Gabriel
Foy Vance Lyrics

There's a man in the corner and his clothes are worn
A homeless man is standing alone in a corner looking shabby

And he's holding out his hand
He is begging for money to survive

You could see in his eyes as the people walk by
He feels invisible to the people passing by

He knows they don't understand
No one has ever stopped to give him any attention or help

Ya see they just think he's gonna take their money
People assume that he will spend their money on drugs

And go and spend it on dope
As people think he is a drug addict, they don't feel compassionate towards him

Then a man stopped by and I saw a smile inside him
A kind man approached him with a hopeful smile

As he gently whispered hope
The kind man tried to give him hope and support

Well, the tramp started to cry, just kept saying, "Why? why? why?
The homeless man was overwhelmed with emotions and couldn't resist crying

Could you see I'm a down an' out
He was showing his miserable situation to the kind man

Well, I'm 32 and I've got this one pair of shoes
He tells the kind man that he has only one pair of shoes and is in dire need of help

And a bad taste in my mouth
He is feeling hopeless and helpless in his current situation

I think it's clear to see that even God don't love me
He feels neglected by God and abandoned by everyone

Or else why would He leave me this way.
He is asking why God left him alone with no possessions

Then Gabriel just smiled and said be peaced my child
An angel named Gabriel appeared and blessed him

Salvation is here today
The angel promised that help was arriving today

He got up to his feet and he sang Hallelujah
The homeless man stood up on his feet and rejoiced

People were turning around in the street
People on the street noticed him and started to turn towards him

He looked them in the eyes and he sang, "Hallelujah
He made eye contact with them and sang in joy

There's someone here that you gotta meet
He tried to convince people to meet someone special

When the vagabond turned around well without a sound
Suddenly, the homeless man turned around

Gabriel just smiled and disappeared
The angel Gabriel disappeared after blessing the homeless man

When he looked to the crowd and they were laughing out loud
When he turned towards the crowd, they were laughing at him

But he could not see them for tears
He was so emotional that his vision became blurry

When his vision came round, there was a young girl on the ground
When he regained his vision, he saw a young girl lying on the ground

I knew she was finding' it hard to cope
The girl seemed to have some struggles in her life

She never was a fighter until he lay beside her
The homeless man approached her and lay down beside her

And gently whispered hope
He tried to give her hope and strength with his words of encouragement

They got up to their feet and they sang Hallelujah
Both the girl and the homeless man stood up and sang in joy

People in the street were turning around
People on the street were surprised by their sudden change in behavior

They looked them in the eyes and they sang, "Hallelujah
They sang joyfully while making eye contact with people

There's someone here we have found
The homeless man found the girl and wanted to share their joy with everyone

We are the voices crying in the wilderness
They see themselves as the lonely voices looking for help and support

Every knee will bow and every tongue confess
Everyone will recognize their importance and give them the respect they deserve

and the voice of one crying in the wilderness
The lonely voices of the people who need help

crying Hallelujah, Hallelujah
The voices sing joyfully and celebrate their newfound hope