Lyrics to
Angel

This version of Angel was released by Rod Stewart in 1972.

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Angel came down from heaven yesterday
stayed with me long enough to rescue me
And she told me a story yesterday
about the sweet love between the moon and the deep blue sea
Then she spread her wings high over me
she said she’s goin’ now, come back tomorrow
And I said, “Fly on my sweet angel, fly on through the sky
Fly on my sweet angel tomorrow I’m gonna be by your side”

Fly away, high away, fly away

Sure enough this morning came unto me
silver wings silhouetted against a child’s sunrise
And my angel she said unto me
Today’s the day for you to rise
Take my hand, you’re gonna be my man, you’re gonna rise
Then she took me high over yonder

And I said, “Fly on my sweet angel, fly on through the sky
Fly on my sweet angel forever I will be by your side”
And I said, “Fly on my sweet angel, fly on through the sky
Fly on my sweet angel forever I will be by your side”
Fly away, come back another day

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Rod Stewart has released many songs over the years besides Angel. Rod Stewart released songs from 1969 to 2005 spanning across albums like An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down, Gasoline Alley, Every Picture Tells A Story, Never A Dull Moment, Smiler, Atlantic Crossing, A Night On The Town, Foot Loose & Fancy Free, Blondes Have More Fun, Foolish Behavior, Tonight I'm Yours, Body Wishes, Camouflage, Every Beat Of My Heart, Out Of Order, Vagabond Heart, Lead Vocalist, Unplugged... And Seated, A Spanner In The Works, If We Fall In Love Tonight, When We Were The New Boys, Human, It Had To Be You... The Great American Songbook, Stardust...The Great American Songbook: Volume III, and Thanks For The Memory... The Great American Songbook: Volume IV. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Rod Stewart.

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About Lyrics and Angel by Rod Stewart

The lyrics to Angel are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Rod Stewart in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to Angel are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Rod Stewart and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Angel back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Angel by Rod Stewart in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Angel" means the words set to the music of Angel, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Rod Stewart. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Angel and the lyrics to Angel are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Rod Stewart who came here looking just for the lyrics to Angel, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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