And I confess it, I have missed you Miss Ghost
Way down beneath the surface, far beyond the light of day
So many things lie buried deep and baby they should stay that way
To some temporary heaven, down some empty dead-end avenue
And even though you've come for me, I won't go back with you
Oh, my wicked little habit
You're more beautiful than ever, I feel just like a kid
Skin as pale as marble, lips as red as blood
But I'm the one who's strung up here on old temptation's rusty rack
You know, I've been around the whole wide world
“Oh, I've had one too many, it's just the wind”,says I
I bounded up the staircase, now went slippin' and slidin' down the hall
And I howled at the rain
We've really made a mess
When you bump into the shadow of a faded love that wasn't right
And I cursed the weakness of the flesh
What dirty tricks the mind can play in the lonely dead of night
No sooner had I settled down, the moaning came again
Drifting through the silence like some otherworldly violin
I lit up a cigarette, I poured a good stiff drink
Imagine my surprise my dear, well I thought that you were gone for good
And in the wee small hours is when I miss you the most
Well, I see you've made yourself at home, good evening Miss Ghost
But it's been so good to have you here and I propose a toast
But I was not prepared at all, uninvited visitor, unsuspecting host
Everything's been trivialized
You look so lovely lying there, all stretched out on your back
In our vain pursuit of happiness
You see I needed to compose myself, I needed time to think
Here's to seeing through you, Miss ghost
I threw open the window
When floating from my bedroom, came a moaning and a sigh
This breath and bone and this brute reptilian brain
I commence to trembling when I think of all the things we did
