An Angel At My Shoulder

I've been watching changes in the weather
I've been searching signs in the sky
Lately felt an angel at my shoulder
Whispering on me "it's almost time"

I've been reading the parables on the alley ways
I've been listening to the sound of State Street breathe
I've been touching a few of those tender spots
Just to see whether or not they will hurt me

I can see me over my shoulder
Walkin' three steps behind
I see someone who looks a lot like you
Hangin' on the corner in the corners of my mind

I've been packing my boxed with letters and years
There never seems to be a clear cut end
Some things you keep, something you lose
Some thing you never mend

I'll be kissing your fingers again
And whispering "goodbye" like an old friend
It's not that I have no regrets
It's just I'm not finished yet, oh no

Lord won't you catch me when I'm falling
Stay right beside me when I'm rising
Unclench my fist when I'm still raging
Open my eyes when I'm not seeing

I've been reading the parables on the alley ways
I've been listening to the sound of State Street breathe
I've been touching a few of those tender spots
Just to see whether or not they will hurt me