[Verse 1]
Some angels will carry you homeward
Other angels you don't wanna meet
My guardian angel's got wings of tinfoil
And cigarettes found in the street
My angel's got eyes like a housing project
He was born inside a guitar
And I can't forget his red lips and eyelashes
And his "How'd we end up where we are?"

[Pre-Chorus]
There's nothing doing on the main streets
Let's take the alley for the evening
And we're driving in a car that won't slow down
Making ourselves up in the rear view mirror

[Chorus]
I know God lifts up the lowly
I know God lifts up the lowly

[Verse 2]
We're searching the trunk every morning
We tore out a tracking device
And I pray for plagues to come down on this Egypt
And I dream of blood, fire and lice
I wake with my coat for a blanket
My angel's been up for an hour
And I've looked deep into this frail human body
And I know that I carry a power
[Pre-Chorus]
We'll never make it on the main streets
They'll force us back into the alleyways
And we're re-arranging furniture
In a burning house

[Chorus]
But I know God lifts up the lowly
I know God lifts up the lowly

[Outro]
Ram v'nisa, gadol v'nora
Mashpil ge'im u'magbiha shfalim
Motzi asirim u'podeh anavim
V'ozer dalim
V'oneh l'amo b'et shavam eilav