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angel of lyon
young, steve
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He had a vision of Anne Marie
With a rosary in her hand
So what's exit the rainmaker?
That old gray flannel man
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With a closet full of business suits
And a letter by the phone
He said, "I'm on my way to paradise
To see the Angel of Lyon"
And he caught a train in Brussels
Ordered cognac and croissant
And he made a mental list
Of things he owned but did not want
All the buildings and the real estate
The antique glass and stone
He said, "Above poverty
To see the Angel of Lyon"
And he sang Ave Maria
At least the parts he knew
And he watched the shadow of the train
Of the towns that they rolled through
And he closed his eyes and saw two rivers
The Rhone and the Saone
The male and female spirit
Of the city of Lyon
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And he waited on the bridge
Where they met the year before
And the days turned into weeks
And the seasons numbered four
And his clothes grew worn and ragged
And through the streets he roamed
Searching every open window
For his Angel of Lyon
And he sang Ave Maria
At least the parts he knew
And he watched his shadow on the wall
Of the streets he walked through
And he crossed the sacred rivers
The Rhone and the Saone
But they would not give him the secrets
Of the Angel of Lyon
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Now there's a thousand candles burning
In the basilica tonight
Where Sister Eve Maria
Is the keeper of the light
And down a dream of alleyways
Walks a saint of rag and bone
A madman torn asunder
By the Angel of Lyon
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And he sang Ave Maria
At least the parts he knew
And he watched his shadows on the walls
Of the streets he walked through
And he crossed the sacred rivers
The Rhone and the Saone
But they never gave up the secrets
Of the Angel of Lyon
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