Mike Lawrence: Music

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MAMA'S ANGELS

I COULD FEEL THEM WATCHING
AS I LAID ME DOWN TO SLEEP
MAMA KNEELED BESIDE ME
AND PRAYED MY SOUL TO KEEP
SHE'D SAY THEY'LL NEVER LEAVE YOU
AS LONG AS YOU BELIEVE
AND I'D SWEAR THAT I COULD ALMOST HEAR THEIR WINGS

MAMA'S ANGELS FOLLOWED AS A BOY BECAME A MAN
HE TURNED INTO SOMEONE THEY COULDN'T UNDERSTAND
HELPLESSLY THEY WATCHED ME
DISAPPEAR INTO THE NIGHT
SINKING IN THE SHADOWS
TILL I COULDN'T SEE THE LIGHT

I TRAVELED DOWN THE ROAD
THAT EVEN ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD
TO A DARK AND EMPTY PLACE
WHERE I'M JUST HANGING BY A THREAD
AND I WISH THAT I COULD JUST GO BACK
TO WHERE I USED TO BE
WITH MAMA'S ANGELS WATCHING OVER ME

NOW I'M ONLY AN ILLUSION
OF THE BOY I USED TO BE
AND TONIGHT I FEEL THE DEVIL
REACHING OUT FOR ME
LORD IF I COULD TURN THESE NEON SIGNS
INTO A GUIDING LIGHT
THEY'D COME AND CARRY ME AWAY TONIGHT

I TRAVELED DOWN THE ROAD
THAT EVEN ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD
TO A DARK AND EMPTY PLACE
WHERE I'M JUST HANGING BY A THREAD
AND I WISH THAT I COULD JUST GO BACK
TO WHERE I USED TO BE
WITH MAMA'S ANGELS WATCHING OVER ME

LORD I WISH THAT I COULD JUST GO BACK
TO WHERE I USED TO BE
WITH MAMA'S ANGELS WATCHING OVER ME