MISS LAURA
FED THE HUNGRY
IN THE CHURCH HOUSE
BASEMENT
AFTER SHE'D RETIRED
FROM TEACHIN' SCHOOL
SHE'D PICK MY SON UP
IN HER ARMS ON SUNDAYS
TO TEACH HIM ALL ABOUT
THE GOLDEN RULE
I HEARD THOSE STORIES
ABOUT SELMA
AND TUSKEGEE
HOW SHE'D
HELPED MARTIN
FILL THE JAILS
ALL I KNOW'S
SHE HAD THE STRENGTH
OF TEN GROWN MEN
EVEN THOUGH
HER HANDS
WERE SMALL AND FRAIL
SHE WAS AN
EVERYDAY ANGEL
THE KIND
WITHOUT-A WINGS
WALKIN' 'ROUND
IN THIS WORLD
JUST LIKE YOU AND ME
ANGEL
LIVIN' OUTTA LOVE
KINDA PEOPLE
WE COULD
USE A LOT MORE OF
JUST AN
EVERYDAY ANGEL
EVERYDAY ANGEL
MARILYN WAS
WAITIN' OUTSIDE
MY OLD MAN'S OFFICE
TRYIN' TO HIDE
THE BRUISES
ON HER FACE
HE SAID
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
GET KNOCKED AROUND
ANYMORE
YOU CAN COME
AND STAY AT OUR PLACE
I DIDN'T KNOW
TILL I HAD KIDS
OF MY OWN
BUT I
LEARNED A BIG LESSON
THAT DAY
WHAT YOU DO
MEANS A WHOLE
LOT MORE
THAN ANYTHING
YA HAVE TO SAY
YOU'LL BE AN
EVERYDAY ANGEL
THE KIND
WITHOUT-A WINGS
WALKIN' 'ROUND
IN THIS WORLD
JUST LIKE YOU AND ME
ANGEL
LIVIN' OUTTA LOVE
KINDA PEOPLE
WE COULD
USE A LOT MORE OF
JUST AN
EVERYDAY ANGEL
EVERYDAY ANGEL
DAVE WAS GONNA
MEET HIS WIFE
AT A COFFEE SHOP
IN BROOKLYN
AND HE HEARD
THE ALARM SING OUT
9/11
HE WAS
RUNNIN' UP STAIRS
THAT HE NEVER
GOT BACK DOWN
DOWN
DOWN
HE WAS AN
EVERYDAY ANGEL
EARNIN' HIS WINGS
TRYIN' TO SAVE PEOPLE
WHO WERE JUST LIKE
YOU AND ME
ANGEL
LIVIN' OUTTA LOVE
KINDA PEOPLE
WE COULD
USE A LOT MORE OF
JUST AN
EVERYDAY ANGEL
EVERYDAY ANGEL
EVERYDAY ANGEL
YEAH