Angel from Montgomery is a song written by John Prine. It is about the monotonous and hopeless life of a domesticated housewife. Many artists, including Bonnie Raitt, covered the song, which added to its long-lasting popularity. Prine mentioned that the song tries to speak from a females perspective.
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Introduction:
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I am an old woman named after my mother
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My old man is another child that's grown old
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If dreams were thunder and lightning was desire
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This old house would've burnt down a long time ago
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Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery
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Make me a poster of an old rodeo
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Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
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To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
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When I was a young girl I had me a cowboy
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Wasn't much to look at, just a free ramblin' man
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But that was a long time, and no matter how I try
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The years just flow by like a broken-down dam
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Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery
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Make me a poster of an old rodeo
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Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
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To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
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There's flies in the kitchen, I can hear them a-buzzin'
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But I ain't done nothin' since I woke up today
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How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
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Come home in the evenin', they got nothin' to say
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Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery
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Make me a poster of an old rodeo
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Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
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To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
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To believe in this living is just a hard way to go