Just this side of Heaven there's a little white house   Take a ride at the Pearly Gates, go 'bout a quarter mile south   There's an angel sittin' on a front porch swing   In a cotton gown waitin' on you gettin' in      Hallelujah, I can see the shimmer of the porch light glow   Hallelujah, I can see her shadow in the soft halo   Gonna take her in my arms and hold her tight   Love her like a devil and spend all night just this side of Heaven      Just this side of Heaven, I was a lonely soul   Till I found my salvation in the woman I hold   I swear her love is spiritual   Nothin' short of a miracle for me      Hallelujah, I can see the shimmer of the porch light glow   Hallelujah, I can see her shadow in the soft halo   Gonna take her in my arms and hold her tight   Love her like a devil and spend all night just this side of Heaven      And her hair falls down like a gentle rain   Makin' music, gonna tell her of callin' my name   Hey, yeah      Hallelujah, I can see the shimmer of the porch light glow   Hallelujah, I can see her shadow in the soft halo   Gonna take her in my arms and hold her tight   Love her like a devil and spend all night just this side of Heaven      Just this side of Heaven   Just this side of Heaven