Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You don't know what you're missin'
With your endless supply
Of the imminent propriety
Of the same old merchandise
We're standin' on the corner
Lookin' lonely and lazy
He had no way to warn you
That he was feelin' so crazy
He just went out and he bought
The fastest bike he could buy
Popped a wheelie in the alley
Headed straight for the sky
Bit the dust on the highway
Doin' ninety, ninety-five
Just east of Albuquerque
Singin' sweet bye bye
[Verse 2]
He followed her down
She took him to Grandma
He showed her his heart
She showed him the door
He showed her the ropes
She says, "I don't understand it"
Well, God, he was failin'
Honey, here's what it's for
I asked my angel
If heaven was near
She says, "It's closer than you think"
But you can't get there from here
Where can you go when you're already gone?
Where can you go when you're already gone?
[Verse 3]
Peabody and the diamonds
Got no respect for this earth
They wanna move the Indians again
For the very land of their own
They wanna move big mountains
Rip the coat off of a motor
He'd never heard about sunset
They never listened to thunder
You know who they are
Oh, but who are you?
They let them do it to a people
But never do this to you
Thought the Great Spirits call to you
To the end of the earth
They die, you'll be thinkin'
"Honey, here's what it's worth"
[Verse 4]
Would you follow Niagara
With those kids and the surf?
Take somebody from a circle
Turn him into a vine
Though the Great Spirit's with you
To the end of the earth
When you die, you'll be a painter
What the hell was it worth?
[Verse 5]
I asked my angel
If heaven was near
Said "It's closer than you think"
Just can't get there from here
Where can you go when you're already gone?
Where can you go when you're already gone?
[Verse 6]
In the City of the Angels
I once caught a thief
He's twenty years off the reservation
And all the cops call him "Chief"
It's more than mind over matter
It's your body and soul
The last rung on the ladder
The poor, the hungry, the cold
It's the moon above the mountain
It's the snow on the ground
It's the smokeless horizon
Someone you don't let down
But it's those hearts that can't feel
And those arms that won't reach
And it's sad but it's real
These angels' figures of speech
[Verse 7]
America lyin'
Border to border
Signs treaties and mistakes
Forgets nature's law and order
So build a Statue of Liberty
As the band play a song
Another statue that's cryin'
Where did I go wrong?
[Verse 8]
I asked my angel
If heaven was near
Said "It's closer than you think"
Just can't get there from here
Where can you go when you're already gone?
Where can you go when you're already gone?
Written by: Butch Hancock
