebody was watching),
Somebody was watching,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was watching),
(Somebody was watching),
Somebody was watching,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was watching),
(Somebody was watching),
Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
(Somebody was watching),
(Somebody was watching),

[Solo]

(Somebody was watching),
(Somebody was watching(Backing Singers),

There was a time when peace I could not find,
Nothing to call my own,
No job, no car no home,
Living in a one room shack,
All I had was the clothes on my back,
Each day my only thing,
Have a bottle in my hand,

Looking back now I see,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was watching),
(Somebody was watching),
Somebody was watching,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was watching),
(Somebody was watching),
Somebody was watching,
Somebody was watching over me,
(Somebody was watching),
(Somebody was watching),
Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
(Somebody was watching),
(Somebody was watching over me),
(Somebody was watching),
(Somebody was watching),
Now my bad time is better than my good time used to be,
(Somebody was watching),
(Somebody was watching over me)