Angel of the Morning
Merrilee Rush

(Words And Music by Chip Taylor)

There'll be no strings to bind your hands
not if my love can't bind your heart.
And there's no need to take a stand
for it was I who chose to start.
I see no need to take me home,
I'm old enough to face the dawn.

           Just call me angel of the morning  ANGEL
           just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby.
           Just call me angel of the morning  ANGEL
           then slowly turn away from me.

Maybe the sun's light will be dim
and it won't matter anyhow.
If morning's echo says we ve sinned,
well, it was what I wanted now.
And if we're the victims of the night,
I won't be blinded by light.

           Just call me angel of the morning  ANGEL
           just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby.
           Just call me angel of the morning  ANGEL
           then slowly turn away,
           I won't beg you to stay with me
           through the tears of the day,
           of the years, baby baby baby.
           Just call me angel of the morning  ANGEL
           just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby.

 Chip Taylor was born James Wesley Voight, who is the younger
  brother of actor Jon Voight. Chip also wrote "Wild Thing", which was
  a big hit for The Troggs in 1966 and "I Can't Let Go" (co-written with
  Al Gorgoni), which was a hit for The Hollies (although it didn't chart
  in the Billboard Top 40 in the United States).