DON HENLEY - Miss Ghost lyrics

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Don Henley – Miss Ghost (Inside Job 2000)

On a miss begotten moonless night

I stumbled to my door

Disgusted with my circumstance

Soaked to every pore

When floating from my bedroom

Came a moaning and a sigh

Oh, I’ve had one too many

It’s just the wind says I

I light up a cigarette

And poured a good stiff drink

You see, I needed to compose myself

I needed time to think

No sooner had I settled down

Then the moaning came again

Drifting through the silence

Like some other worldly violin

I bounded up the staircase and

Went slippin’ and sliddin’ down the hall

You know I’ve been around the whole wide world

But I was not prepared at all

Uninvited visitor, unsuspecting host

Well I see you’ve made yourself at home

Good evening Miss Ghost

You’re more beautiful than ever

And I feel just like a kid

I commenced to trembling

Wen I think of all the things we did

Skin as pale as marble

Lips as red as blood

Imagine my surprise my dear

When I thought that you was gone for good

You look so lovely lying there

All stretched out on your back

But I’m the one whose stung up here

On temptations rusty rack

And in the wee small hours,

Is when I miss you the most

And I confess it, I have missed you

Ahh… Miss Ghost

I threw open the window

And I howled at the rain

I cursed the weakness of the flesh

This flesh and bone

And this brute reptilian brain

Whisper:

Now what dirty tricks the mind can play

In the lonely dead of night

When you bump into the shadow

Of a faded love that wasn’t right

Way down beyond the surface

Far beyond the light of day

So many things lye buried deep

And Baby they should stay that way

Oh my wicked little habit

We really made a mess

Everything’s been trivialized

In our vain persuit of happiness

Even though you’ve come for me

I won’t go back with you

To some temporary heaven

Down some empty dead end avenue

It’s been good to have you here

And I propose a toast

Here’s to seeing though you

Mmm…Miss Ghost