The Cowboy Junkiesare a Canadian alt-country/ alternative rockband, formed by three siblings from the Timmins entertainment family. The group formed in Toronto in 1985. The band's name was simply a random choice as they approached their first ever gig, but it has come to perfectly represent their sound. (Some sources may credit Townes Van Zandt's song "Cowboy Junkies Lament" as the source of the band's name, but that song was written especially for Cowboy Junkies several years after they coined the name.) The Trinity Sessionis perhaps their best known record, recorded live in a single day on a single microphone in a church in Toronto. This album also included a unique cover version of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane".
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Angel Mine Lyrics
Cowboy Junkies
He searched for those wings that he knew
That this angel should have at her back
And although he cant find them
He really dont mind
Because he knows theyll grow back
And he reached for that halo that he knows
That she had when she first caught his eye
Although his hand came back empty
Hes really not worried
cause he knows it still shines
I cant promise that Ill grow those wings
Or keep this tarnished halo shined
But Ill never betray your trust
Angel mine
I search all the time on the ground
For our shadows cast side by side
Just to remind me that I havent gone crazy
That you exist and are mine
And I know that your skin is as warm and as real
As that smile in your eyes
But I have to keep touching and smelling
And tasting for fear its all lies
I cant promise that Ill grow those wings
Or keep this tarnished halo shined
But Ill never betray your trust
Angel mine
Last night I awoke from the deepest of sleeps
With your voice in my head
And I could tell by your breathing
That you were still sleeping
I repeated those words that you had said
I cant promise that Ill grow those wings
Or keep this tarnished halo shined
But Ill never betray your trust
Angel mine