Greg Brown — Brand New Angel lyrics

Lyrics

It rained last night
And the stars so bright
And we all found it We heard the whipper hell
That’s the first light of the dawn
We heard that he was gone
Our hearts was empty
And our eyes was filled
Oh pearly gates
Welcome him in There’s a brand new angel
There’s a brand new angel
With an old violin
He played out his time on earth
He was blind from his birth
Whom was the light soon
From within his eyes
There comes a time to move
So rising up the board
We’ll sing him a tune
To travel by Oh pearly gates
Welcome him in There’s a brand new angel
There’s a brand new angel
With an old violin