An Angel At My Shoulder - Carrie Newcomer

I’ve been watching changes in the weather

I’ve been searching signs in the sky

Lately felt an angel at my shoulder

Whispering on me «it's almost time»

I’ve been reading the parables on the alley ways

I’ve been listening to the sound of State Street breathe

I’ve been touching a few of those tender spots

Just to see whether or not they will hurt me

I can see me over my shoulder

Walkin' three steps behind

I see someone who looks a lot like you

Hangin' on the corner in the corners of my mind

I’ve been packing my boxed with letters and years

There never seems to be a clear cut end

Some things you keep, something you lose

Some thing you never mend

I’ll be kissing your fingers again

And whispering «goodbye» like an old friend

It’s not that I have no regrets

It’s just I’m not finished yet, oh no

Lord won’t you catch me when I’m falling

Stay right beside me when I’m rising

Unclench my fist when I’m still raging

Open my eyes when I’m not seeing

I’ve been reading the parables on the alley ways

I’ve been listening to the sound of State Street breathe

I’ve been touching a few of those tender spots

Just to see whether or not they will hurt me