The Hands of Angels

Album: The Union (2010)
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  • Well I could have been sick
    I could have died
    I could have given up
    And not tried
    To make it to tomorrow
    Like a brokenhearted lover

    But there was a brand new start
    And suddenly I was taken
    New and Far away places
    And the music I was shaken

    It was a whole new race
    When I woke on that first day
    There was nothing I could say
    I was in the hands of angels

    Johnny and the governor
    Came and brought me to my senses
    They make me feel just like a king
    Made me lose all my bad defenses

    And they knew all the places
    I needed to go
    All of the people
    I needed to know
    They knew who I needed
    And who needed me
    And who would come help me

    And who would just let me be

    I was in the hands of angels
    Until this very day
    Inside the hands of angels
    What more can I say
    When you're in the hands of angels
    Life is oh so sweet
    And you feel the love
    Down deep inside
    Even out there on the street

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Comments: 2

  • Tis!i!bonzaiiii!! from Poconos/paLoved Leon in the 70's & these songs with Elton John are incredible. Leon passed on my 61st BiRtHdAy. You just can't forget things like that. Elton is amazing, as well. Watched them on talk shows while they toured The Union. IMPERFECTLY PERFECT PAIR!!
    KEEP SINGING LEON'S SONGS Y'ALL!! You WILL be blessed just to listen!! ;+}~
  • Dt from Perdido BeachI’ve never been that big of a fan of EJ, although I must acknowledge his superb keyboard virtuosity. However I must extend my admiration for what he did for the late, great Leon Russell, another excellent keyboardist as well as a prolific writer. Leon was a big star in the rock pantheon in the early to mid 70’s, playing to sold out arenas and performing in all-star concert extravaganzas with the likes of Dylan, Clapton, Cocker and George Harrison. But styles change and by the 90’s Leon was performing to limited but appreciative audiences in small clubs where he would be peddling a new CD. I saw him a couple of times in the late 90’s in such venues, walking with a cane. At the time he may have been in his late 50’s but he looked 25 years older which is perhaps why Leon fell off the radar, he wasn’t a sex symbol and looked ancient. But I thank Sir Elton for remembering his greatest and giving LR a final chance for recognition to a wide audience and once again having his deserved prominence in the musical world.
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