Angel of Harlem by U2

It was a cold and wet December day
When we touched the ground at J.F.K.
Snow was melting on the ground
On B.L.S. I heard the sound of an Angel
New York, like a Christmas tree
Tonight this city belongs to me, Angel

Soul love, well, this love won't let me go
So long, Angel of Harlem

Birdland on fifty-three
The street sounds like a symphony
We got John Coltrane and a love supreme
Miles, and she's got to be an angel
Lady Day got diamond eyes
She sees the truth behind the lies, Angel

Soul love, well, this love won't let me go
So long, Angel of Harlem, Angel of Harlem, yeah

She says it's heart, heart and soul
(Yeah, yeah)
Yeah
(Yeah, yeah)
Yeah, right now

Blue light on the avenue, God knows they got to you
An empty glass, the lady sings
Eyes swollen like a bee sting, blinded, you lost your way
Through the side streets and the alleyway
Like a star exploding in the night, falling to the city in broad daylight
You're an Angel in Devil's shoes, salvation in the blues

You never looked like an Angel, yeah, yeah
Angel of Harlem

Angel, Angel of Harlem
Angel, Angel of Harlem
Angel, Angel of Harlem
Angel, Angel of Harlem, alright
That's alright, that's alright

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