Bonnie Raitt — Angel From Montgomery (live)
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I am an old woman
Named after my mother
My old man is another
Child that's grown old
If dreams were thunder
And lightning was desire
This old house woulda burnt down
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 them there buzzin'
And I ain't done nothin' since I woke up today
But 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
Named after my mother
My old man is another
Child that's grown old
If dreams were thunder
And lightning was desire
This old house woulda burnt down
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 them there buzzin'
And I ain't done nothin' since I woke up today
But 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
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A powerful song sung by a powerful musician backed by a powerful band. Just give me one thing that I can hold on to.
reallylost wrote:
No. She fits us just all.
Bonnie is a national treasure.
No. She fits us just all.
Bonnie is a national treasure.
rhlrstn wrote:
I've definitely heard Bonnie Raitt singing Angel From Montgomery several times in the interim, but I think this version in particular may just have been dusted off.
Bonnie's other version of this song on RP is with John Prine.
I've definitely heard Bonnie Raitt singing Angel From Montgomery several times in the interim, but I think this version in particular may just have been dusted off.
Bonnie's other version of this song on RP is with John Prine.
the_jake wrote:
I've definitely heard Bonnie Raitt singing Angel From Montgomery several times in the interim, but I think this version in particular may just have been dusted off.
Beautiful
Has this not been played in 19 years?
I've definitely heard Bonnie Raitt singing Angel From Montgomery several times in the interim, but I think this version in particular may just have been dusted off.
Beautiful
Has this not been played in 19 years?
Has this not been played in 19 years?
QUITE the collection of excellent artists on this one tune. Play \'em some more. Play \'em some more -- please! With peanut butter on top and all that jazz. just play it! :D