Look ragged and rusty
A little sooty with coal dust
Santa's missing an eye
The neon sign flickers
On the cinder block tavern
By the Salvation Army
And the plumbers supply
The old downtown mission
Has John 3:16 painted
In all capital letters
Above cans full of trash
But the paint is all peeling
Broken glass on the sidewalk
Glitters like chandeliers
Somebody smashed
And my soul feels as empty
As a brown paper bag
The drained bottle inside it
Bought with bummed change
40 ounces of liquor
For 30 pieces of silver
And your temporary suicide
Has all been arranged
It's like an angel starts singing
An old gospel song
In that part of town where
No angel belongs
But what is this music
That falls on my ear
It's the very first snowfall
Of a very long year
I'm so far from home
And all that's familiar
Every prodigal knows
How this story goes
Was I just runnin' from what's
Too dark to mention
Or were angels escorting me
God only knows
So help me Maria
We heard the same call
Our hearts felt as free
As a dove newly flown
When a big city beckons
Ah you just can't imagine
You're left with no choice
Yeah, you just have to go
It's like an angel starts singing
An old gospel song
In that part of town where
No angel belongs
But what is this music
That falls on deaf ears
It's the very first snowfall
Of a very long year
There's two stray dogs runnin'
In Newport, Kentucky
They've got a secret
No one else knows
This old dirty city
Is cleansed of its sin
We're all light-hearted lovers
We're all beautiful beggars
We're all innocent children
As soon as it snows
It's like an angel starts singing
An old gospel song
In that part of town where
No angel belongs
But what is this music
Are these God's silent tears?
It's the very first snowfall
Of a very long year
It's the very first snowfall
Of a very long year
It's the very first snowfall
Of a very long year
The Christmas decorations Look ragged and rusty A little sooty with coal dust Santa's missing an eye The neon sign flickers On the cinder block tavern By the Salvation Army And the plumbers supply The old downtown mission Has John 3:16 painted In all capital letters Above cans full of trash But the paint is all peeling Broken glass on the sidewalk Glitters like chandeliers Somebody smashed And my soul feels as empty As a brown paper bag The drained bottle inside it Bought with bummed change 40 ounces of liquor For 30 pieces of silver And your temporary suicide Has all been arranged It's like an angel starts singing An old gospel song In that part of town where No angel belongs But what is this music That falls on my ear It's the very first snowfall Of a very long year I'm so far from home And all that's familiar Every prodigal knows How this story goes Was I just runnin' from what's Too dark to mention Or were angels escorting me God only knows So help me Maria We heard the same call Our hearts felt as free As a dove newly flown When a big city beckons Ah you just can't imagine You're left with no choice Yeah, you just have to go It's like an angel starts singing An old gospel song In that part of town where No angel belongs But what is this music That falls on deaf ears It's the very first snowfall Of a very long year There's two stray dogs runnin' In Newport, Kentucky They've got a secret No one else knows This old dirty city Is cleansed of its sin We're all light-hearted lovers We're all beautiful beggars We're all innocent children As soon as it snows It's like an angel starts singing An old gospel song In that part of town where No angel belongs But what is this music Are these God's silent tears? It's the very first snowfall Of a very long year It's the very first snowfall Of a very long year It's the very first snowfall Of a very long year Explain Request ×
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