Angels & Outlaws

Born and raised in Oklahoma The young man moved to Tennessee He started runnin' with the devil Chasin' that honky-tonker's dream Well, at some dive outside of L.A. On life's highway headed southbound She was sent from up above And her true love turned his world around God bless angels and pray for outlaws To find a new found love for their lost cause Lord knows she loved him despite all his flaws And he loved her 'cause she made him wanna be a better man No, there weren't no halo above her beautiful brown hair No, he never saw her wings He always knew that they were there Lord, she had this way of knowin' when he needed her the most It's like she had some kind of connection With the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost God bless angels and pray for outlaws To find a new found love for their lost cause Lord knows she loved him despite all his flaws And he loved her 'cause she made him wanna be a better man Lord knows it wasn't a cold day in hell Like everybody thought it would be Lord, it was actually a beautiful July morning When he and that preacher man came walkin' Up out of that creek God bless angels and pray for outlaws To find a new found love for their lost cause Lord knows she loved him despite all his flaws And he loved her 'cause she made him wanna be a better man Lord knows she loved him 'cause she made him wanna be a better man And he was