Citatepedia^®.com

Miss Ghost

(don henley/stan lynch/jai winding)
On a misbegotten, moonless night
I stumbled in my door
Disgusted with my circumstance
Soaked to every pore
When floating from my bedroom
Came a moaning and a sigh
oh, Ive had one too many
Its just the wind, says i
I lit up a cigarette
And I poured a good, stiff drink
You see, I needed to compose myself
I needed time to think
No sooner had I settled down
The moaning came again
Drifting through the silence
Like some otherworldly violin
I bounded up the staircase
I went slippin and slidin down the hall
You know, Ive been around the whole, wide world
But I was not prepared at all
Uninvited visitor, unsuspecting host
well, I see youve made yourself at home.
Good evening, miss ghost.
Youre more beautiful than ever
I feel just like a kid
And I commence to trembling
When I think of all the things we did
Skin as pale as marble; lips as red as blood
Imagine my surprise, my dear
I thought that you were gone for good
You look so lovely lying there
All stretched out on your back
But Im the one whos strung up here
On old temptations rusty rack
And in the wee small hours
Is when I miss you the most
And I confess it, I have missed you
Miss ghost
I threw open the window
And I howled at the rain
And I cursed the weakness of the flesh
This breath and boneand this brute, reptilian brain
What dirty tricks the mind can play
In the lonely dead of night
When you bump into the shadow
Of a faded love that wasnt right
Way down beneath the surface
Far beyond the light of day
So many things lie buried deep
And baby, they should stay that way
Oh, my wicked, little habit
Weve really made a mess
Everythings been trivialized
In our vain pursuit of happiness
And even though youve come for me
I wont go back with you
To some temporary heaven
Down some empty, dead-end avenue
But its been so good to have you here
And I propose a toast
heres to seeing through you
Miss ghost.

song performed by Don Henley
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!