Infamous Angel Lyrics - Infamous Angel - Iris Dement

Last night before I went to sleep, 

My knees dropped to the floor. 

I turned me eyes up to the sky, 

And I prayed: "Please help me, Lord. 

"You know I've sowed my wild oats, 

"And now the fun's all gone." 

And then I heard these tender words, 

And I put them in my song: 

"Infamous Angel, come on home, 

"To someone who loves you, 

"And knows you needed to roam. 

"Grab your things, a ticket's waiting, 

"At the bus depot: 

"For: 'Infamous Angel, Destination: Home'." 

I heard Heaven's choir rejoicing, 

As the tears broke from my eyes. 

And all at once it lifted, 

The weight from my past life. 

I found a pen and I left a note, 

On the dresser drawer: 

"Infamous Angel: she don't live here anymore." 

"Infamous Angel, come on home, 

"To someone who loves you, 

"And knows you needed to roam. 

"Grab your things, a ticket's waiting, 

"At the bus depot: 

"For: 'Infamous Angel, Destination: Home'." 

Instrumental Break. 

Then I hurried out the back door, 

As quickly as I could. 

I went flying down two flights of stairs, 

'Til on the street I stood. 

And there I took that final look, 

At my old neighbourhood. 

Then I ran down the street proclaiming: 

"Angel: gone for good." 

Infamous Angel, going home, 

To someone who loves her, 

And knows she needed to roam. 

She grabbed her things and claimed the ticket, 

At the bus depot: 

For: "Infamous Angel, Destination: Home." 

"Infamous Angel, Destination: Home."