my mother said there's only one way

sweet angel boy narrow and straight

time is passed teachings they fade

now her angel boy has gone astray



chorus 1:

i've held the hand of the devil felt his breath on my skin

dip me into the water wash me again

can i still be forgiven for all of these things

or have i gone too far now have i lost my wings



i found the priest i spoke my mind

asked if i'd sinned one too many times

he said my son you're only a man

then i said sir you don't understand



chorus 1



God help us all for what we have done

we've lost our way we can't find the Son

we make our beds we seal our fate

is there still time or is it too late



chorus 2:

we've held the hand of the devil felt his breath on our skin

dip us into the water wash us again

can we still be forgiven for all of these things

or have we gone too far now have we lost our wings