Her t[C]houghts are scattered throughout her mind
Like s[Dm]unlight through Venetian blinds
[F]Pull em down just in time so the n[G]eighbors wont know
[C]Long ago she was swept off her feet
Now the b[Dm]room that kept that house so neat
[F]Is pushed across an apartment suite [G]on the second flo[C]or
(Chorus)
[F]And not all a[G]ngels were m[C]eant to [Am]fly
[F]Faith aint a[G]lways what it s[C]eems
[F]And, Lord, you k[G]now shed [C]sell her [C/B]very [Am]soul
[F]Just to [G]save the f[C]amily
For 36 years she did her best
To teach her children self respect
Despite his temper and neglect, and occasional abuse
Now the remnants of the family that
Once posed together for a photograph
Talk behind each others back and disregard the truth
Chorus
Now late at night a baby weeps
On the other side of town a man cant sleep
Maybe they both had bad dreams at the same time
The baby winds up in a rocking chair
Safe and sound since Grandmas there
The man is left alone to stare and they both realize
Chorus
Like s[Dm]unlight through Venetian blinds
[F]Pull em down just in time so the n[G]eighbors wont know
[C]Long ago she was swept off her feet
Now the b[Dm]room that kept that house so neat
[F]Is pushed across an apartment suite [G]on the second flo[C]or
(Chorus)
[F]And not all a[G]ngels were m[C]eant to [Am]fly
[F]Faith aint a[G]lways what it s[C]eems
[F]And, Lord, you k[G]now shed [C]sell her [C/B]very [Am]soul
[F]Just to [G]save the f[C]amily
For 36 years she did her best
To teach her children self respect
Despite his temper and neglect, and occasional abuse
Now the remnants of the family that
Once posed together for a photograph
Talk behind each others back and disregard the truth
Chorus
Now late at night a baby weeps
On the other side of town a man cant sleep
Maybe they both had bad dreams at the same time
The baby winds up in a rocking chair
Safe and sound since Grandmas there
The man is left alone to stare and they both realize
Chorus
