Background
John Prine wrote "Angel from Montgomery" after a friend suggested writing "another song about old people" referring to Prine's composition "Hello In There." Although Prine had "said everything I wanted to in 'Hello In There'" he was intrigued by the idea of "a song about a middle-aged woman who feels older than she is... I had this really vivid picture of this woman standing over the dishwater with soap in her hands....She wanted to get out of her house and her marriage and everything. She just wanted an angel to come to take her away from all this." Prine believes he was likely drawn to Montgomery as the song's setting by virtue of being a fan of Hank Williams who had ties with that city. ("Angel from Montgomery" is a concert staple of Holly Williams, Hank Williams' grand-daughter.)
Angel From Montgomery was the original title of the Cherie Bennett/Jeff Gottesfeld screenplay which became the 2006 film Broken Bridges, the film's intended setting of Montgomery, TN being changed to the fictitious Armour Springs in the completed film.
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