Lyrics

Honky Tonk Angel

In some honky tonk in Silver City,
a man poured himself a glass of pity
because he'd lost his woman and his wage
then the juke went dead and from nowhere,
a rhinestone girl, a rose in her hair
stepped up from the crowd and up on stage

without even a guitar player,
she sang an old song like a prayer
that gave him the strength to go on
when she finished he put his glass down,
and made his way on to the stage, he looked around
but with heaven's grace, she was gone

ch: She's a honky tonk angel
sent to bind up broken hearts
and shine a light on lives
grown shadowy and dark
she heals you with her voice
and lifts you up when she sings
She's a honky tonk angel
and her songs are her wings

it's been years now since her song of glory,
but now and then we still hear stories
from others who once lost it all
they say a rhinestone beauty still haunts,
these saloons and honky tonks
with the songs that helped them walk tall

ch: She's a honky tonk angel
sent to bind up broken hearts
and shine a light on lives
grown shadowy and dark
she heals you with her voice
and lifts you up when she sings
She's a honky tonk angel
and her songs are her wings

somewhere in the moonlight,
she's walking after midnight

chorus

(c)2001 Robert George