Our candles are in danger from the way we carry them

So keep yer matches handy and wait to see if when

The ghosts of hallelujah trickle through the walls

brandishing the wrong words nail the cursings in the hall



The ghosts of hallelujah leave you there alone

counting bottles of medicine and longing for yer home

Don't forget the hands that made you

Don't forget yer lonely days

And soak yer heart in clover anytime you feel it sway



"I've got no harmless longings" at least that's what she said

As night came even closer to the bare hips of my bed

So temptation sings a slow song and wraps yer lust in shame

The women take on new lives as you swagger with the lame



The ghosts of hallelujah leave you there alone

Counting bottles of medicine and longing for yer home

Don't forget the hands that made you

Don't forget yer lonely days

And soak yer heart in clover anytime you feel it sway