I'm real real gone I got hit by a bow and arrow You got me down to the very marrow And I'm real real gone I can't stand up by myself Don't you know, baby, I need your help And I'm real real gone Some people say You can make it on your own Oh you can make it if you try I know better now You can't stand up alone Oh baby that is why I'm real real gone I can't stand up by myself Don't you know I need your help You're a friend of mine And I'm real real gone And Sam Cooke is on the radio And the night is filled with space And your fingertips touch my face You're a friend of mine And I'm real real gone I'm real gone Oh lord I got hit by a bow and arrow Got me down to the very marrow You're a friend of mine And I'm real real gone And I'm real real gone I'm real gone Wilson Pickett said: - 'In the midnight hour, that's When my love comes tumbling down' Solomon Burke said: - 'If you need me, why don't you call me' James Brown said: - 'When you're tired of what you got, try me' Gene Chandler said: - 'There's a rainbow in my soul'