Spirits and Ghosts

I see your life

What a great aspiration

To be loved as an object

But never by name

It’s been one night

Since August 11th

The last time I ever

Had to look at your face

Now southbound I head for New Orleans

Should be that easy to leave you behind

But I see your ghost in my rear view

Still dressed in white

I drained every brown bottle

I burned all the bones

But the strongest of spirits can’t kill off your ghost

You were there the first time

I ever got drunk

You called me a liar and sent me home

Now I use liquor

To chase you away

And drown out the sound of the last time I heard your name

Now southbound I head for New Orleans

Should be that easy to leave you behind

But I see your ghost in my rear view

Still dressed in white

I drained every brown bottle

I burned all the bones

But the strongest of spirits can’t kill off your ghost

And I dug the grave

But you made the bed

I’ll die peacefully knowing

You lost all you had

Claw your way up

Open your eyes

I hope what you see

Gives you reason to cry

And I dug the grave

But you made the bed

I’ll die peacefully knowing

You lost all you had

Claw your way up

Open your eyes

I hope what you see

Gives you reason to cry

Now southbound I head for New Orleans

Should be that easy to leave you behind

But I see your ghost in my rear view

Still dressed in white

I drained every brown bottle

I burned all the bones

But the strongest of spirits can’t kill off your ghost