Picture this: you’re driving down a quiet road at dusk, the sky’s painted with streaks of pink and gold, and John Foster’s Tell That Angel I Love Her comes on. That’s not just a song—it’s a moment. It’s the kind of tune that wraps around your heart like a warm blanket, pulling you into a story of love so deep it feels like it could reach the heavens.
This song is John Foster at his rawest, his voice carrying the weight of someone who’s loved fiercely and lost too soon. It’s a soulful country ballad, the kind that makes you want to call someone you care about and just say, “Hey, you mean everything.” The lyrics are simple but gut-punching, each line dripping with longing and a quiet kind of hope. When he sings, “Tell that angel I love her,” you can almost see him looking up at the stars, whispering to someone who’s out of reach but never out of mind.
What makes this song special? It’s the way it feels like it’s your story. Maybe you’ve loved someone so much it hurt, or maybe you’ve wished you could send a message to someone you’ve lost. John wrote this after a personal tragedy, and you can hear it in every note—the ache, the love, the faith that somehow, somewhere, those words will find their way. The gentle strum of the guitar and the soft swell of the fiddle don’t just back him up; they cradle the emotion, making every word land like a soft punch.
I can’t listen to this without thinking of my own people—the ones I’d want to send a message to if I could. What about you? Who’s your angel? That’s the magic of this song—it’s universal but feels like it was written just for you. Released in a time when country music was leaning hard into raw storytelling, Tell That Angel I Love Her stands out as a reminder that sometimes, the simplest words carry the heaviest truths
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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
No words can describe how I truly feel
But I hope these will try
It’s a feeling that I can’t explain
Deep and endless like the sky
Though we may not know the reason
It’s not for us to understand
Lord, won’t you tell that angel
I love her as soon as you can?
[Pre-Chorus]
Sure the sun will come up
But it won’t shine on her skin
And I’d give anything I have
To talk to her again
[Chorus]
Each tear that falls on my guitar
Is a hug from afar
Lord, won’t you tell that angel I love her?
As y’all live in the stars
[Verse 2]
Someway, somehow we’ll carry on
And fight through the pain
I just didn’t think it would be my eyes
Left crying in the rain
[Chorus]
I know wе’ll meet up yonder
And sing a happy tune
Lord, won’t you tell that angеl I love her?
And I’ll see her soon
[Pre-Chorus]
Sure the sun will come up
But it won’t shine on her skin
And I’d give anything I have
To talk to her again
[Chorus]
Each tear that falls on my guitar
Is a hug from afar
Lord, won’t you tell that angel I love her?
As y’all live in the stars
[Outro]
As y’all live in the stars