Well it was nine o'clock in Memphis

There's a bottle by my side

Thought I'd take a little nip

And maybe go out for a ride

Something done come over me

And when it touched my skin

The angels opened up their wings

And let me climb on in



A little piece of heaven

Right here on earth

A little piece of heaven 

Right here on earth

And the moon shone bright

And I felt so alive

And the world was filled with love

Like a piece of heaven



Well now the wheatfields bathed in moonlight

Round the month of June

Waiting for my ship to roll in

But it never came and soon

Something done come over me

And when it touched my skin

The angels opened up their wings

And let me climb on in



Now its four in the morning

That bottle's been long gone

Waiting for the sun to come up

But I don't think I'll make the dawn

Something done come over me

And when it touched my skin

The angels opened up their wings

And let me climb on in