Nature of the Beast

An angel straight from Heaven
Sits inside a smoky bar
He drinks and blows some feathers in the air
The woman that he's come for
Is on her seventh whiskey sour
Sittin' in that corner over there

Well, the angel's been around and then some
He's worked this word from West to East
He knows that human hope, it springs eternal
it's just the nature of the beast

Now, the angel's mind sees Wilbur on the highway
And Wilbur's had a long and brutal day
Suddenly he's thinking' of martinis done the dry way
And finds this little tavern on his way

Yeah, the angel's been around and then some
He's worked this word from West to East
He knows that human hope, it springs eternal
it's just the nature of the beast

Suddenly the door springs open
It's Wilbur 'neath that glass martini sign
And the angel knows he shouldn't change things
But change is in his nature
And he does it all the time


So if you don't believe in happy endings
If you think you will be lonely evermore
If you think that fate is cruel
And destiny unbending…
Watch out for that feather on the floor

'Cause the angel's been around and then some
He's worked this word from West to East
He knows that human hope, it springs eternal
it's just the nature of the beast