Following This Ghost

In the key of E flat
I remember thinkin it was over
And that man of mine would soon be comin home
But nowadays you can t depend on nothin
And I never can get drunk in this house all alone
And the falling of the shadows wakes me up when I need you most
And I m so tired of following this ghost
The picture frame on the fireplace has rusted
And Abraham Lincoln can go to Hell
Well, for all I care this civil war is just murder
And your yellowed face don t hardly ring a bell
And the rumors out of Richmond echo down in the morning post
And I m so tired of following this ghost
O I m so tired of following this ghost
My nights all burn up in this heat and turn to steam
But I know they re drinkin on that battlefield
And prayin every night just makes me mean
I m not askin much I m just saying that I can t stay up
And if this thing is ever done
Don t bother and wake me up to say who won
PEDAL STEEL SOLO
And the summers are longer every year
And the wind don t blow down the southeast coast
And I m so tired of following this ghost
O I m so tired of following this ghost