The Angel Of Lyon Lyrics - The Long Way Around - Tom Russell

He had a vision of Anne Marie 

With a rosary in her hand 

So it's exit the rainmaker 

The old gray flannel man 

With a closet full of business suits 

He left a letter near the phone 

It said, "I'm on my way to paradise 

To see the angel of lyon" 

And then he caught the train to Brussels 

He ordered cognac and croissants 

He made a mental list 

Of things he owned but didn't want 

All the buildings, all the real estate 

The antique glass and stone 

He'd trade a vow of poverty 

To see the angel of Lyon 

And he sang ave maria 

Or at least the parts he knew 

And watched the shadow of the train 

On the towns that they rolled through 

And he closed his eyes and he saw two rivers 

The Rhone and the saone 

The male and female spirit of 

The city of Lyon 

Then he waited on the bridge 

Where they met the year before 

But the days turned into weeks 

And then the seasons numbered four 

And his clothes grew worn and ragged 

As through that town he roamed 

Searching every open window 

For the angel of Lyon 

And he sang Ava maria 

Or at least the parts he knew 

And watched his shadow on the walls 

Of the streets that he walked through 

And he crossed those holy rivers 

The Rhone and the saone 

They'd not give up the secret of 

The angel of Lyon 

There's a thousand candles burning 

In the basilica tonight 

Where sister eve maria 

Is the keeper of the light 

And down a dream of alleyways 

Walks a saint of rag and bone 

The madman torn asunder 

By the angel of lyon 

And he sang ava maria 

Or at least the parts he knew 

And watched his shadow on the wall 

Of the streets that he crawled through 

And he crossed those holy rivers 

The Rhone and the saone 

But they'd not give up the secret of 

The angel of Lyon