{"id":355,"date":"2007-10-07T00:49:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-07T07:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ayearofsongs.org\/blg\/?p=355"},"modified":"2015-10-29T16:52:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T23:52:45","slug":"on-the-forty-first-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayearofsongs.org\/blg\/2007\/10\/07\/on-the-forty-first-day\/","title":{"rendered":"On the forty-first day…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Angel's
\n<\/p>\n

<\/i><\/b>Y<\/span>ou know how it is.<\/p>\n

You try to go on vacation but work is always on the phone or emailing you. Where’s this?<\/span> How do you do that?<\/span> Where’s that eighty thousand<\/span> you withdrew from the company account on Thursday?<\/p>\n

You know.<\/p>\n

Imagine how it is when you’re working for the boys upstairs.<\/span> When the Big Boss is not only omniscient, but occasionally seems to get obsessed with details, it’s hard to really<\/span> get away.<\/p>\n

So you plow headfirst into vacation, ignore it when strangers around you get calls on their cells and, with looks of utter bewilderment, hold their phones out to you. Instead you order another round of doubles for the house and grab a passing barmaid.<\/p>\n

Superhuman powers mean superhuman powers to annoy.<\/p>\n

You can wear out your welcome even when your American Express card seems bottomless.<\/p>\n

But the pretty dark eyed maid keeps sneaking back to your room and, on the day you absolutely, without question, must<\/span> get back to work… the both of you take off through the desert… followed, only steps behind, by the shadowy operatives of He Who Usually Takes Not No <\/span>for an Answer.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/span>Angel’s Vacation<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n

more stream & DL options<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

previous versions<\/i>
\nSunday, October 23, 2005<\/a>
\nTuesday, July 11, 2006<\/a>
\nSunday, July 16, 2006<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

lyrics<\/span><\/span>
\nAngel’s Vacation<\/p>\n

<\/i><\/b>He tried to do what was right
\nbut it always turned out wrong
\nthe heavenly host was not impressed
\nand he had to blow out of town<\/p>\n

he came down to earth near Phoenix
\nin the middle of the summertime
\nhe walked to the first bar he saw
\nand ordered whiskey, beer, and wine<\/p>\n

An angel came down from heaven<\/span>
\nhoping to get away<\/span>
\nhe stewed in the hotel bar all night<\/span>
\nand baked by the pool all day<\/span><\/p>\n

He pushed the desk clerk to a breakdown
\nand drove the other guests away
\nhe punched out the hotel detective
\nand ran off with the pretty dark eyed maid<\/p>\n

They laid out on the lam for 40 days and nights
\nand on the 41st they had to rest
\nthe pretty dark eyed maid was all worn out
\nand the angel was scared to death<\/p>\n

he knew they’d have no trouble tracking him down
\nangels have this certain glow
\nand when they tell you it’s time to leave,
\nby God, then it’s time to go<\/p>\n

An angel came down from heaven<\/span>
\nhoping to get away<\/span>
\nhe stewed in the hotel bar all night<\/span>
\nand baked by the pool all day<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>(C)1990,2005, TK Major<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(C)2007, TK Major<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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