She saw the ragged edge of nowhere from a fast moving train Watched the scenery fly by with a fever in her brain Seemed like a good time at the time, rolling down that track Now the only thing she wants is a one-way ticket back She's a homeward looking angel and she's feeling mighty tired Her party dress is tattered but her vision is inspired And that girl looking back in the mirror, Lord, made such a mess of things And she's leaving in the morning soon as she can find her wings Soon as she can find her wings
She's so very hungry for a piece of Mama's pie Served up on Grandma's china after church on Sunday night Oh, now Papa's probably turning out the lights and heading up the stairs And the wayward child he never talks about still turns up in his prayers
She's a homeward looking angel and she must be feeling mighty tired Her party dress is tattered but her vision is inspired And that girl looking back in the mirror, Lord, made such a mess of things And she's leaving in the morning soon as she can find her wings
There's a road ahead and a road behind All roads lead to home this time
She's a homeward looking angel and she's feeling mighty tired She went gunning for glory but her bullets all misfired And that girl looking back in the mirror, Lord, made such a mess of things And she's leaving in the morning soon as she can find her wings Soon as she can find her wings Homeward looking angelTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
