Here I before you Brown, color of the mountains, colossal as the so deliciously within my own joy and misery Feathers of my wings paralyzed by the distance of my I stand before you, the color of the night Frozen by the of me, an Afro Angel Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Angel off your pedestal from perchin' above You on the prowl now, downtown, searchin' for In all the wrong places, outside radio stations Hopin' he with new hit single, is tryin' to
Today, he is in your town, it down You in the car with friends, followin' my limo around Puttin' a bug in my ear, your 'S' is for free You'll do anythin' for Omar or Phil, you to me
And then me, hypnotized by the devil as out my hand as an invitation into my hotel No need to RSVP, place your hand in my As all your girlfriends gettin' jealous, she landed the bomb
Willing to trade your spirit for some crass, whack Somethin' small, somethin' simple as a pass back But now I lay me, down to And I pray the my soul to keep
Afro Angel, born against the You don't have to sell your soul and throw away your Afro Angel, sent from above forget that you are loved, you know that you are loved
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh Lil got a gun now, age fifteen Destined to spend his life inside a it seems Rage inside, pride, denied respect He take it though he gotta earn it but he ain't learned that yet
Out on the town, reckless abandon been bullied before But now he straps, and no more, high Flexin' on every guy walk by but don't start pal 'Cuz if the gun came from the whiz, Lion, got heart now
Let's pull it on a stranger, ahh, fun for the when he realized, damn dude got one too Smile's upside down now, games so cute Bobby's a in a headlights, pump, drop it or I'll shoot
like a sniper, cleanin' his rifle, Bobby disobeys his commands One shot rings out then only the stands of sworn Bobby's blood formed the shape of an angel's wings But for
Angel, born against the world You don't have to sell your soul and throw away your Afro Angel, sent from Heaven Never forget that you are loved, you know that you are You know you are loved,
Back in school, Tamika was the sweetest, the bomb Hot to death, in tenth grade a teenage mom Knocked up by some thug named Russ in the drug But had the kid you ever seen
Then all the pressure her mom, she stepped to Russ Told him it's either drugs or us either them thugs or us The ultimatum, either continue a thug in the world Or start your girl
And say God, me witness, no doubt, lovin' ya dear But to go from dollar 50 gees a week to dollar 30 gees a That ain't happenin', I he wasn't that strong He came back the week and the whole family was gone
Yo, they straight moved away, as little as a word Well, needless to say, Russ was a little Then in a fury put the pressure on her Shawn And like a chef she spilled the beans on where they had gone
Schenectady, Tamika answered the door It was the last person she to be They stared, he said, "Do you love me for me? You can do the cars, vacations, and jewelry?"
"Down with me? Period, through life's and strife" She said, "Yeah", he said, "In that case would you be my wife?" like a sign from the sky, the baby cried Like an angel sings, I love more than anything
Afro Angel, against the world You don't have to sell your and throw away your pride Afro Angel, from Heaven above Never forget that you are loved, you that you are loved
Afro Angel, born against the You don't have to sell your soul and throw away pride Angel, sent from Heaven above Never forget that you are loved, you know you are loved