An angel appeared

in a holy vision

Stood by my bedside

in shivering light

Spoke my name

Told me my mission

I could not believe I was hearing him right

Because he said, 'Go, my son, go...



Always go to East Asheville Hardware

Before you go to Lowe's



He said, "Go to East Asheville Hardware

Before you go to Lowe's



You'll help to keep them open

I'm worried they might close

From the stiff competition

From the national conglomerate

With the full page ad

in the color section of the Sunday paper supplement

and stacks of plastic swimming pools

and seven brands of power tools

and rows and rows of registers

all having nice days



But no, you go, he said to me with light around his face

He said, You go first to that age-old place

To that old wooden door

that you have to close behind you

To the wide-board wooden floor

worn down soft



To the real thing

Good advice, quality at a fair price

And know that they know how deep the frost goes here.



Sure there's stuff you'll have to find at Paty's, Lowe's or Sears



But go to East Asheville Hardware

Go to East Asheville Hardware

Before it disappears