Miss Ghost Lyrics - Don Henley

On a misbegotten, moonless night, I stumbled in my door 

Disgusted with my circumstance, soaked to every pore 

When floating from my bedroom, came a moaning and a sigh 

Oh, I've had one too many, it's just the wind,says I 

I lit up a cigarette, I poured a good stiff drink 

You see I needed to compose myself, I needed time to think 

No sooner had I settled down, the moaning came again 

Drifting through the silence like some otherworldly violin 

I bounded up the staircase, now went slippin' and slidin' down the hall 

You know, I've been around the whole wide world 

But I was not prepared at all, uninvited visitor, unsuspecting host 

Well, I see you've made yourself at home, good evening Miss Ghost 

You're more beautiful than ever, I feel just like a kid 

I commence to trembling when I think of all the things we did 

Skin as pale as marble, lips as red as blood 

Imagine my surprise my dear, well I thought that you were gone for good 

You look so lovely lying there, all stretched out on your back 

But I'm the one who's strung up here on old temptation's rusty rack 

And in the wee small hours is when I miss you the most 

And I confess it, I have missed you Miss Ghost 

I threw open the window 

And I howled at the rain 

And I cursed the weakness of the flesh 

This breath and bone and this brute reptilian brain 

What dirty tricks the mind can play in the lonely dead of night 

When you bump into the shadow of a faded love that wasn't right 

Way down beneath the surface, far beyond the light of day 

So many things lie buried deep and baby they should stay that way 

Oh, my wicked little habit 

We've really made a mess 

Everything's been trivialized 

In our vain pursuit of happiness 

And even though you've come for me, I won't go back with you 

To some temporary heaven, down some empty dead-end avenue 

But it's been so good to have you here and I propose a toast 

Here's to seeing through you, Miss ghost 

Yeah, Miss ghost