my mother said there's only one way
sweet angel boy narrow and straight
time is passed teachings they fade
now her angel boy has gone astray

chorus 1:
i've held the hand of the devil felt his breath on my skin
dip me into the water wash me again
can i still be forgiven for all of these things
or have i gone too far now have i lost my wings

i found the priest i spoke my mind
asked if i'd sinned one too many times
he said my son you're only a man
then i said sir you don't understand

chorus 1

God help us all for what we have done
we've lost our way we can't find the Son
we make our beds we seal our fate
is there still time or is it too late

chorus 2:
we've held the hand of the devil felt his breath on our skin
dip us into the water wash us again
can we still be forgiven for all of these things
or have we gone too far now have we lost our wings