When Fallen Angels Fly

(jim lauderdale)

Raindrops on the treetops
Waiting there to fall
I know how they're feeling
But i'm only, yes i'm only, halfway down

Fighting with the devil
Harder all the time
Sinkin' to his level
But i'm only, yes i'm only, halfway down

Halfway down, just a getting started
Yes i'm beginning on my journey now
But i've only gotten halfway down
Halfway down, just a little bit farther
Well i believe you better catch me now
'cause i'm only going halfway down

Sippin' shallow water
Sharks out for the kill
Almost hittin' bottom
But i'm only, yes i'm only, halfway down

Halfway down, just a getting started
Yes i'm beginning on my journey now
But i've only gotten halfway down
Halfway down, just a little bit farther
Well i believe you better catch me now
'cause i'm only going halfway down
Yeah i hope you better catch me now
'cause i'm only going halfway down
Yes i'm only going halfway down
Yes i'm only going halfway down

over my shoulder
My heart expect to see you runnin' after me
Callin' out my name
Over my shoulder
There's a coat you used to wrap me in to keep my warm
To keep me near
Though the clouds still hang around me
Like my stormy love for you
The rain is fallin' softer now
The sun is breakin' through
Over my shoulder i see a rainbow
And is it heaven's way of sayin' i can let you go
And tomorrow morning i'll be one day older
And you will be a memory
One last look, over my shoulder
Over my shoulder
There're some words i said i wish i had back again
But it's out of my hands
Over my shoulder
Oh, the shadow of your love keeps reachin out for me
It won't set me free
With every step i ask myself
Which way should i go
It's hard to find your way across
A bridge that's burning slow
Over my shoulder i see a rainbow
Is it heaven's way of sayin' i can let you go
Tomorrow morining i'll be one day older
And you will be a memory
One last look, over my shoulder
Tomorrow morning i'll be one day older
And you will be a memory
One last look, over my shoulder
Over my shoulder

(tony arata)

Don't do it darlin'
Don't you dare look in there
You said you didn't want to see me
But you've been lookin' for me everywhere
And you know that you're gonna find me
If you keep on drinkin' fast
'cause honey i'm right there waitin' on you
At the bottom of your glass

And here i am
Here i am
In the bourbon and the water
That burn you just like a brand
Here i am

It ain't workin' darlin'
Hard as you may try
You keep hearin' the words you told me
In everyone's goodbye
And you know that you're just one step
From another one being gone
I know i've seen 'em all unravel
I've been watchin' it all along

And here i am
Here i am
In every lie you're hearin'
That burn you just like a brand
Here i am

And honey, i got over you passin' me over
A long time ago
And my pride was stronger when i was younger
Now i'd rather have you to know

That here i am
Here i am
I still carry a flame for you
Burnin' me like a brand
Here i am

(gary burr)

I try to think about elvis
Memphis
Oprah in the afternoon
I try to think about palm trees
Fig leaves
The creature from the black lagoon
I try to think about high heels
And good deals
Anything to get me through
I just can't concentrate
You're all i think about these days

I try to contemplate the cosmos
What goes
Round and round the sky at night
I try to think about champagne
Freight trains
Slowly rolling out of sight
I try to focus on the headlines
Street crimes
Everytime i think i might
I just can't concentrate
You're all i think about these days

My mind wanders where it will
When it settles right on you
I forget what i should say
I forget what i should do

My mind wanders where it will
When it settles right on you
I forget what i should say
I forget what i should do

I try to think about shakespeare
Leap year
The beatles or the rolling stones
I try to think about hair-do's
Tattoos
Sushi bars and saxophones
I try to think about the talk shows
New clothes
But i guess i should have known
I just can't concentrate
You're all i think about these days
You're all i think about these days