Harps and Angels

Album: Harps and Angels (2008)
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  • Has anybody seen me lately
    I tell you why
    Has anybody seen me lately
    I tell you why
    I caught something that made me so sick
    That I thought that I would die
    And I almost did

    First my knees begun to tremble
    My heart begin to pound
    First my knees begun to tremble
    My heart begin to pound, was arythmy
    Got it to lost my equilibrium
    Still face down on the ground

    As I lay there on the cold pavement
    A tear ran down my face
    'Cause I thought I was dying
    You boys know I'm not a religious man
    But I sent a prayer out just in case, never know
    You know almost immediately I have has reason to believe
    That my prayer had been heard in a very special place
    But this is what happened, I heard this sound

    Ooooo
    Yes
    Oooo
    Yes
    Ooooo
    It was harps and angels
    Harps and angels
    Coming near
    I was too sick to roll over and see 'em
    But I could hear them singing
    Ever so beautifully in my ear

    Then the sound began to subside
    And then sound like background singers
    This voice come down
    From the heaven above
    Was a voice full of anger from the Old Testament
    A voice full of love from the new one
    It was priestly love
    Like it was the middle of the day

    And I laid there quietly
    Listening to what that voice had to say
    You ain't been a good man
    You ain't been a bad man
    But you've been pretty bad
    Lucky for you, this ain't you're time
    Someone very dear to me as made another clerical error
    And we're here on a bit of wild goose chase
    But I want to tell you a few things
    That'll hold you in good stead
    When it is your time
    So you better listen close
    I'm only going to say this once

    [Chorus:]
    Lay you on the table
    Keep your business clean
    Lay you on the table
    Keep your business clean

    Don't want no backstabbing
    Ass grabbing, you know exactly what I mean
    Alright girls go outta here

    Encore, encore
    He spoke French
    Tres bien
    Encore
    And off they went into the night
    Almost immediately I felt better
    Now I'm round here to see you boys
    'Cause you know we ain't living right
    And while it was fresh
    I wanted to tell you
    What he told me
    He said

    [Chorus:]
    Yes there won't be no harps and angels
    Coming for you
    Will be trombones, kettles drums
    Pitch forks and tambourines

    Sing it like they did for me
    Yes
    Beautiful
    Wish I spoke French
    So actually the main thing about this story is, for me
    There really is an after life
    And I hope to see all of you there
    Let's go get a drink Writer/s: RANDY NEWMAN
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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