Bonnie Raitt-Angel from Montgomery

"Angel from Montgomery" is a song written by John Prine, originally appearing on his self-titled 1971 album John Prine. The song has been covered extensively by various artists.

Lyrics

I am an old woman
Named after my mother
My old man is another
Child that's grown old

If dreams were thunder
And lightnin' was desire
This old house would've burnt down
At a long time ago

Make me an angel
That flies from Montgomery
Make me a poster
Of an old rodeo

Just give me one thing
That I can hold on to
To believe in this livin'
Is just a hard way to go

When I was a young girl
Well, I had me a cowboy
He weren't much to look at
Just a free ramblin' man

But that was a long time
And no matter how I tried
Those years just flow by
Like a broken down dam

Make me an angel
That flies from Montgomery
Make me a poster
Of an old rodeo

Just give me one thing
That I can hold on to
To believe in this livin'
Is just a hard way to go

There's flies in the kitchen
I can hear 'em they're buzzin'
And I ain't done nothin' since I woke up today

How the hell can a person
Go to work in the mornin'
And come home in the evenin'
And have nothin' to say

Make me an angel
That flies from Montgomery
Make me a poster
Of an old rodeo

Just give me one thing
That I can hold on to
To believe in this livin'
Is just a hard way to go

To believe in this livin'
Is just a hard way to go

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Prine John E

Angel from Montgomery (2008 Remaster) lyrics © Walden Music Inc., Sour Grapes Music Inc., Walden Music, Inc., Sour Grapes Music, Inc.