Waking up in the bright day after, fully clothed in the car
Body and mind in a shambles at the wheel
I'm sure glad I didn't drive and had the brains to fall asleep
And sleep all night with my face squashed against the window

I can hardly see the steering wheel but I'm driving anyway
Get me some water and some soft drink and some gum
I need to get my mind back, I find a toilet, I find a park
And lay down under a tree with a breeze across my face

Drift off to dreaming of a lady and she's a'snuggling in my cheek
But it ain't nothing but a stupid dog's tongue
Now I gotta figure out what the hell should I do now?
Wipe the stains off my clothes or a tear from her eye

So should I go away, face the cold I'm running from?
There'd be no real warmth in your arms anyway
It's just a dance with a ghost and I'm the one who's lost
Haunting houses that've been empty for years

My sister calls me up and ask me what I'm doing now
I tell her my story in all of it's pitiful glory
Ah, but she loves me, she won't judge me, even up to my neck in shit
Even though she don't owe me a damn thing

I think I might've slipped when my lips brushed over your lips
But who can tell at those blasted hazy hours?
When my face rested against yours, then fell off and hit the floor
Sent the both of us tumbling, tumbling from our chairs

I woke up in the bright day after, heart weighing towards the road
But it's her heart breaking that's twisting me inside
And it's not that I feel guilty, and it's not that I feel bad
It's just that I think I gotta lose the best thing I ever had

So I should go away and face the cold I'm running from
And in her arms tell her truly that I've fucked it up
Yeah, I been dancing with a ghost, and I don't deserve her love
And go live in houses that'll be empty for years

So yeah, I should go away and face the cold I'm running from
And I should even walk away from you
For you're nothing but another ghost
You should go and find your own mournful outpost
And go tend to houses that'll be empty for years