Homeward Looking Angel

She saw the ragged edge of nowhere from a fast moving train
 Watched the scenery fly by with a fever in her brain
 Seemed like a good time at the time, rolling down that track
 Now the only thing she wants is a one-way ticket back
 She's a homeward looking angel and she's feeling mighty tired
 Her party dress is tattered but her vision is inspired
 And that girl looking back in the mirror, Lord, made such a mess of things
 And she's leaving in the morning soon as she can find her wings
 Soon as she can find her wings
 She's so very hungry for a piece of Mama's pie
 Served up on Grandma's china after church on Sunday night
 Oh, now Papa's probably turning out the lights and heading up the stairs
 And the wayward child he never talks about still turns up in his prayers
 She's a homeward looking angel and she must be feeling mighty tired
 Her party dress is tattered but her vision is inspired
 And that girl looking back in the mirror, Lord, made such a mess of things
 And she's leaving in the morning soon as she can find her wings
 There's a road ahead and a road behind
 All roads lead to home this time
 She's a homeward looking angel and she's feeling mighty tired
 She went gunning for glory but her bullets all misfired
 And that girl looking back in the mirror, Lord, made such a mess of things
 And she's leaving in the morning soon as she can find her wings
 Soon as she can find her wings
 Homeward looking angel