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On the Eve of Battle

by Jack Crawford

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Lyrics by Terence Crawford

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on the eve of the battle
there's an angel on the loose
guys joking and smoking
with their head in a noose

down every beautiful street
they're a cock-a-hoot
dancing with the willing girls
this dangerous troop

the enemy is lost to god
the angel whispers
into the ears of the illiterate
the orators
the balladeers
and the lispers

dreams are a-flowing
like blood down a blade
sunlight seeping
through to some romantic glade

joey boy
kid from the bank
kid from the city
paolo and frank

on the eve of the battle
picnic by a stream
angel in your pocket
strawberries and cream

counting minutes
killing time
time's a-killing
killing time

a jewish guy
looks at you and winks
terry west's little brother
quiet kid who stinks

on the eve of the battle
there's an angel on the loose
guys joking and smoking
with their head in a noose

every vein in my body
wanting this night to be day
on the eve of the battle
dreaming away

joey boy
kid from the bank
kid from the city
paolo and frank

tony white
guy whose sister just had a little boy
mick riley
they call him the real mccoy

joey boy
kid from the bank
kid from the city
paolo and frank

a jewish guy
looks at you and winks
terry west's little brother
quiet kid who stinks

on the eve of the battle
there's an angel on the loose
guys dreaming
with their head in a noose

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released January 20, 2013

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