The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
You belong in heaven,
With all the other angels
Do you believe in angels?
Ill tell you angels believe in you
Good morning misguided nights understood
I'm on my knees before you
Just show me a ditch where a palace stood
And I will still adore you
I know you belong in another brilliant world
Where the skies are bluer than blue
I know this song, is never going to change the world
You remain an angel in my eyes
You remain an angel in my eyes,
So rest for weary wings
And hang your halo high
When I'm gone I hope you realize
Above all of the thing you are
An angel in my eyes
I once heard you sing and I could not believe
You sang like a hero
Now who is this bison who makes you behave l
Like Robert Deniro
I know you belong in heaven
You can stop pretending the hobbit is bigger than you
I know this song can maybe have a happy ending
When I'm gone I hope you realize
Above all of the things you are
An angel in my eyes
One day soon ill paint my wings on the walls of the saying old love will fade
I stake my claim on the northern monastipa citizenship
Oh ha
I will wish you well, here's some summer music
For an angel
Well anyway thank you for pushing a smile my way
You sang th same song on a different day
And I know I was wrong to think that we could be together for sixty or seventy years
But at least I believed we could make it up to here
You remain an angel in my eyes
No rest for weary wings
So hang your heavy halo high
When I'm gone I hope your realize above all of the things you are
And the things you do, friends my come and go
But you will remain an angel in my eyes
With all the other angels
Do you believe in angels?
Ill tell you angels believe in you
Good morning misguided nights understood
I'm on my knees before you
Just show me a ditch where a palace stood
And I will still adore you
I know you belong in another brilliant world
Where the skies are bluer than blue
I know this song, is never going to change the world
You remain an angel in my eyes
You remain an angel in my eyes,
So rest for weary wings
And hang your halo high
When I'm gone I hope you realize
Above all of the thing you are
An angel in my eyes
I once heard you sing and I could not believe
You sang like a hero
Now who is this bison who makes you behave l
Like Robert Deniro
I know you belong in heaven
You can stop pretending the hobbit is bigger than you
I know this song can maybe have a happy ending
When I'm gone I hope you realize
Above all of the things you are
An angel in my eyes
One day soon ill paint my wings on the walls of the saying old love will fade
I stake my claim on the northern monastipa citizenship
Oh ha
I will wish you well, here's some summer music
For an angel
Well anyway thank you for pushing a smile my way
You sang th same song on a different day
And I know I was wrong to think that we could be together for sixty or seventy years
But at least I believed we could make it up to here
You remain an angel in my eyes
No rest for weary wings
So hang your heavy halo high
When I'm gone I hope your realize above all of the things you are
And the things you do, friends my come and go
But you will remain an angel in my eyes
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You Remain an Angel Lyrics as written by Gary Clark
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
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