Homeward Looking Angel

She saw the ragged edge of nowhere from a fast moving train

Watched the scenery fly by with a fever in her brain

Seemed like a good time at the time, rolling down that track

Now the only thing she wants is a one-way ticket back

She's a homeward looking angel and she's feeling mighty tired

Her party dress is tattered but her vision is inspired

And that girl looking back in the mirror, Lord, made such a mess of things

And she's leaving in the morning soon as she can find her wings

Soon as she can find her wings

She's so very hungry for a piece of Mama's pie

Served up on Grandma's china after church on Sunday night

Oh, now Papa's probably turning out the lights and heading up the stairs

And the wayward child he never talks about still turns up in his prayers

She's a homeward looking angel and she must be feeling mighty tired

Her party dress is tattered but her vision is inspired

And that girl looking back in the mirror, Lord, made such a mess of things

And she's leaving in the morning soon as she can find her wings

There's a road ahead and a road behind

All roads lead to home this time

She's a homeward looking angel and she's feeling mighty tired

She went gunning for glory but her bullets all misfired

And that girl looking back in the mirror, Lord, made such a mess of things

And she's leaving in the morning soon as she can find her wings

Soon as she can find her wings

Homeward looking angel