It was a cold and wet December day br When we touched the ground at JFK br Snow was melting on the ground br On BLS I heard the sound br Of an angel br br New York, like a Christmas tree br Tonight this city belongs to me br Angel br br Soul love...this love won't let me go br So long...angel of Harlem br br Birdland on fifty-three br The street sounds like a symphony br We got John Coltrane and a love supreme br Miles says she's got to be an angel br br Lady Day got diamond eyes br She sees the truth behind the lies br Angel br br Soul love...this love won't let me go br So long...angel of Harlem br Angel of Harlem br br She says it's heart...heart and soul... br Yeah yeah...(yeah) br Yeah yeah...(right now) br br Blue light on the avenue br God knows they got to you br An empty glass, the lady sings br Eyes swollen like a bee sting br Blinded you lost your way br Through the side streets and the alleyway br Like a star exploding in the night br Falling to the city in broad daylight br An angel in Devil's shoes br Salvation in the blues br You never looked like an angel br Yeah yeah...angel of Harlem br br Angel...angel of Harlem...