Deric Ruttan - Angelina lyrics

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She had his picture in a locket

Her hands were tremblin' on the wheel

When Jimmy went in for one last robbery

With a .45 of cold blue steel

Told the clerk," Don't try to be a hero"

But that kid put up a fight

And one stray bullet through their windshield

Took Angelina's life

The cops found a crowd of people

And a bullet hole in the clerk

Jimmy in the car, Angelina in his arms

He was whisperin' to her

Chorus

"Angelina you can close your eyes

You'll spend tonight in paradise, my pretty Angelina

Oh Angelina, go on across that mighty river

Someday we'll be together my pretty Angelina"

I was a guard there on the cellblock

Maximum security

And guilty men are all the same

They all think they should be free

But Jimmy Nichols, he was different

He said,"To die is to gain

For I have made my peace with Jesus

And tonight I break these chains"

Jimmy smiled when the preacher came in

He said," Friend lead the way

I got an angel waitin' on me

Tonight I'm gonna see her

And I can finally say"

(Second Chorus)

"Oh Angelina, girl open up your eyes

We'll spend tonight in paradise my pretty Angelina

Oh Angelina, I've come across that mighty river

Now we'll always be together, my pretty Angelina"

Instrumental

(Repeat Second Chorus)