Angel from Montgomery (by John Prine) Hilary Thavis & Gaia Groove

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Angel from Montgomery (by John Prine) Hilary Thavis & Gaia Groove

Angel from Montgomery is a country song written by John Prine, originally appearing on his self-titled 1971 album John Prine.

An "Angel from Montgomery" refers to a pardon for a prison sentence from the governor. It is also used to refer to a last minute pardon from the death sentence. The phrase originated in Alabama where the capital is Montgomery. The way John puts it, the woman is living in her own self made prison that she can't escape from, hence she needs a pardon (the angel from Montgomery).

The song has been covered notably by Bonnie Raitt, Tanya Tucker, Dave Matthews, Matt Andersen, Ben Harper, Leslie Spit Treeo, Paul Baribeau, Susan Tedeschi, John Denver, Carly Simon, and Jill Johnson in 2007.


Angel from Montgomery Lyric:

I am an old woman named after my mother
My old man is another child that's grown old
If dreams were lightning thunder was desire
This old house would have burnt down a long time ago

Chorus:
Make me an angel that flies from montgom'ry
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go

When I was a young girl well, I had me a cowboy
He weren't much to look at, just free rambling man
But that was a long time and no matter how I try
The years just flow by like a broken down dam.

Repeat chorus:

There's flies in the kitchen I can hear 'em there buzzing
And I ain't done nothing since I woke up today.
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
And come home in the evening and have nothing to say.

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[TheMelaniebainter]

Nice Cover :) Keep John Prine's music alive

[geminidecase]

@TheMelaniebainter

thx, we'll try

[Giordano10]

Mi fate commuovere così........sigh!!!

[geminidecase]

@Giordano10

ma smettila, dillo che e' "miele strazio".

E poi lo so che stai trucidando divinita' greche spinto dalla tua ossessione:

vendicarti di Zeus!!! :)

[rufusvanrugburn]

THAT WAS THE MOST AMAZING MUSIC I HEARD IN A WHILE THANKS

[TheMusefan95]

perfect.........

[amysinai]

SWEETNESS~ Blessing's,PEACE,LOVE,LIGHT~

[Giordano10]

@geminidecase

uahuahuah!! qualche giorno fa ho preso i "pugni di Nemea" perchè Ercole aveva i pugni nelle mani!!!!!

[circuitow]

Io vi seguo, continuate a guidarmi. Ho bisogno delle vostre soronità, mi fanno sentire i brividi della libertà, e questo quando per me? Proprio nel momento in cui decido di partire e la partenza è magia, è il grande Ben che mi parla, che mi fa piangere e mi fa capire quanto sia importante avere paura. Ragazzi continuate così, io sto diventando vecchio. Ciao

[perrydavidson]

Angels from Rome!