William the Angel sits on the yellow line

William the Angel stuck in the middle of the road

Staring out at his broken wing

He sheds a couple of tears

Says "I haven't seen my friends St. Paul and St. Peter in 15 years"



William the Angel sits on the yellow line

Says "God are you crazy, these humans seem a waste of my time"

Well I've flown round the world, seen many things

The victories and struggles they bear

And I tell them of your love

How you watch

How you listen

They no longer seem to care



This is my prayer

Before you return me to heaven

Let my wing be repaired

Send me to Tokyo, Beirut or London

Doesn't matter to me

I did as I was told

Still, I'd like to save one soul



William the Angel stands on the yellow line

There's now a state trooper wondering 

What's on his mind

Well I've seen both death and destruction sir

The cruelty of nature and of man

But when God points left

Man wanders right 

Follows his own plan



William the Angel walks the straight yellow line

William the Angel say "the answers can be simple sometimes"

Why consider the smile in a baby's eye

When it's wrapped in its mother's arms

And consider the sound and the look of the sky after a violent storm



You've been forwarned 

Before he returns me to heaven

Sir I'ld like to move on

Send me to New York, Toronto or Berlin

Or even the back of your car

Peace and joy are cliches I know

Still, I'd like to save one soul

Just one soul



William the Angel sits on the side of the road

The trooper says "Be careful, haven't you some place to go?"

William says "No, I'll just sit here and wait"

While pointing to the remains of his wing

He is offered a ride

But says "Thank you, no thank you. I'm an angel to the king"

And this is what I sing

Before he returns me to heaven 

May he fix my wing

Send me to Mexico City or Capetown

It doesn't matter at all

There's always hope I was told

Still I'd like to save one soul

Just one soul



I would like to save

Just one soul