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Well I woke up Sunday morning
With no way to hold my head
That didn't hurt
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't
Bad so I had one more for dessert

Then I fumbled through my closet
For my clothes
And found my cleanest dirty shirt
And I shaved my face
And combed my hair
And stumbled down the stairs
To meet the day

I'd smoked my brain the night before
With cigarettes and songs
That I've been pickin'
But I lit my first and watched a small kid
Cussin' at a can that he was kickin

Then I crossed the empty street and
Caught the sunday smell
Of someone fryin chicken
And it took me back to something
That I'd lost somehow
Somewhere along the way

On the sunday morning sidewalk
Wishing lord that I was stoned
Cause there's something in a sunday
That makes a body feel alone
And there's nothing short of dying
Half as lonesome as the sound
On the sleeping city sidewalk
Sunday morning coming down

In the park I saw a daddy
With a laughing little girl
He was swingin
And I stopped beside the Sunday school
And listened to the song
That they were singing

Then I headed back for home
And somewhere far away
A lonely bell was ringing
And it echoed thru the canyon like
The disappearing dreams of yesterday

On the sunday morning sidewalk
Wishing lord that I was stoned
Cause therels something in a sunday
That makes a body feel alone
And there's nothing short of dying
Half as lonesome as the sound
On the sleeping city sidewalk
Sunday morning coming down

There's a ghost in my house
The ghost of your memory
The ghost of a love you took from me

Where our love used to be
Only shadows from the past I see
Time can't seem to erase
The vision of your smilin' face

Though you found someone new
I can't get over you
There's a ghost in my house

I can't hide (There's a ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that's inside (There's a ghost in my house)
It keeps on haunting me (There's a ghost in my house)
Just keeps on reminding me (There's a ghost in my house)

In my mind I know you're gone
But my heart keeps holding on
To the memories of those happy times
To the love that once was mine

For though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
There's a ghost in my house

I can't hide (There's a ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that's inside (There's a ghost in my house)
You're still such a part of me (There's a ghost in my house)
Still so deep in the heart of me (There's a ghost in my house)

I just keep hearing your footsteps on the stairs (There's a ghost in my
house)
When I know there's no-one there (There's a ghost in my house)
Everyday I love you more (There's a ghost in my house)
So much more than the day before (There's a ghost in my house)

Sittin' in my easy chair
I feel your fingers runnin' through my hair
Lookin' down in my coffee cup
I think I see your face lookin' up

All alone in my gloom
Your voice echoes through the room
There's a ghost in my house

And I can't hide (There's a ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that's inside (There's a ghost in my house)
It keeps on haunting me (There's a ghost in my house)
Just keeps on reminding me (There's a ghost in my house)

I just keep hearing your footsteps on the stairs (There's a ghost in my
house)
When I know there's no-one there (There's a ghost in my house)
You're still such a part of me (There's a ghost in my house)
Still so deep in the heart of me (There's a ghost in my house)

And I can't hide (There's a ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that's inside (There's a ghost in my house)
Every day I love you more, so much more (There's a ghost in my house)
Just keeps on reminding me (There's a ghost in my house)