Verse
I am an old man named after my father
My brotha was another child that is grown
If dreams were lightning and thunder desire
This old house would've burnt down a long time ago
Chorus
lord wont you send me an angel fly her straight to Montgomery
Make her the prettiest thing that I never did see
Just give me one damn thing that I can hold on to
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
verse 2
When I was a young boy I had me a lover
She wasnt much of a looker just a free ramblin'soul
But that was such a long time ago, and no matter how I try
These dreams go back (well they go back like) a broken-down dam
Chorus
lord wont you send me an angel fly her straight to Montgomery
Make her the prettiest thing that I never did see
Just give me one damn thing that I can hold on to
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
Solo
verse 3
There's flies in the kitchen,I can hear them a-buzzin'
But I ain't done nothin' since I woke up today
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
Come home in the evenin', they got nothin' to say
Chorus
lord wont you send me an angel fly her straight to Montgomery
Make her the prettiest thing that I never did see
Just give me one damn thing that I can hold on to
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go