So my heart did a backflip
I guess that's what they'd say
I hadn't seen her since high-school graduation
I brought my old hopes
She brought her fiancée
And we shared some inane conversation
Just as beautiful
Oh, just as charming
But Lord, what is this new dimension?
She has the dignity
Of a life not for me
Plans that I needed a wrench in
I guess it goes to show
Something a young man ought to know
That angels are just people, too
In my dark ages
When I was the earth
And my universe spun out around
They lined the firmament
These angels of mine
So pretty, but so far from the ground
They're just as beautiful
Oh, just as charming
But Lord, what is this new dimension?
They have the dignity
Of a life not for me
Plans that I needed a wrench in
And I guess it goes to show
Something a young man ought to know
Angels are just people too
And ohhh, when I smashed down the pedestal
What a present surprise
'Cause here they all were
Just half of the world
Only holding through my teenage eyes
Just as beautiful
Oh, just as charming
But Lord, what is this third dimension?
Inconceivable
That a girl could be more
Than a foil for my romantic pretensions
So I guess it goes to show
Something a young man ought to know
Angels are just people too
And now I finally know
What I should have, long ago
Thank God! They're just people, too