An angel appeared   in a holy vision   Stood by my bedside   in shivering light   Spoke my name   Told me my mission   I could not believe I was hearing him right   Because he said, 'Go, my son, go...      Always go to East Asheville Hardware   Before you go to Lowe's      He said, "Go to East Asheville Hardware   Before you go to Lowe's      You'll help to keep them open   I'm worried they might close   From the stiff competition   From the national conglomerate   With the full page ad   in the color section of the Sunday paper supplement   and stacks of plastic swimming pools   and seven brands of power tools   and rows and rows of registers   all having nice days      But no, you go, he said to me with light around his face   He said, You go first to that age-old place   To that old wooden door   that you have to close behind you   To the wide-board wooden floor   worn down soft      To the real thing   Good advice, quality at a fair price   And know that they know how deep the frost goes here.      Sure there's stuff you'll have to find at Paty's, Lowe's or Sears      But go to East Asheville Hardware   Go to East Asheville Hardware   Before it disappears.