Fallen Angel

I heard a story ‘bout a girl

Who wanted to live in the world

Being an angel, you see

Just ain’t all it’s cracked up to be 

With legs that refuse to run

Lips that won’t carry a tune

Eyes that can’t seem to cry

And wings that forgot how to fly 

If heaven just ain’t enough

And you’d trade it all for love

Cut your wings down to a stump

And then you just have to jump 

Get a good running start

Jumping’s the easiest part

Let go and learn to forgive

The hard part is learning to live 

And she stands on the edge and says I have to try

Since you cut off my wings I’m not even sure I can fly

But if I jump on my own I might have a chance to survive

More than survive I might even end up alive 

More than survive, I might have a chance to end up alive

My halo fell from my head

It’s down around my feet instead

Shiny shackles are starting to rust

Tarnished metal will one day be dust


And she stands on the edge and says I have to try

Since you cut off my wings I’m not even sure I can fly

But if I jump on my own I might have a chance to survive

More than survive I might even end up alive 

More than survive, I might have a chance to end up alive

I heard a story ‘bout a girl

Who wanted to live in the world

Being an angel, you see

Just ain’t all it’s cracked up to be