"Song For Roger Maris" lyrics - THE MOUNTAIN GOATS

When the power of God shows up in your swing
And the people start to notice and you can't do anything about it
And they all come out to see you
And they start to crowd around
Let me tell you brother, you can feel it coming down

[Chorus:]
And I got an angel watching over me
A monkey on my back
The devil at my heels
Reporters breathing down my neck

Yeah, my father always to me to finish what you start
My wife's about to leave me and it's going to break my heart
And I no longer have my youth
I no longer have my looks
I got a goddamn one-way ticket to the goddamn history books

[Chorus:]
And I got an angel watching over me
A monkey on my back
The devil at my heels
Reporters breathing down my neck