I met a girl or should I say
I met an angel that day
fell in love for now for good
with a real sweet heart like I hoped I could
asked her dad if I could marry her
he said yes and I knew for sure
that I'd be good to his little one
he's a real cool vet from Vietnam

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as she grows
angels looking over her
no one knows the future
only you, Lord

her brother used to show up on Saturdays
with a whiskey bottle and a haze of rage
got all drunk and I kicked him out
we're still good friends just not in the house

two sisters older than her
just as sweet in this big bad world
one looking for a good man somewhere
the other one likes to grow grass downstairs

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recently got divorced from a friend I knew
back when she was still in school
we've got a little beautiful girl that's true
I live a minutes walk from her community pool

as she grows
angels looking over her
no one knows the future
only you, Lord