I used to like making love and then gettin' up and never havin' to explain I've always been free I never could see me dragin' no ball and chain I like running around and being tied down never was my cup of tea But since I've been holding an angel a little heaven's rubbing off on me And I'm beginning to like just sittin' and holding hands Looking into her eyes I'm thinking bout future plans And then I get the feelin' that the life that I'd been leadin' Ain't all it's cracked up to be Since I've been holding an angel a little heaven's rubbing off on me [ steel - guitar ] I used like to spend the night sittin' on an old barstool Drinking wine and killing time with all over those other fools But since you took my hand I think I understand it ain't the way it out to be Since I've been holding an angel a little heaven's rubbing off on me And I'm beginning to like... Since I've been holding an angel a little heaven's rubbing off on me