Jenny Owen Youngs - Ghosts In Empty Houses (and Jukebox The Ghost) lyrics

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In this country at any given time there are two million empty houses

And one of them once was mine

There were twelve million spirits drifting in twelve million empty rooms

Waving their ghostly arms at the stars

And howling sad songs by the light of a crescent moon

Yeah

They claw at the air and they scream but they don't make a sound

Should've exercised the demons and their secrets while they were around

Don't you think it's funny how quickly things can turn around

All our lives are drifting like ghosts inside and empty house

Everything is falling to pieces and it's just as well

Because every little piece of heaven brings a little piece of hell

In my darkest hour when death is knocking at my door

I can feel the tug of a thousand fingers but what are the ghosts here for

They say, "Beware

Be wary of secrets that you may keep

'Cause if they're any indication of what sorrow brings you

Then don't take your demons to sleep"

And if you take a little time to think about yourself

you just might find that the direction that you're headed is closer to hell

Don't you think it's funny how quickly things can turn around

All our lives are drifting like ghosts inside and empty house

Everything is falling to pieces and it's just as well

Because every little piece of heaven brings a little piece of hell

So you might find yourself drifting like a ghosts

Inside empty house after empty house

Looking for someone but lately finding not a soul to tell