Angels On The Radio (2023)

I wrote this song after I got news of my mother's lymphoma diagnosis. This was roughly one year after we lost our son to brain cancer. My own recent health struggles and stay in the hospital have reignited my interest in themes of the song. I've never been happy with the mix or vocal performance on the first version of the song, so here's another crack. Maybe in a couple of years I'll take another run at it.

https://youtu.be/sgF9RQlz6E4

Sometimes I feel like driving (G  Bm   Em)

Hit the road to I don’t know (G Bm Am/G)

Have someone send my belongings (G Bm Em)

To where the living suits my soul  (Am C  G)

No guarantees of a tomorrow (G  Bm   Em)

No easy love no peace of mind (G Bm Am/G)

I’ve had all the luck that I could borrow (G Bm Am/G)

Won’t you come and see me on the other side (Am C  G)

Movies of the past playing in my mind (Bm  G)

Playing outdoors, I can hear Momma’s call  (Bm  G)

Supper sits waiting at the table (Em)

Man, I guess we really had it all (C  F  D)

SOLO

This steering wheel don’t need no hands (G  Bm   Em)

These rolling wheels know where to go  (G  Bm Am/G)

Throw away your maps cancel all your plans (G  Bm  Em)

Listen to the angels singing on the radio (Am  C  G)

The only thing harder than making a dollar is making a friend (Bm   G)

The only thing as hard as making a friend Is saying goodbye (Bm   G)

I lay up at night and wonder why we bother (Am)

And I try to pretend (Em)

That maybe everything will be alright  (C F D)

SOLO

Sometimes I feel like driving (G  Bm   Em)

Hit the road to I don’t know (G Bm Am/G)

Have someone send my belongings (G Bm Em)

To where the living suits my soul  (Am C  G)

One day you’ll glance in that rear view mirror (G  Bm   Em)

See the road stretched so far behind

You can’t help but laugh smile through the tears (G  Bm   Em)

Because you know you, they’ll see you on the other side (Am  C  G)

Movies of the past playing in my mind (Bm  G)

Playing outdoors, I can hear Momma’s call  (Bm  G)

Father sits, smiling at the table (Em)

Man, I guess we really had it all (C  F  D)

This Steering Wheel etc…