Pawn Shop Angel-Brittini Black

[00:14.49]A few cds and an old Kodak [00:17.44]Some china plates and a Wal-Mart sack [00:21.08]Her mom passed down back in ninety two [00:27.63]The calloused clerk says twenty bucks [00:31.25]They both know that’s not near enough [00:34.22]But she signs that ticket cause the rent is due [00:41.21]She takes the cash and wipes away her tears [00:47.89]As another part of her disappears [00:53.41]She’s worth so much more [00:57.50]Than this world gives her credit for [01:00.87]She keeps giving pieces of herself away [01:07.04]She can’t see she was made to fly [01:10.46]In the arms of heaven’s light [01:14.63]She’s falling cause her wings are tied and tangled [01:21.16]A pawnshop angel [01:28.39]Sometimes in her baby’s eyes [01:31.81]She sees his face and that Friday night [01:35.57]In the backseat of his cavalier [01:42.11]Nine months later he was gone [01:45.17]She was 17 and on her own [01:48.60]She never dreamed she’d be standing here [01:55.18]She clinches to her mama’s wedding band [02:02.02]She opens up her fingers and says give me what you can [02:09.57]She’s worth so much more [02:12.66]Than this world gives her credit for [02:17.03]She keeps giving pieces of herself away [02:22.88]She can’t see she was made to fly [02:26.51]In the arms of heaven’s light [02:30.70]She’s falling cause her wings are tied and tangled [02:37.10]A pawnshop angel [02:40.27]She’s an angel [02:44.05]And some day she’ll fly [02:54.49] [03:01.41]Oh yeah She can’t see she was made to fly [03:06.81]In the arms of heaven’s light [03:10.90]She’s falling cause her wings are tied and tangled [03:17.60]A pawnshop angel [03:24.35]She's an angel