If I Were An Angel Lyrics - Matraca Berg

They say I latched onto you 

Like you was the last train leaving town 

But you just kept on moving, boy 

Left me here to live you down 

Momma said she'd send a wire 

And cried on the phone 

Said, you'll always be my angel girl 

Won't you come back home? 

Well, if I was an angel I could fly over Jordan 

And I wouldn't need no Greyhound to save my soul 

But maybe that's a good thing 'cause I'll be home before I know 

And if I was an angel I'd have a long way to go 

So I got a job as a waitress 

In some God forsaken place 

Guess there's no choosing where you land 

When you fall from grace 

Well, I'm not sure what keeps me here 

My shame or my fool pride 

Well, neither one can give me wings 

Or offer me a ride 

Well, if I was an angel I could fly over Jordan 

And I wouldn't need no Greyhound to save my soul 

But maybe that's a good thing 'cause I'll be home before I know 

And if I was an angel I'd have a long way to go 

And oh, tonight I'll be dreaming 

Of the cracks in the sidewalk 

And a face through the window 

Back to a place I belong 

Well, if I was an angel I could fly over Jordan 

And I wouldn't need no Greyhound to save my soul 

But maybe that's a good thing cause I'll be home before I know 

And if I was an angel I'd have a long way to go 

Well, maybe that's a good thing 'cause I'll be home before I know 

And if I was an angel I'd have a long way to go