Bebo Norman

Angel Fire

Quietly slipping away are the fertile ties 
that have bound us. 
behind its subtle ways you know this world 
can hide and surround us. 
and living in a lonely room beneath the 
tomb oh, of another sky 
they tell me that it's a shame not a word 
was spoken as the bottom line was broken, 
but it's coming back again. 
And after all this time 
the stillness still can shake me 
to the corners of my mind 
where the angel fire 
oh, the angel fire shines. 
She held me like the rest and wore her 
summer dress so full of flowers. 
and just as if to stay we loved along the 
way but the time was not ours. 
and standing there beneath the sun 
i watched the river run 
oh, as the kids float by. 
it was a father and a son 
who made a simple 
turning into a permanent good-bye, 
but let's give it one more try. 
And after all this time 
The stillness still can shake me 
to the corners of my mind 
where the angel fire 
oh, the angel fire shines. 
Well, she held us in her morning 
this one last time and we will be gone. 
and looking up we watched 
the angels paint the sky. 
and with the passion of a picture 
we made our silent ride down 
jjst happy with this portion of our lives 
And after all this time 
the stillness still can shake me 
to the corners of my mind 
where the angel fire, 
oh, the angel fire shines.