Old Girlfriends Lyrics - John Wesley Harding

Could they call your name much louder 

Those sirens on the shore 

Arresting your attention 

Standing easy by the door 

Deny them if you want to 

Defy them if you dare 

Just when you thought you'd shelved them 

In the cupboard marked 'Beware!' 

Out of the then, Into the now 

Ghost who'll make the most of every morsel you'll allow them 

Though we know you've changed so much since then 

They'll get you in the end 

They're your old girlfriends 

Do you think you could avoid them 

As you skim from page to page 

These permanent reminders 

That you never act your age 

There's traps in every dedication 

Bombs in every drawer 

Strands of hair (Unfair! Unfair!) 

Now tripwires on the floor 

Out of the then, Into the now 

Ghosts who'll make the most of every morsel you'll allow them 

Though we know you've changed so much since then 

They'll get you in the end 

They're your old girlfriends 

(Ladies from Hades)