Saw him turn the corner on that busy Philly streetShopped the morning trash can for his coffeePulled a pickle from inside to him a tasty treatThough he seemed familiar, I couldn't quite believeThere was a man who looked like my lost friendHe used to say to meYou give it your best, whatever you tryWhen trouble comes by and shatters your viewBut life is a mess, things fall apartAnd nothing is right and answers are fewI'll rescue youYeahI'll rescue youServing for the first time in dust countryOut on loanDropped more than he ever wants to tell youHe's the one who kept us all out of the body homeLast time that I saw himThey carried him awayWe thought he died when he drewTheir fireI still can hear him sayYou give it your best, whatever you tryWhen trouble comes by and shatters your viewBut life is a mess, things fall apartAnd nothing is right and answers are fewI'll rescue youWhoa, whoa, whoa, whoaI'll rescue youWhoa, whoa, whoa, whoaI'll rescue youWhoa, whoa, whoa, whoaBallin' brotherGive it your bestHis sacrifice to payGive it your bestGreater than no otherWell, I rememberEvery single word I heard him sayIn the field that dayI walked over to that manWorth more than my loose changeStopped and found the meaning of life's riddleMy hand reached out to greet himLike family rearrangedWell, he looked up slowCracked a smileAnd in his eyes I could seeThere was the friendWho saved my lifeWho saved me back thenThe turn had come to meYou give it your best, whatever you tryWhen trouble comes by and shatters your viewBut life is a mess, things fall apartAnd nothing is right and answers are fewYou give it your best, whatever you tryWhen trouble comes by and shatters your viewBut life is a mess, things fall apartAnd nothing is right and answers are fewI'll rescue youOh, oh, oh, ohI'll rescue youOh, oh, oh, ohI'll rescue youOh, oh, oh, ohGive it your bestGive it your bestOh, oh, oh, oh