The Ghost Of Johnny Cash Lyrics - Light You Up - Shawn Mullins

I woke up in a cold sweat 

From a dream at 3 a.m. 

I was drifting on a sea of shadows 

The rain was whipping in the wind 

I saw a man, dressed all in black 

Reach out and take the helm 

And he charted us a course 

Out into the spirit realm 

I can taste the salt 

And feel the blisters on my hands 

As I'm pulling at the oars 

Rowing on to glory land 

And sitting in the stern 

Singing hymns and talking trash 

Is my broken guardian angel 

The ghost of Johnny Cash 

Well, Johnny's quoting from the Bible 

Well, I'm trying to steer this leaky craft 

His familiar voice reminds me 

I'm a man who's cut in half 

His tarnished halo slips and shines 

As the raging billows crash 

And I'm riding out the deluge 

With the ghost of Johnny Cash 

Some sinners need their saints to be 

Survivors of the fall 

'Cause when you're down here on your knees 

Most angels look too tall 

So I'll just live this life out 

Dust to dust and ash to ash 

With my guide from the other side 

The ghost of Johnny Cash 

You gotta stand for something 

'Cause when you're gone you're gone 

And the devil lost a lot of souls 

When Johnny put that black suit on 

He's still flipping off the Pharisees 

Laughing that ole scratch 

While he haunts the halls of heaven 

The ghost of Johnny Cash 

Some sinners need their saints to be 

Survivors of the fall 

'Cause when you're down here on your knees 

Most angels look too tall 

So I'll just live this life out 

Dust to dust and ash to ash 

With my guide from the other side 

The ghost of Johnny Cash 

Yeah, I've just lived this life out 

Dust to dust and ash to ash 

Until I'm raising hell in heaven 

With the ghost of Johnny Cash