She came to me shortly after Christmas
Said she hated sport & New Year's Eve
But the truth doesn't wait to come in season
& what we had feared was now believed
She said she'd leave come Monday mornin'
Catch a plane if I'd split the fare
She said she had friends in New York City
She'd look them up & have the baby there
And now she's alone in New York City
Livin' like Lord I wonder how
An angel in hell in New York City
I can't think about that now
Honey, will you tell him Bible stories
& give him all the love I never could?
But never tell him too much about his daddy
'Cause there's not much to say that's good
He'll have to learn it all from his mother
How to count & say his ABC's
& when you teach him prayers to say at bedtime
Leave out "God bless daddy," won't you please?
And now they're alone in New York City
Livin' like Lord I wonder how
2 angels in hell in New York City
I can't think about that now
I can't think about that now