Don Henley - Miss Ghost Lyrics
(don henley/stan lynch/jai winding)On a misbegotten, moonless nightI stumbled in my doorDisgusted with my circumstanceSoaked to every poreWhen floating from my bedroomCame a moaning and a sighoh, Ive had one too manyIts just the wind, says iI lit up a cigaretteAnd I poured a good, stiff drinkYou see, I needed to compose myselfI needed time to thinkNo sooner had I settled downThe moaning came againDrifting through the silenceLike some otherworldly violinI bounded up the staircaseI went slippin and slidin down the hallYou know, Ive been around the whole, wide worldBut I was not prepared at allUninvited visitor, unsuspecting hostwell, I see youve made yourself at home.Good evening, miss ghost.Youre more beautiful than everI feel just like a kidAnd I commence to tremblingWhen I think of all the things we didSkin as pale as marble; lips as red as bloodImagine my surprise, my dearI thought that you were gone for goodYou look so lovely lying thereAll stretched out on your backBut Im the one whos strung up hereOn old temptations rusty rackAnd in the wee small hoursIs when I miss you the mostAnd I confess it, I have missed youMiss ghostI threw open the windowAnd I howled at the rainAnd I cursed the weakness of the fleshThis breath and boneand this brute, reptilian brainWhat dirty tricks the mind can playIn the lonely dead of nightWhen you bump into the shadowOf a faded love that wasnt rightWay down beneath the surfaceFar beyond the light of daySo many things lie buried deepAnd baby, they should stay that wayOh, my wicked, little habitWeve really made a messEverythings been trivializedIn our vain pursuit of happinessAnd even though youve come for meI wont go back with youTo some temporary heavenDown some empty, dead-end avenueBut its been so good to have you hereAnd I propose a toastheres to seeing through youMiss ghost.
