Lyrics: Michael McDonald/LON ANTHONY BOVE
Music: Michael McDonald/LON ANTHONY BOVE
"MY ANGEL" (© MICHAEL MCDONALD & LON BOVÉ)
ONCE I SAW AN ANGEL
SHE LEFT HER GHOST BEHIND
NOW I LAY AWAKE BESIDE THE LONESOME SOUNDS OF NIGHT
I LISTEN FOR HER FOOTSTEPS
IN THE SOUNDS FROM OFF THE STREET
A BABY CRYING THROUGH THE WALLS, REMINDING ME
OF SOMETHING SHE ONCE TOLD ME
BEFORE WE FELL ASLEEP
EVERY TEAR A BABY CRYS
THE ANGELS KEEP
BUT MY ANGEL PUT A CURSE ON ME
I'D WAIT BELOW HER WINDOW
'TILL THE MORNING BRINGS HER HOME
BUT HER LIFE FITS IN A SUITCASE
AND NOW SHE'S GONE
FOR ALL OUR EXPECTATIONS
WE'RE LEFT WITH WHAT IS REAL
WHEN WE FORSAKE THE THINGS WE KNOW FOR THE THINGS THAT WE FEEL
AND THERE TO GUARD THE CRADLE
UNTIL THE LIGHT OF DAWN
AND CRY THE TEARS FOR OUR REDEMPTION
WHEN OUR HOPE IS GONE
BUT MY ANGEL PUT A CURSE ON ME, SHE PUT A CURSE ON ME