Ten Thousand Angels Cried - Karen Peck & New River

Stillness filled the heavens, on crucifixion day Some say it rained, I don't know if it's true Well, I can just imagine ten thousand angels cried That would seem like rain to me and you The angels all stood ready to take Him from the tree They waited for the words from His voice And when He asked the Father why has Thou forsaken me They watched the saviour die of His own choice I've never seen ten thousand angels cry But I'm sure they did As they stood by And watched the saviour die God turned His head away He couldn't bear the sight It must have looked like rain When ten thousand angels cried As the sun slipped away The skies turned to grey And when Jesus gave His all That's when the tears began to fall I've never seen ten thousand angels cry But I'm sure they did As they stood by And watched the saviour die God turned His head away He couldn't bear the sight It must have looked like rain When ten thousand angels cried It must have looked like rain When ten thousand angels cried

Speakin' of the devil Look who just walked in He knows just where to find me Here we go again I can tell he's gonna ask me to dance But that's not as far as he wants to go I need ten thousand angels to help me tell him no Lead me not into temptation Heaven help me to be strong I can fight all that I'm feelin' But I can't do it alone Help me break this spell that I'm under Guide my feet and hold me tight I need ten thousand angels watchin' over me tonight It's time to face my weakness Look him in the eye Lord knows it won't be easy But I've just gotta try I can't let myself get lost in his arms That's how I got my heart broke before I need ten thousand angels to walk me out the door Lead me not into temptation Heaven help me to be strong I can fight all that I'm feelin' But I can't do it alone Help me break this spell that I'm under Guide my feet and hold me tight I need ten thousand angels watchin' over me tonight I need ten thousand angels watchin' over me tonight Ten thousand angels, watchin' over me tonight Ten thousand angels, watchin' over me tonight Watchin' over me tonight...

They came from near, they came from far Following a distant star to where he'd lay Not being sure of what it meant But knowing it was heaven sent, they made their way And the creatures gathered round And didn't make a sound and the angels cried The angels knew what was to come The reason God had sent His Son from up above It filled their hearts with joy to see And knowing of His destiny, came tears of love And the creatures gathered round And didn't make a sound and the angels cried I've often thought about that night And wondered if they realized that star so bright Was sent to tell all the land The Son of God would soon become the Son of Man And the creatures gathered round And didn't make a sound and the angels cried And the angels cried And the angels cried

Pack your bags, baby polish up Ride out You gotta bolt when you see the gates are down Bronco running wild Yeah baby, I'm on fire I'm just my daddy's child Running something on the wire Flash of fire, feel the afterglow Hit the ground and who's laughing now? Forget about the score, yeah, who cares anymore? Bad news buddy, every dog does get its day Yeah, I know Catch the sun, boy, let 'em say your name Bronco running wild Yeah baby, I'm on fire I'm just my daddy's child Running something down the wire Sick of waiting for the hole to mend Play it out like it's all pretend Passing up a fight, you're gonna lose in the end And oooh, see the cowboy sing, yeah And oooh, it's just another scene And oooh You've gotta live with what you said Circling the drain, wondering if the pain is the same Bronco running wild Yeah baby, I'm on fire I'm just my daddy's child Running something down the wire Come on in hot, babe Hurry up, babe Can't you see the gate from here? And nothing holds me back at all Nothing left to fear Best of luck, my dear Bucking side to side Bronco running wild

I remember it all very well, lookin' back It was the summer I turned eighteen We lived in a one-room, worn out shack On the outskirts of New Orleans We didn't have money for food or rent To say the least, we was hard pressed Then Mama spent every last penny we had To buy me a dancin' dress Mama washed and combed and curled my hair And she painted my eyes and lips Stepped into a satin dancin' dress That had a slit in the side clean up to my hips It was red velvet trim, and it fit me good Starin' back from the lookin' glass There stood a woman where a half-gown boy had stood "Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down" Mama dabbed a little bit of perfume on my neck And she kissed my cheek I could see the tears wellin' up in her troubled eyes As she started to speak She looked at our pitiful shack And then she looked at me and took a ragged breath She said, "Your pa's runned off, and I'm real sick And the baby's gonna starve to death" She handed me a heart-shaped locket that said "To thine own self be true" And I shivered as I watched a roach crawl across The toe of my high heeled shoe It sounded like somebody else that was talkin' Askin', "Mama, what do I do?" She said, "Just be nice to the gentlemen, Fancy They'll be nice to you" "Here's your chance, Fancy, don't let me down Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down Lord, forgive me for what I do But if you want out, well, it's up to you Now don't let me down now Your mama's gonna move you uptown" That was the last time I saw my ma The night I left that rickety shack The welfare people came and took the baby Mama died, and I ain't been back But the wheels of fate had started to turn And for me there was no way out It wasn't very long 'til I knew exactly What my mama'd been talkin' about I knew what I had to do, but I made myself this solemn vow Said I was gonna be a lady someday Though it didn't matter when or how I couldn't see spending the rest of my life With my head held down in shame You know I might have been born just plain white trash But Fancy was my name "Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down" It wasn't long after a benevolent man Took me in off the street And one week later, I was pourin' his tea In a five-room hotel suite I charmed a king, a congressman And the occasional aristocrat I got me a Georgia mansion And an elegant New York townhouse flat And I ain't done bad Now in this life, there's a lot of self-righteous hypocrites That call me bad And criticize mama for turning me out No matter how little we had And though I ain't had to worry 'bout nothin' For now on fifteen years I can still hear the desperation In my poor mama's voice ringin' in my ears "Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down Lord, forgive me for what I do But if you want out, well, it's up to you Now don't let me down Your mama's gonna move you uptown" (Fancy)

Catch 'em by surprise and Chasin' the horizon Nothing holds me down Askin', "Where the time's gone?" Dreamin' with the lights on Tryna keep your eyes on Something along the rise You and I Bide our time And I Miss summertime Catch him on the run, they Punish those who love young Never right on time Watch each other fallin' Always catch the call and Whistle while we're walkin' Something inside me dies You and I Why? Oh, why? And I miss summertime Keep on rockin', baby Keep on risin' on the tide (Somewhere along the rise) Son of a gun and maybe We'll be riding all night (Something inside me dies) You and I (you and I) You and I By and by And I I miss summertime You and I (you and I) Yeah, you and I Why? Oh, why And I I miss summertime