Gabriel's Wings
Hark now hear the herald angels sing
It's not as if we sit up here pulling all the strings
It's Earth ahoy for Gods messenger boy
I have an N I number
I have a stomach ulcer
I spend my nights under a stinking bus shelter
Twenty first century pauper
As popular as Cyndi Lauper in a gospel choir
Road side Counsel bins contain adequate vitamins
all washed down with warm super beer
And my overall summit is to disappear
disappear, disappear
It's Earth ahoy for Gods messenger boy
Through the clouds the holy one dives and when he arrives
Hark now hear the real world sings
I was the bastard who clipped Gabriel's wings
It's Earth ahoy for Gods messenger boy
It's Earth ahoy for Gods messenger boy
Through the clouds the holy one descends he'll never make amends
Hark now hear the real world sings
I was the bastard who clipped Gabriel's wings
It's Earth ahoy for Gods messenger boy
Gabriel go screw Lena Martell
Window shopping in charity shops
Trudging aimlessly among empty houses and tower blocks
I can tell it's Sunday when the church bell rings
Vaguely sober I smile to myself about clipping Gabriel's wings
Gabriel's wings, clipping Gabriel's wings
It's Earth ahoy for Gods messenger boy
Through the clouds the holy one dives and when he arrives
Hark now hear the real world sings
I was the bastard who clipped Gabriel's wings
It's Earth ahoy for Gods messenger boy
It's Earth ahoy for Gods messenger boy
Through the clouds the holy one descends he'll never make amends
Hark now hear the real world sings
I was the bastard who clipped Gabriel's wings
It's Earth ahoy for Gods messenger boy
MtM 1994