From the CD "Gathering Dust" by The Dust Devils
2006 Texas Music Awards - Female Vocalist of the Year
Written by Kevin Higgins
lyrics
Think I’ll go down to the river, and watch it flow around the bend.
If just to cast aside my troubles, from this world of “sink or swim.”
Washed-up promises like driftwood, lies entangled on the shore.
Standing knee deep in the shallows,
I pray to God there must be something more.
Spring-fed water cuts thru granite and carves this canyon in my soul.
Hoping to find a deeper meaning to this emptiness I know.
Standing on the edge, I wonder…just what it is I’m looking for?
Truth is cast in shadows,
I pray to God there must be something more.
I need wisdom and belief,
A little less war and a lot more peace,
A little bit of kindness, if you’re the kind who can keep it real.
I need a warm bed and a friend,
A little less drama and a lot more sense,
A little bit of something to set my spirit free.
Heaven’s sending Angel Wings…
Smooth and graceful Angel Wings.
I was standing at the river, and I saw this boat come around the bend.
Floating gently on the water, carrying my family and my friends.
I went swimming out to meet them and they welcomed me aboard,
As we sailed off in the sunset,
I thank God that there is always something more.
I need comfort and release,
A little less war and a lot more peace,
A little bit of kindness, with the kind who can keep it real.
A soft pillow for my head,
A little less trouble and a lot more friends,
A little bit of something, to put my mind at ease.
I need wisdom in my soul,
A little more rock and a little less roll,
And a little bit of kindness goes a long, long way these days.
I need a warm bed and a friend,
A little less drama and a lot more sense.
And one more thing…
I need you all to pray…
for peace today.
(Don’t you know that love’s okay?)
Heaven’s sending Angel Wings.
Angel Wings…smooth and graceful Angel Wings.
Down to the river…to the river, I will go.
credits
from Archives,
released December 4, 2021
Featuring:
Kevin Higgins – Vocals, Guitars
Tom Bukovac – Lead Guitars
David Hungate – Bass
Mark Beckett – Drums
Pat McGrath – Acoustic guitar and Resonator
Special Guests:
Barry Beckett – B-3
Glen Duncan – Chin cello, Mando, Banjo
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