Bow Thayer featuring Levon Helm – Wingless Angels

Originally released on Spend It All (featuring Levon Helm)
Re-mastered version released on Hindsight: 1995-2012 RIP Levon…

Between now and then seems like  a long long time
I’d duck beneath the radar and sneak across the line
I’d stop off in St Albans, then up to Montreal
I’d make pretend I didn’t know what was being bought and sold

Now I’d met a lot of strange folk in this dirty game
One was so evil I won’t even say a name
She had me from the first time around
She held me so sweetly as she pinned me down

And it felt so real, it felt so right
All we ever did was eat and drink and fuck and fight
Then the deal it got thin she turned me in
I ‘d duck beneath the radar I was on the road again

Now I’m strong of muscle, strong of will
But I’m weak of the heart on top of that hill
Up there one could rule for miles around
But humble is the man who walks back down
And the road is rough; it’s hard to see
Got to slow down the pace, have some faith in destiny
I hear these sirens calling me
Amongst the wingless in unbridled clarity

So I dip my head in holy water, tip my crown of thorns
And stumble down off that hill with the cross I was hung on
Now and then I drift back in time
And think about the love and lust that I left behind

And its goodbye rose goodbye gun
Hello to that virgin land where I belong
I hear these voices calling me
Amongst the wingless angels in perfect harmony

credits
from Spend It All, released 01 November 2006
Bow Thayer: Vocals, Guitar
Levon Helm: Drums
Nolan McKelvey: Upright Bass
David Rizutti: Electric Guitar
Dana Colley: Baritone Clarinet