he was only 17
how could he have known
that when the love was gone
he'd still feel it in his bones

the evening broke down sweetly
she said she wanted to go home
he didn't have the words to keep her
she closed the door and then he was alone

he was a ghost
for the first time in so long
he was a ghost
he was a ghost

"you better bounce back quick boy" they said
while you're still young
cause when you dwell to long on sorrow
you spoil the taste that's on your tongue

and for a kid to feel it so bad
that he imagines wedding bells
he must have fallen way too quickly
thinking it could only turn out well

then he was a ghost
he was a ghost
for the first time in so long
he was a ghost
he was a ghost