Lyrics

IT WAS CHRISTMAS EVE IN DALLAS
I WAS DOWN ON MY LUCK
I STOOD THERE ACROSS THAT BUSY STREET
TRYING TO GET MY COURAGE UP
IT'D BEEN A FEW DAYS SINCE I LAST ATE
I WAS COLD AND I WAS WEAK
BEFORE I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING
I WAS WALKIN ACROSS THAT STREET

I WALKED IN AND SHE WAS BEHIND THE COUNTER
I PULLED OUT MY 44
SAID MERRY CHRISTMAS LADY THIS IS A STICK UP
SHE SAID SON WHAT YOU DOING THIS FOR
CUZ IF YOU'RE HUNGERY I'LL FEED YA
IF IT'S WHISKEY YOU WANT, YOU CAN HAVE SOME RYE
BUT THIS AIN'T WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT
I CAN'T SEE IT IN YOUR EYES

I PUT THAT PISTOL DOWN ON THE COUNTER
MY HEAD HUNG HEAVY WITH SHAME
I SAID MA'AM I'M AS SORRY AS I CAN BE
SHE SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT WHAT'S YOUR NAME
I SADI MY NAME IS PARRY LAMONT
AND I'M A LONG WAY FROM WHERE I NEED TO BE
SHE SAID REACH BEHIND YOU AND LOCK THAT DOOR
AFTERALL IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE


LIQUOR STORE ANGEL FLY AWAY WITH ME TONIGHT
PUT YOUR HAND UPON MY SHOULDER AND SET ME RIGHT
WRAP YOUR WINGS OF LOVE AROUND ME,
SHELTER ME FROM THIS HOLLOW LIFE
LIQUOR STORE ANGEL
FLY AWAY WITH ME TONIGHT

I FOLLOWED HER TO THE BACK OF THAT LIQUOR STORE
WHERE SHE LAID US OUT A SPREAD
WASN'T MUCH JUST SOME EGGS AND BACON
AND TOAST MADE OUT OF OLD STALE BREAD
WE LAUGHED AND TALKED AWHILE
SHE MADE ME SING SILENT NIGHT
I DID ALRIGHT ON THAT FIRST VERSE
IT WAS THE SECOND ONE I COULDN'T GET RIGHT

I STOOD UP TO LEAVE AND TURNED TO HER AND SAID
MA'AM ONCE AGAIN I'M AS SORRY AS I CAN BE
SHE STUCK A HUNRED DOLLAR BILL IN MY HAND
SAID GO ON HOME NOW IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE
I WALKED OUT OF THAT LIQUOR STORE
AND CALLED MY DADDY FROM AN OLD PAY PHONE
SAID DADDY I'M SO SORRY FOR WHAT I'VE BECOME
HE SAID I LOVE YOU SON, NOW COME ON HOME

LIQUOR STORE ANGEL FLY AWAY WITH ME TONIGHT
PUT YOUR HAND UPON MY SHOULDER AND SET ME RIGHT
WRAP YOUR WINGS OF LOVE AROUND ME,
SHELTER ME FROM THIS HOLLOW LIFE
LIQUOR STORE ANGEL
FLY AWAY WITH ME TONIGHT