New Wings and New Strings Lyrics

Saw your guardian angel

In the pawn shop at Forty and Park

She was trading your wishes

For a pair of new wings

And a set of new strings for her harp

I don't want you to worry

When your hopes and your dreams never come

But, I was there when she sold them

Made a promise to her

That I'd never reveal what she'd done

Guess I'm screwed now too for tellin' you

But the weight of this guilt is too strong

All your effort and hard work

Won't amount to a thing

When that angel is doing you wrong

Look at her fly

With new wings and new strings

Courtesy of you

Now she's living the high-life

Getting drunk with the prophets and kings

And, all her friends in high places

Never once thought to ask

How she came to possess her new wings

Now she's gathering up all my prayers to trade them in

And buy herself a golden palace in the sky

All my effort and hard work

Won't amount to a thing

When that angel is bleeding me dry

But look at her fly

With new wings and new strings

To that palace in the sky

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah

Now you know why your ship hasn't come in yet

And why nothing ever seems to work out for you

All your effort and hard work

Never brought you success

She's the reason why

You and I are stuck in this mess

Look at her fly

With new wings and new strings

Living up the high life

Look at her fly

Look at her fly

Fly, fly

Look at her fly