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"Angel of Harlem"

from Rattle & Hum

It was a cold and wet December day / When we touched down at JFK / Snow was melting on the ground / On BLS I heard the sound (of an Angel)

New York like a Christmas tree / I said tonight this city belongs to me (Angel)

Soul Love this love won't let me go / So long... Angel of Harlem

Birdland on 53 / The street sounds like a symphony / We got John Coltrane and a love supreme / Miles and she has 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

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 / On the side streets and the alleyways / Like a star exploding in the night / Filling up the city with broad daylight / An Angel in Devil's shoes / Salvation in the blues / you never looked like an Angel / So long... Angel of Harlem