Judy Collins Angel On My Side song lyrics

There was a time when the clocks all stopped

when the world just went away,

i didn't know if it was night or day.

i didn't know if there were clouds or fire in the sky,

i didn't wanna live if i could die.

somewhere down the line i found myself up on that road,

where the devil led me, i would go.

i had sold my soul for pleasure,

thinkin' it would last,

all my hopes had vanished in the past.

Lost, i was lost like a child in the dark,

driftin' away with the tide.

god only knows how i made it back home.

i must have an angel on my side.

In the mornin' i'd wake up and shake my weary head,

wonder where i'd been and what i'd said.

was i on the river styx for all eternity?

would i drown forever in the sea?

why did anyone keep livin', what was there to find?

i wanted just a little peace of mind.

Lost, i was lost like a child in the dark,

driftin' away with the tide.

god only knows how i made it back home.

i must have an angel on my side.

Never had a flash of lightnin' comin' right at me,

one day i just know i woke up free.

the day was breakin', i was livin',

i couldn't tell you why,

first i laughed and then i learned to cry.

somethin' in my heart was sayin' you can reach the sky,

you just gotta live until you die.

Lost, i was lost like a child in the dark,

driftin' away with the tide.

god only knows how i made it back home.

i must have an angel on my side.

i must have an angel,

i must have an angel,

i must have an angel on my side.