It was a cold and
wet December day
when we touched
the ground at JFK
Snow was melting
on the ground
on BLS I heard
the sound of an angel
New York like a
Christmas tree
tonight this city
belongs to me angel
Soul love this love
won't let me
go so long
angel of Harlem
Birdland on fifty three
the street sounds
like a symphony
We got John Coltrane
and a love supreme
miles and she's
got to be an angel
Lady Day got
diamond eyes
she sees the truth
behind the lies angel
Soul love this love
won't let me go so
long angel of Harlem
angel of Harlem
She says it's heart
heart and soul
yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah
Blue light on the
avenue god knows
they got to you
An empty glass the lady
sings eyes swollen
like a bee sting
Blinded you lost
your way through
the side streets
and the alleyway
Like a star exploding
in the night
falling to the city
in broad daylight
An angel in Devil's
shoes salvation
in the blues
You never looked
like an angel
yeah yeah
angel of Harlem
Angel angel of Harlem
Angel angel of Harlem
Angel angel of Harlem
Angel angel of Harlem