Angel Of Mercy Lyrics - Al Stewart

Every evening 

You come around here in your cloak of lies 

Half-believing 

I sit and listen as you offer up the prize 

Pick up your smile 

Just go faithless friend 

There is no pleasure waiting here for you 

Pick up your smile 

Just go faithless friend 

I don't see you any more as an angel of mercy 

Imitations 

Of the good life were your stock in trade 

Pale imitations 

You run for cover when the promise starts to fade 

Pick up your smile 

Just go faithless friend 

There is no treasure waiting here for you 

Pick up your smile 

Just go faithless friend 

I don't see you any more as an angel of mercy 

You play the game well 

You've got the knack 

Your hand in the till 

And the knife in the back 

Head for the hills 

Leaving them flat 

How come you treat 

Everybody like that? 

Spaced invader 

Of my privacy be on your way 

Tricky trader 

In webs of fantasy, the bank is closed today 

Pick up your smile 

Just go faithless friend 

There is no pleasure waiting here for you 

Pick up your smile 

Just go faithless friend 

I don't see you any more as an angel of mercy 

Pick up your smile 

Just go faithless friend 

There is no treasure waiting here for you 

Pick up your smile 

Just go faithless friend 

I don't see you any more 

As an angel of mercy 

Oh, an angel of mercy 

Oh, an angel of mercy