Gabriel and the Vagabond Songtext
von Foy Vance

There′s a man in the corner and his clothes are worn
And he's holding out his hand
You could see in his eyes as the people walk by
He knows they don′t understand
You see, they just think he's gonna take their money
And then go and spend it on dope

Then a man stopped by and I saw a smile inside him
As he gently whispered hope
Well, the tramp started to cry, just kept saying
Why? Why? Why?
Can't you see I′m a dying tonight?

I′m 32 and I've got this one pair of shoes
And a bad taste in my mouth
I think it′s clear to see that even God don't love me
Or else why would He leave me this way
Then Gabriel just smiled and said, "Be peaced, my child
Salvation is here today"


He got up to his feet and he sang Hallelujah
People were turning around in the street
He looked them in the eyes and he sang
Hallelujah
There′s someone here you gotta meet
Someone you just gotta meet

When the vagabond turned around, well, without a sign
Gabriel just smiled and disappeared
When he looked to the crowd, they were laughing out loud
But he could not see them fore tears
When his vision came round
There was a young girl on the ground
I knew she was fine and hard to cope
She never was a fighter until he laid beside her
And gently whispered hope

They got up to their feet and they sang Hallelujah
People in the street were turning around
They looked them in the eyes and they sang
Hallelujah
Oh, there's someone here that we have found
They sang
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
We are the voices crying in the wilderness


Hallelujah, Hallelujah
The people in the street started their sins to confess
And a chorus of
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Every knee will bow and every tongue confess
And the voice of one crying in the wilderness
Crying
Hallelujah, Hallelujah