Angela, where have you gone

Your eyes don’t smile no more since he did you wrong

They just stare out your window, mirror passing cars

And fill with whiskey tears in inner-city bars

Angela, nothing ventured, nothing gained

Angela, a heart ain’t nothing without pain

Angela, I know you loved him girl

But sometimes the grit don’t become the pearl

Don’t wait for him to change, Angela

Angela, some smiling eyes are mean

And they’ll grin to others like thе cat that got the cream

But like a sapling drips with rain, thеse lips drip wet with lies

And they’ll spit with venom if you tell ‘em you ain’t surprised

Angela, I know it feels broken and burned

But Angela, tell me how else will you learn

That Angela, although you love him girl

Sometimes the grit don’t become the pearl

Don’t waste your smiling eyes, Angela

I’ve been around the block, I’ve heard that silver tongue

I’ve wasted years spilling tears over change that could never come

And I’ve teetered on the tightrope over the canyon of deceitful love

And I found my balance eventually

Angela, the time is now

There’s no way to fly if you’re still tied down somehow

There are so many loves, the sky is wide and deep

And may your spreading wings wake you from your sleep

Angela, nothing ventured, nothing gained

Angela, boldness can release you from your pain

Angela, I know you loved him girl

But that grit, it never became a pearl

And you’re still a diamond bright, Angela