Angel on a String

Mary's back on the horse, my friend
Says she'll go round til it throws her again.
Asks me if I ever learned to fly
Closes her eyes and says, I do it all the time.

So close to heaven, looking down on everything
But she's only an angel on a string

Standing at the shore, she can't cross
Counted all her coins, but now they're lost
The boatman waits, where the water is fire
But she's only a bird on a wire.

So close to heaven, looking down on everything
But she's only an angel on a string

So close to heaven, she longs to spread her wings
But she's only an angel on a string
Only an angel on a string

Mary rode that horse around the sun
But a carousel stops right where it's begun
She asks me if I ever learned to fly
Closes her eyes and says, I do it all the time.
I do it all the time.

So close to heaven, looking down on everything
But she's only an angel on a string
But she's only an angel on a string

So close to heaven, she longs to spread her wings
But she's only an angel on a string
Only an angel on a string
Only an angel on a string