Lyrics

[Verse]
Welcome signs, Angel, are all turned around
There are seabirds, stray cats, boats moored aground
The lighthouse goes dark when our island shuts down
Where will you stay, Angel, with no johns in town?

[Chorus]
Dance with me, Angel, in your ragged white dress
It's been torn at your thighs; ripped at your breasts
Dance with Angel, in your ragged white dress

[Verse]
Stay with me, Angel, cause I can find stuff to eat
I have this cart full of blankets; I have coffee and heat
With my eyes shut tight these cobblestone streets
Fill up with tourists, Angel, coins spill at my feet

[Repeat Chorus]

[Verse]
Walk with me, Angel, to the boarded blues café
We can sneak in a side door; the jukebox still plays
If bottles are broken, I'll sweep them away
If you break down and cry, Angel, I'll wipe your sweet face

[Alt Chorus 1]
Dance with me, Angel, in your ragged white dress
It's been torn at your thighs; ripped at your breasts
The harbor's empty, all your bully boys left
A ghost singer cries, 'I'm lonelt as death'
Dance with Angel, in your ragged white dress


[Bridge]
Pick a slow song, Angel, from so long ago
When this dress was new and this place never closed
Before the war shook me, left me in beggar's cloths

[Alt. chorus 2]
Dance with me, Angel, in your ragged white dress
It's been torn at your thighs; ripped at your breasts
My heart's not empty, it's just you and I left
A ghost singer cries 'I'm lonely as death'
Dance with me angel in your ragged white dress