He thought that’s how it was,
The only way to live
He accepted lack of love
Had to teach him self to give

Twenty licks away from freedom
He’d take the fall again… and again
And while the others stand away from him
And watch him take it like a man… when he’s twelve

And when will the angels come stifle the demons
That make life unbearably hard
Some day he’ll know that the angels aren’t comin’
Everyone knows, that’ll break his heart

Goodbye to all the bad feelings you carried inside
Goodbye to false expectations of every day life
Hello my freedom I feel you, come fill up my mind
Hello redemption please help me to make it feel right

How he battled off insanity
His time, he spent it well
As he readied for the journey
From inside of his cell

With a gift he got at seven
He would finally get relief
When he finds his way to heaven
Everybody will believe, finally

So when will the angels come stifle the demons
That make life unbearably hard
Some day he’ll know that the angels aren’t comin’
That’ll break his heart

(Chorus)

Forty years had run away
Before he knew he had to leave, some things behind
Couldn’t think of anything to say
Didn’t know just how to feel

With a family of your own
Everybody stands beside you
Never feel that lack of love
Everybody says I love you

(Chorus)