Guardian Angels

[Verse 1]

A hundred-year-old photograph stares out from a frame

And if you look real close you'll see, our eyes are just the same

I never met them face to face, but I still know them well

From the stories my dear grandma would tell

[Verse 2]

Elijah was a farmer, he knew how to make things grow

Fannie vowed she'd follow him wherever he would go

As things turned out, they never left, their small Kentucky farm

But he kept her fed, she kept him warm

[Chorus]

They're my guardian angels

And I know they can see

Every step I take

They are watching over me

I might not know where I'm goin'

But I'm sure where I come from

They're my guardian angels

And I'm their special one

[Verse 3]

Sometimes when I'm tired, I feel Elijah take my arm

He says, "Keep a-goin', hard work never did a body harm"

And when I'm really troubled and I don't know what to do

Fannie whispers, "Just do your best, we're awful proud of you"

[Chorus]

They're my guardian angels

And I know they can see

Every step I take

They are watching over me

I might not know where I'm goin'

But I'm sure where I come from

They're my guardian angels

And I'm their special one

[Outro]

A hundred-year-old photograph stares out from a frame

And if you look real close you'll see, our eyes are just the same