Intro : (x8)
I t wa s a cold and wet De cember d ay
When we t ouch ed the ground at J. F.K.
S now was melting on the gro und
On B .L.S . I he ard the sound
Of an a ...ngel
N ew Y ork like a Ch ristmas tree
Ton ight this city be longs to me
A ...ngel
S oul love. .. this love won't let me g o...
So long. .... Angel of Harlem ...
B irdl and on fi fty-thre e
The s tree t sounds like a sy mphony
We got J ohn Coltrane and a lo ve supre me
M iles says she's go t to be an ang ...el
L ady Day got di amond ey es
She s ees the truth be hind the lies
A ngel
S oul love. .. this love won't let me g o...
So long. .... Angel of H arle m Ang el o f Ha rlem yeah
O ooh oooh o ooh oooh O ooh
S he says it's h eart...h eart and s oul
Yeah y eah! Y eah yeah
Yeah y eah! Y eah
B lue light on the av enue
G od k nows they go t to you
An e mpty glass the la dy sings
Eyes s woll en like a be e sting
B lind ed you lo st your way
Through the s ide streets and the al leyway
Like a s tar exploding in the nig ht
F alli ng to the city in br oad dayl ight
An a ngel in Devil's shoes
S alvation in the blues
You never looked like an a ngel...
Yeah... y eah... Angel of H ...arlem
A ngel ... Angel of ...Harlem
A ngel ... Angel of ...Harlem
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