written by Jonnie Barnett and Rory Lee

He was driving home one evening in his beat up Pontiac

When an old lady flagged him down her Mercedes had a flat
He could see that she was frightened standing out there in the snow
Till he said I’m here to help you ma’am by the way my name is Joe

She said I’m from St. Louis and I’m only passing through

I must have seen a hundred cars go by this is awful nice of you
When he changed the tire and closed her trunk

And was about to drive away she said how much do I owe you
Here’s what he had to say

You don’t owe me a thing I’ve been there too
Someone once helped me out just the way I’m helping you
If you really want to pay me back here’s what you do
Don’t let the chain of love end with you

Well a few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe

She went in to grab a bite to eat and then be on her way
But she couldn’t help but notice how the waitress smiled so sweet
And how she must’ve been eight months along and dead on her feet

And though she didn’t know her story and she probably never will

When the waitress went to get her change from a hundred dollar bill
The lady slipped right out the door and on a napkin left a note
There were tears in the waitress’s eyes when she read what she wrote

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That night when she got home from work the waitress climbed into bed

She was thinking about the money and what the lady’s note had said
As her husband lay there sleeping she whispered soft and low
Everything’s gonna be alright I love you Joe

Charlie Pride

Intro: F-C-G-C

There’s a place they call The Bottom,
And friends, I’ve been there once or twice.
It’s dark down there and lonely,
And something’s missin’ in your life.

Tonight I thought I’d had enough,

When I heard a voice said: ” Don’t give up!”
That whisper had an old familiar ring;
I didn’t see the angel,
But I felt the comfort of her wing.

Daddy always called her angel,
I never knew the reason why.
I was looking for a halo;
He was looking in her eye.

She was always there to guide me
With all the love a gentle hand could bring.
I didn’t see the angel,
But I felt the comfort of her wing.

Inst: (Same As Intro)

Now I’m looking back in time
To a young man stumbling through the kitchen door.
How Mama kept on praying
When she couldn’t tell me nothing any more.

Id wake up in my bed again,

I guess she must have tucked me in;
I can’t remember much of anything.
I didn’t see the angel,
But I felt the comfort of her wing.

Daddy always called her angel,
I never knew the reason why.
I was looking for a halo;
He was looking in her eye.

She was always there to guide me
With all the love a gentle hand could bring.
I didn’t see the angel,
But I felt the comfort of her wing.

Now that’s why Lord made her an angel.
I feel the comfort of her wing.

Outro: F-C