Pure as a kiss from the lips of God
A red rose bloomin out a canyon rock
Through a hole in the cloud she fell one day
Left her home on high so far away

From the day she came into this world
There were tears in the eyes of that baby girl
We tried everything to heal the hurt
But she never could find peace on earth

So goodbye, farewell homesick angel
May Heaven's shores be a sight for your sore eyes
Oh I wish you well homesick angel
I just wish we'd had more time

From a hillside grave a preacher asked
Who could blame that girl for rushing back
Who among us once they'd seen that place
Would ever want to set a foot outside those gates

So goodbye, farewell homesick angel
May Heaven's shores be a sight for your sore eyes
Oh I wish you well homesick angel
I just wish we had more time

God is God and I'm just a man
So I guess I'll never understand
But the fire inside that lights my faith
Is the smile I'll see upon her face
When I hold her again that day....

So goodbye, farewell homesick angel
May Heaven's shores be a sight for your sore eyes
Oh I wish you well homesick angel
Yeah I just wish we had more time
Yeah I just wish we'd had more time