Wayward Angel lyrics

When I grow up I want a pony
I’m gonna ride her from the dust to dawn
I’m gonna brush her mane
and feed her sugar cane
and keep her in safe from the storm

If I had a pony
I wonder would I be your girl

When I grow up I want a baby
I’m gonna name it after Ralph Stanley
and I sure won’t mind if it cries all night
just as long as it looks like me

If I had a baby

If I was in a movie I would hold my head up high
and If I was in a movie i would never be this shy
I would shout aloud and be so proud of what I have to say
and if I was in a movie I would never have let your get away

well if I was in a movie I would stand the test of time
and if I was in a movie I would get away with crime
I would run so fast and always last the distance of the day

I’m a little bit stronger
I’m a little bit wiser
It’s a little bit clearer in my mind
I can should a bit louder
I can feel a bit prouder
but nothing makes sense to me this time

I’m a little bit older
I’m a little bit surer
I can fight a bit harder against the tide
I can make it sound better
much better than shattered
but nothing makes sense to me this time

if I fall like rain
will you still feel the same
will you hold me and call out my name
if I’m lost in the crowd
will you shout out loud
will you take me to the other side of town
and when that sun beats down
will you stay
will you turn around
and fly away

Like a bluebird tail wind
it sounds just like the angels sing
am I ever gonna see you again
Bluebird with a brand new wing

Well I used to make the fire
now I’m running out of flames
the closer I get the more it rains
and I won’t change everything to
have you back again
but I can’t keep everything the same

They say it won’t get harder
and I’m gonna be okay
but its just like me
to go against the grain
and while I’m tied to your shoestring
and I’m breaking from the strain

Well I am a wayward angel
I don’t suffer I don’t cry
and late in the night your sleeping
I come to hover by your side
so close your weary weathered eyes
these tears are just a faint disguise
cause I am a wayward angel
I don’t suffer, I don’t cry

Cold in the heart of winter
make your shiver make you blue
I’,, stay close by your window
give your blankets to hold on to

I’m just an old man
my hair is thinning
my head is spinning
I cry myself to sleep at night
and lordy lordy
though no one hears me
I know you’re near me
you will always be my wife

and some days make me
feel weak and shaky
some fly right right by me
like a paper aeroplane
and I hardly notice
that the world’s gone crazy
but nothings clearer
than the way you said my name

Sometimes you walk like an angel
sometimes you walk like a man
sometimes you crawl like a baby
makes me forget who I am

have you ever been held before
like honey to the bee
I’ve never been held before
like you hold me

you make me feel like a river
like a water overflow
wanna shout it out from the mountains
wanna sing it on the radio
well I’d sell my soul like a sinner

Wouldn’t you think that
I’d have it all figured out by now
that I’d know exactly what I’m dong
wouldn’t you think that I’d have a key
to open every melody and sing
like it is all here at my feet
wouldn’t you think that
I’d have a life hanging on my wall
so I could prove that I’m alive
but these are just things I’ve been given
for a plastic way of living

In the year of 62 the land received a soul
a baby cried, a mother smiles,
a hero made of gold
a heart like a burning flame
beats like an old steam train
bound to an other by chain
silver lining

as the boy because a man
the child inside remained
high on life with wide eyes open
a smile that could dry up the rain
a name that would now ring true
like a sun on a sky of blue

Do you remember when I was a baby
did I cry, did I cry
I only remember the days I was laughing
when you sang me sweet lullabies
when you sand me sweet bye and bye

sometimes I wonder if you were an angel
would you fly, would you fly
or would you just hover right here by my side
keeping me warm and dry
keeping me safe by you side

mother mother won’t fall from grace

Wrong way down a wrong way track
cold run down the length of my back
whip my heart with a mighty crack
you gave me the closest thing
to a heart attack

my body shivers my body it shakes
you rock the house with the
love that you make
I’m growing weak with
this intangible ache
but baby keep it coming
for goodness sake

wash me down with the dirty water

if I could learn how to fly
my feet would never though the ground
I’d never have to say goodbye
I wouldn’t have to make a sound
I could give away this heart
leave it in the lost and found
if I could fly high I’d never come down

if I could sail across the sea
I would head towards the sun
I would never have to be
anything to anyone
I could chase your memory

I’ve been acting, high and mighty
It’s just the liar here inside me
it’s complicated but so sincere
I’m saturated from living in here

I never wanted anything but a record and a band
I never wanted anything I didn’t understand

I should’ve known better
I should’ve broke free
I should’ve known better
there aint no guarantees

it shattered slowly
it’s broken through

Well I just came down from Chippewa
I had a station wagon and a hundred dollars
I was thinkin' about the girl I'd lost a year before
I hadn't seen her for some time
I thought that I might go on by
When your memory came floodin' in
And you closed that door

[CHORUS:]

Wish I was a freight train baby
Wish I was a diesel locomotive
I'd come whistlin' down your track

Late on a Friday my husband went up to the mountains with three friends
They took provisions and bottles of bourbon to last them all through the weekend
One hundred miles they drove just to fish in a stream
And there's so much water so close to home
When they arrived it was cold and dark; they set up their camp quickly

