Too Many Angels - Strawbs

It started with the ring I wear

A journey few would care to share

Some say it is the braggart’s boast

A life along the Barbary Coast

Pirate ships with jet black sails

Sirens clinging to the rails

Broken victims walked the plank

Before we struck the rock and sank

Too many angels have fallen at my feet

Too many angels have fallen

Washed up on a welcome beach

Where excise men could never reach

Riding horseback through the lanes

Soothed the traveller’s aches and pains

Raising cattle, tending sheep

It’s easier than losing sleep

A young girl’s fancies loosely spun

The monkey and the damage done

The prisoner finally walking free

To spring in Little Italy

When in doubt just make a list

All that was was ever missed

Too many angels have fallen at my feet

Too many angels have fallen

The storm has finally come to pass

I pour my tears into the glass

You can’t erase the lines of age

Or words upon the printed page

The dragonfly with folded wings

Has found the pleasure true love brings

And while we live in Tiffany time

The ring has stood the test of time

Nowadays it’s far more clear

With all the loves I held so dear

Swirling gently through the mist

With softer tongue and velvet fist

As though they seem to understand

It started out with nothing planned

The days are closing in so fast

It’s time to find some peace at last

Too many angels have fallen at my feet

Too many angels have fallen