Sometimes
The most beautiful things
The most innocent things
And many of those dreams
Pass us by
Keep passing me by

You feel good
I said it's funny that you understood
I knew you would
When you were good
You were very, very good

So I close my eyes softly
'Til I become that part of the wind
That we all long for sometime, yeah
And to those that I love
Like a ghost through a fog
Like a charmed hour
And a haunted song
And the angel of my dreams
Angel of my dreams

He said, "You feel good"
I said "It's funny that you understood"
I knew you would
When you were good, baby
Mmm, you were very good

I still look up
When you walk in the room
I've the same wide eyes
Now, they tell the story
I try not to reach out
When you turn 'round
And you say hello
And we both pretend
No great pretender

So I close my eyes softly
'Til I become that part of the wind
That we all long for sometime
And to those that I love
Like a ghost through a fog
Like a charmed hour
And a haunted song
And the angel, angel of my dreams
Angel of my dreams

I still look up, yeah
I try hard not to look up, ooh, yeah
That girl was me, yeah, yeah, yeah
Track a ghost through the fog, yeah
A charmed hour and a haunted song, yeah
Track a ghost through the fog, baby, yeah
Track a ghost though the fog, baby

Oooh, you try hard
But you'll never catch me, yeah
Oooh, that girl was me
Oh, you try hard but you'll never catch me...

WEBMISTRESS speculates:

I love this song! It's peppy and jazzy and I especially like that chorus - plus it's a good insight into Stevie's attitude toward Lindsey after their breakup, since she still had to see him every day and has often talked about how difficult that was. She admits that he feels good, and was apparently "very, very good" - hmmm! At any rate, it's difficult to see him, and she has to escape and "become that part of the wind." After all, he was the "angel" of her dreams - apparently a favorite nickname since it appears over and over again in other songs - for instance, Street Angel. I especially like the verse beginning with "I still look up" - she's still drawn to him, she still has those old feelings, but she has to suppress them, and pretend it's all over - she and Lindsey are no longer a couple, and she can't act like they are.

An interesting note: In the lyric sheet, the lines after "And we both pretend" are "There was an end...but there was no ending." However, she sings "No great pretender" instead. I like the lyrics from the lyric sheet better - there wasn't really an end to their relationship because after they broke up they had to see each other all that time. That contact kept the wounds fresh, the emotions high, and the connection intact so that it couldn't really be called "finished."

 

GREEN OWL speculates:

In reference to “Angel”, Stevie has been quoted that part of it is about Arawn taking pain away by bringing death, especially to children. Part of it could be her promise to that the baby wouldn’t ever feel pain.

 

BPRYDERI speculates:

One of my favorite Stevie songs. She took a step in a different direction this time. I think this has a lot to do with Stevie being able to step free of FM's bindings "become that part of the wind" and be a ghost in the fog. At this point in her life, she was already planning on a solo record at some point, so she was seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Being free of Lindsey meant, at this time, total artistic freedom, not to mention emotional rest and romantic liberty. This is why I think this song has a more upbeat feel, as opposed to the others she wrote for Tusk.