I’ve been acting, high and mighty
It’s just the liar here inside me
it’s complicated but so sincere
I’m saturated from living in here

I never wanted anything but a record and a band
I never wanted anything I didn’t understand

I should’ve known better
I should’ve broke free
I should’ve known better
there aint no guarantees

it shattered slowly
it’s broken through

if I could learn how to fly
my feet would never though the ground
I’d never have to say goodbye
I wouldn’t have to make a sound
I could give away this heart
leave it in the lost and found
if I could fly high I’d never come down

if I could sail across the sea
I would head towards the sun
I would never have to be
anything to anyone
I could chase your memory

Wrong way down a wrong way track
cold run down the length of my back
whip my heart with a mighty crack
you gave me the closest thing
to a heart attack

my body shivers my body it shakes
you rock the house with the
love that you make
I’m growing weak with
this intangible ache
but baby keep it coming
for goodness sake

wash me down with the dirty water

Do you remember when I was a baby
did I cry, did I cry
I only remember the days I was laughing
when you sang me sweet lullabies
when you sand me sweet bye and bye

sometimes I wonder if you were an angel
would you fly, would you fly
or would you just hover right here by my side
keeping me warm and dry
keeping me safe by you side

mother mother won’t fall from grace

In the year of 62 the land received a soul
a baby cried, a mother smiles,
a hero made of gold
a heart like a burning flame
beats like an old steam train
bound to an other by chain
silver lining

as the boy because a man
the child inside remained
high on life with wide eyes open
a smile that could dry up the rain
a name that would now ring true
like a sun on a sky of blue

Wouldn’t you think that
I’d have it all figured out by now
that I’d know exactly what I’m dong
wouldn’t you think that I’d have a key
to open every melody and sing
like it is all here at my feet
wouldn’t you think that
I’d have a life hanging on my wall
so I could prove that I’m alive
but these are just things I’ve been given
for a plastic way of living

I’m just an old man
my hair is thinning
my head is spinning
I cry myself to sleep at night
and lordy lordy
though no one hears me
I know you’re near me
you will always be my wife

and some days make me
feel weak and shaky
some fly right right by me
like a paper aeroplane
and I hardly notice
that the world’s gone crazy
but nothings clearer
than the way you said my name

Well I used to make the fire
now I’m running out of flames
the closer I get the more it rains
and I won’t change everything to
have you back again
but I can’t keep everything the same

They say it won’t get harder
and I’m gonna be okay
but its just like me
to go against the grain
and while I’m tied to your shoestring
and I’m breaking from the strain

if I fall like rain
will you still feel the same
will you hold me and call out my name
if I’m lost in the crowd
will you shout out loud
will you take me to the other side of town
and when that sun beats down
will you stay
will you turn around
and fly away

Like a bluebird tail wind
it sounds just like the angels sing
am I ever gonna see you again
Bluebird with a brand new wing

I’m a little bit stronger
I’m a little bit wiser
It’s a little bit clearer in my mind
I can should a bit louder
I can feel a bit prouder
but nothing makes sense to me this time

I’m a little bit older
I’m a little bit surer
I can fight a bit harder against the tide
I can make it sound better
much better than shattered
but nothing makes sense to me this time

If I was in a movie I would hold my head up high
and If I was in a movie i would never be this shy
I would shout aloud and be so proud of what I have to say
and if I was in a movie I would never have let your get away

well if I was in a movie I would stand the test of time
and if I was in a movie I would get away with crime
I would run so fast and always last the distance of the day

When I grow up I want a pony
I’m gonna ride her from the dust to dawn
I’m gonna brush her mane
and feed her sugar cane
and keep her in safe from the storm

If I had a pony
I wonder would I be your girl

When I grow up I want a baby
I’m gonna name it after Ralph Stanley
and I sure won’t mind if it cries all night
just as long as it looks like me

If I had a baby

Well I am a wayward angel
I don’t suffer I don’t cry
and late in the night your sleeping
I come to hover by your side
so close your weary weathered eyes
these tears are just a faint disguise
cause I am a wayward angel
I don’t suffer, I don’t cry

Cold in the heart of winter
make your shiver make you blue
I’,, stay close by your window
give your blankets to hold on to

Sometimes you walk like an angel
sometimes you walk like a man
sometimes you crawl like a baby
makes me forget who I am

have you ever been held before
like honey to the bee
I’ve never been held before
like you hold me

you make me feel like a river
like a water overflow
wanna shout it out from the mountains
wanna sing it on the radio
well I’d sell my soul like a sinner

Don't wanna read the paper
I don't like bad news
Last night a man got shot
Outside the house of blues
I'd like to ignore it
I'd like to just pretend
That the reason for it
Is something I can comprehend
I don't listen to the radio
Last time it made me cry
Two boys went crazy
Fifteen kids died
And I don't know their families
I don't ask 'em how they're going

Hear the trucks on the highway, And the tickin' of the clocks
There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon, Bullet holes in the mailbox
Bullet holes in the mailbox, Keyholes in my mind
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
I've fallin' behind

She said won't you come see me, When the sun goes down
It'll be just like the old days, When I used to let you hang around