Ghosts of Jackson Square

Ghost on the streets today Doorways of Jackson Square In tinsel and tap shoes Mardi Gras beads in her hair And down to the graveyard She wrung out her hands As if he will meet her All day she stands So don't leave me And I know you're justified So don't leave me 'Cause a part of you in me died We wish ourselves beautiful And cry in the night It's not the love you fear But the fall from the height Our personal ledges Afraid to look down My crepe paper bridges Enough water to drown So don't leave me And I know you're justified So don't leave me 'Cause a part of you in me died And I see the lonely souls Searchin' But before the heartbreak grows Draw the curtain I'm a ghost on the streets today Surrounded by eyes I feel them peer through me In my harlequin disguise If it makes you feel better Come and join me a while There's love in my open arms There's love in my spirit's smile So don't leave me And I know you're justified So don't leave me 'Cause a part of you in me died