[Verse 1] I was born in the dirt, raised up on hard times, Whiskey in my veins, and trouble on my mind. Had a guardian angel, she was tough as nails, Kept me outta jail, through life’s roughest trails. But one dusty night, under a neon glow, She threw down her halo, said, “Boy, I gotta go.” Said, “You’re too damn wild, I can’t keep you straight, I’m turnin’ in my wings, I’m quittin’ this fate.” [Chorus] My guardian angel quit, left me high and dry, No one to save me when the bullets start to fly. She packed her bags, flew off in the night, Now I’m dodgin’ demons in the barroom light. Yeah, my guardian angel quit, and I’m on my own, Runnin’ from the devil down this lonesome road. [Verse 2] She used to pull me back from the edge of the line, When I’d dance with the bottle or flirt with a .45. She’d whisper in my ear, “Son, don’t be a fool,” But I broke every promise, and I bent every rule. Now the jukebox plays a sad ol’ Haggard tune, I’m drownin’ in regrets under a blood-red moon. I see her in the smoke, with a tear in her eye, Sayin’, “Boy, you’re too far gone, even angels say goodbye.” [Chorus] My guardian angel quit, left me high and dry, No one to save me when the bullets start to fly. She packed her bags, flew off in the night, Now I’m dodgin’ demons in the barroom light. Yeah, my guardian angel quit, and I’m on my own, Runnin’ from the devil down this lonesome road. [Bridge] I don’t blame her for leavin’, I’m a hard man to save, Dancin’ with the shadows, flirtin’ with the grave. But I miss her soft whisper when the nights get cold, Now it’s just me and the sins that I’ve sold. [Chorus] My guardian angel quit, left me high and dry, No one to save me when the bullets start to fly. She packed her bags, flew off in the night, Now I’m dodgin’ demons in the barroom light. Yeah, my guardian angel quit, and I’m on my own, Runnin’ from the devil down this lonesome road. [Outro] So here’s to my angel, wherever you may be, Hope you found some peace, ‘cause you won’t find it in me. I’ll keep ridin’ hard till my story’s done, Just a lonesome outlaw, forever on the run.
