The ties that bind
unravelled on an August night
She left his tired love behind,
in a laundromat, in black and white
The powers that be
decided it was time to let him go
And he went rolling like a tumbleweed
across the desert of New Mexico...

And he goes...
chasing the angel of the blue sky
And he knows...
she will be waiting for him there
And he sees...
his faithful angel of the blue sky
Waiting in the firmament somewhere...

His Dodge gave out,
he stepped into a crowded local bar
He hitched a ride to Abilene,
and wondered how he'd come so far
The signs they came,
the rain fell like a baby's newborn tears
He stood out on the open plain,
and felt her hovering so near...

And he goes...
chasing the angel of the blue sky
And he knows...
she will be waiting for him there
And he sees...
his faithful angel of the blue sky
Waiting in the firmament somewhere...

All that time it was not wasted
It was the way it had to be
Whatever sorrow that he tasted
set him free...

A clear blue sky,
he smiles to think she's waiting close at hand
He sets his wet clothes out to dry,
and heads out for the promised land
And come what may,
and come whatever makes the world go 'round
He close his eyes up half the day,
and listens for her healing sound...

And he goes...
chasing the angel of the blue sky
And he knows...
she will be waiting for him there
And he sees...
his faithful angel of the blue sky
Waiting in the firmament somewhere...