Dad got drunk at dinner again
Mom says I'm gonna be a winner but when
It's hard to keep a sinner from committin' a sin
Went out for a walk I had some smoke to burn
They told me take it slow I took a sudden turn
It's hard to teach a lesson that you haven't learned
Met this girl named Sally she had purple hair
Took her for a spin and we got high on air
Lately we been dizzy we got dimes to spare
There must be some kind of angel weighin' down on me
Some clever devil would love to set me free, oh
Some kind of angel tellin' me
Come on down, come on, come on, come on down, I say
Come on, come on, come on now, let's go
Mom keeps tellin' me to go back to school
Dad keeps on yellin' boy you'll end up a fool
Sally dropped out 'cause she don't play by the rules
Snuck into the basement we made love on the floor
Ain't no dirty dancin' though we tangoed for sure
Dad walked in, he saw us there, he called her a whore
There must be some kind of angel weighin' down on me
Some clever devil would love to set me free, oh
Some kind of angel tellin' me
Come on down, come on, come on, come on down, I say
Come on, come on, come on now, I say
Come on, come on, come on down, I say
Come on, come on, come on now
I'm gonna swim when the weather's warm
Dip a foot in and feel the current swarm
Turnin' each moment like a different stone
Beauty has been reborn
There must be some kind of angel weighin' down on me
Some clever devil would love to set me free, oh
Some kind of angel tellin' me
Come on down, come on, come on, come on down, I say
Come on, come on, come on now, I say
Come on, come on, come on down, I say
Come on, come on, come on now, let's go