Momma used to teach,
And Preacher used to preach,
there's angels watching over me,
they're here to shield you,
so you don't yield to the devil,
when your soul gets weak,
but they're hard to hear,
when you're jammin gears,
and they're always hanging back,
yeah they try to chase
but if they wanna save me,
they'd better step on the gas,

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cause I'm livin faster than my angels can fly,
yeah I've been wearin the wings off mine,
I'm bound to die out-livin life
faster than my angels can fly
yeah faster than my angels can fly

there's days I regret this hitch in my step,
and scars on my boots and hands,
all those times I rushed to get growed up,
and to hurry to become a man,
and the promises I made
and the hearts I break all in the name of fun,
yeah I'd apologize but I aint go no time for no tie me up
slow me down love,

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cause I'm livin faster than my angels can fly,
yeah I've been wearin the wings off mine,
yeah I'm bound to die out-livin life
faster than my angels can fly
yeah faster than my angels can fly

yeah I slowed down, I aint what I was,
still they aint got a prayer,
of ever catching up,
cause I was born to run, born to run, born to run

yeah

faster than my angels can fly,
yeah I've been wearin the wings off mine,
yeah I'm bound to die out-livin life
faster than my angels can fly
yeah faster than my angels can fly