Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
Oh, how I wish I was back in Georgia
Maybe I want to be back in time
I've got a sweet lot of memories of another place
And a heart full of longing for another life
Angel, I want to see you
Angel, I want to see you
Angel, I really want to see you
Angel, I want to see you, right now
Oh how I wish I could see an angel
Deliver me from this dark despair
I've got a sweet lot of plans that have come to nothing
And a life that's in need, of a good repair
Angel, I want to see you
Angel, I really want to see you
You know I want to see you
Angel, I really want to see you, right now
Under a sky of gun metal gray
No omens in sight for all around
Just living alone, with a hope that someday
I might see and angel arise to take me down
Angel, I want to see you
Angel, Lord, I want to see you
Angel, I really want to see you
Angel, oh I want to see you, right now
Maybe I want to be back in time
I've got a sweet lot of memories of another place
And a heart full of longing for another life
Angel, I want to see you
Angel, I want to see you
Angel, I really want to see you
Angel, I want to see you, right now
Oh how I wish I could see an angel
Deliver me from this dark despair
I've got a sweet lot of plans that have come to nothing
And a life that's in need, of a good repair
Angel, I want to see you
Angel, I really want to see you
You know I want to see you
Angel, I really want to see you, right now
Under a sky of gun metal gray
No omens in sight for all around
Just living alone, with a hope that someday
I might see and angel arise to take me down
Angel, I want to see you
Angel, Lord, I want to see you
Angel, I really want to see you
Angel, oh I want to see you, right now
Lyrics submitted by oofus, edited by IsaiahQuezadilla, Mellow_Harsher
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Angel as written by Bob Welch and not the Stevie Nicks version with the same name - as follow :
Oh how I wish I was back in Georgia Maybe I want, to be back in time I've got a sweet lot of memories, of another place And a heart full of longing, for another life Angel, I want to see you Angel, I want to see you Angel, I really want to see you Angel, I want to see you, right now
Oh how I wish, I could see an angel Deliver me from, this dark despair I've got a sweet lot of plans ........that come to nothing And a life that's in need, of a good repair Angel, I want to see you Angel, I really want to see you You know I want to see you
Angel, I really want to see you, right now
Under a sky, of gun metal grey You know omens and signs were all around Just living alone, with a hope that someday I might see and angel arrive, to take me down Angel, I want to see you Angel, Lord I want to see you Angel, I really want to see you
Angel, Oh I want to see you, right now