guardian angel
Lyrics
verse 1
Well I was drowning your memory again last night.
I was almost smiling at closing time.
a man in a overcoat sat down next to me.
I could tell he wasn’t feeling too fine.
He was dropping feathers from under his coat.
I said I’ll buy a drink for your chicken too.
He said you don’t know the gospel truth.
Or the hell that i’ve been through, and he said…
chorus
If this is the fate of a guardian angel,
I don’t want no part of this.
She’s made my heavenly life a hell.
Saint Peter take me off the list.
verse 2
He ordered a double shot of heavenly hooch.
Shaking so bad I helped him take his drink.
He said much obliged, look what she’s done to me.
That woman is the devil’s missing link.
He said I was watchin’ over her but I just quit.
‘Cause she’d drive the pope to perdition, and he said.
chorus
If this is the fate of a guardian angel,
I don’t want no part of this.
She’s made my heavenly life a hell.
Saint Peter take me off the list.
instrumental break
bridge
I sat wondering who she was as he told his fate.
The story sounded so familiar.
When he said your name, I knew you were to blame.
I said buddy, you’re lucky she didn’t kill ya!
chorus
So that was the fate of the guardian angel.
He drank ’til he opened a heavenly gate.
He vanished in a puff of whiskey smoke.
And I began prayin’ for a different fate.