If I could see what angels see   I'd [sooner] crack my eyes   [Cataract glaze across the big sky]   If I could go where angels go   [I'd slide across the floor]   [And sneak in like a splinter] under your door      Breaking in the summer sun   [Where they whirred/were they worried] about me      Don't say a word about me      When the summer's done   Don't wait      If I could walk where angels walk   [I'd cut out before the wine]   Get a couple down before I get mine   I could take what angels take   [I'd take it to my back]   Never saw life collapsing like that      [Breaking in the winner's cup]   [Where] they whirl about me   Witness full of self-control   Don't say a word about me      When the summer's done   Don't wait      If I could wear what angels wear   [I'd tear it] limb to limb   [Playing "california"] when she comes in      If I could see what angels see   I'd [sooner] crack my eyes   Cataract [glaze across the big sky]   Were they worred about me   When the summer's done   Don't wait