got an angel on the stairs   as if you'd even care   when the lights are up    and the sun had nearly gone down      did you see him on the street   did you pass him at your feet   did you think at all    how dare they even look me in the eye      and he loves the girls   and he loves the boys   gonna make 20 dollars before the weekend's over      She set him    then let him fall    turn him over in your hands   God save the king of New Orleans      Got a ticket to a show   Gonna see him take a blow   when the drunkards said Cat Stevens was the greatest singer      did you kick him in the head   did you see the blood run down    did you laugh at all when the people walk right by    and said out loud   Ghetto punks are all the same      gonna make 20 dollars before the weekends over   she set him    then let him fall    turn him over in your hands   God save the king of New Orleans      set him    then let him fall    turn him over in your hands   God save the king of New Orleans      Radio in my head   Radio in my car   going down again    he's going down again       Anywhere you look    anywhere you talk it over   it's easier to let it slip out of your mind   but it rips your heart out   then it kicks your head in   you give him one more chance   try to see the beauty in his world      on the way to know my hands,    to know my feet and shoulders      gonna make 20 dollars before the weekend's over   she set him    then let him fall    turn him over in your hands   God save the king of New Orleans      set him    then let him fall    turn him over in your hands   God save the king of New Orleans      (God save the)   (God Save the)   yeah