Ghost Talker
Ghost Talker
Album By The Talbott Brothers
I miss home but there’s a feeling in my bones
Like a part of me don’t know what home is anymore
And all these lines keep me frozen in time
While the ones I love keep moving down the line
Sometimes I wanna be on my own
But I don’t wanna die alone
If it weren’t for your love
I’d be gone by the morning
Hold on honey
Someday is gonna be one day soon
A promised hope, but I’ve heard all that before
and all the blood I’ve poured won’t be your free ride back to shore
I’ve been thinking, that we all want a taste of fame
but lately all I hope is that my kid’s proud of his name
Sometimes I wanna be on my own
but I don’t wanna die alone
If it weren’t for your love, I’d be gone by the morning
Hold on honey
Someday is gonna be one day soon
Hold on honey
One day is coming now
Someday is gonna be one day soon
Like a part of me don’t know what home is anymore
And all these lines keep me frozen in time
While the ones I love keep moving down the line
Sometimes I wanna be on my own
But I don’t wanna die alone
If it weren’t for your love
I’d be gone by the morning
Hold on honey
Someday is gonna be one day soon
A promised hope, but I’ve heard all that before
and all the blood I’ve poured won’t be your free ride back to shore
I’ve been thinking, that we all want a taste of fame
but lately all I hope is that my kid’s proud of his name
Sometimes I wanna be on my own
but I don’t wanna die alone
If it weren’t for your love, I’d be gone by the morning
Hold on honey
Someday is gonna be one day soon
Hold on honey
One day is coming now
Someday is gonna be one day soon
I'm a product of my Grandad’s son
Hard working hands and a job well done
Skin as thick as railroad ties
But you could see a kindness in his eyes
I didn’t wanna do what he did
But I always wanted to be just like him
Strong enough to stay and fight
Man enough to do what’s right
His blood is in my own
The good and the bad and in between
I know I’m not alone
Because looking in the mirror it’s plain to see
My family
Mama has a heart of gold
The sweetest soul you could ever know
She had a boy and had one more
To love and fight what’s a brother for
His blood is in my own
The good and the bad and in between
I know I’m not alone
Because looking in the mirror it’s plain to see
My family
Hard working hands and a job well done
Skin as thick as railroad ties
But you could see a kindness in his eyes
I didn’t wanna do what he did
But I always wanted to be just like him
Strong enough to stay and fight
Man enough to do what’s right
His blood is in my own
The good and the bad and in between
I know I’m not alone
Because looking in the mirror it’s plain to see
My family
Mama has a heart of gold
The sweetest soul you could ever know
She had a boy and had one more
To love and fight what’s a brother for
His blood is in my own
The good and the bad and in between
I know I’m not alone
Because looking in the mirror it’s plain to see
My family
It doesn’t get easier the further I run
It gets harder to carry the weight of what I’ve done
I am speaking from experience
I don’t wanna run run run no more
Seems to me a man can do a lot of thinking
When he’s staring down the barrel of a gun
And the devil’s had his sights set on me
Since the day I took sides with the Son
Now every morning I go to war with the ghosts I met the night before
Just trying to find the grace in my mistakes
There’s monsters beating down my door, they’re hungry for a soul that’s worn
From all of the running that I’ve done
I don’t wanna run run run no more
I don’t wanna run run run no more
I don’t wanna run run run no more
I don’t wanna run run run no more
It gets harder to carry the weight of what I’ve done
I am speaking from experience
I don’t wanna run run run no more
Seems to me a man can do a lot of thinking
When he’s staring down the barrel of a gun
And the devil’s had his sights set on me
Since the day I took sides with the Son
Now every morning I go to war with the ghosts I met the night before
Just trying to find the grace in my mistakes
There’s monsters beating down my door, they’re hungry for a soul that’s worn
From all of the running that I’ve done
I don’t wanna run run run no more
I don’t wanna run run run no more
I don’t wanna run run run no more
I don’t wanna run run run no more
James Bell was a company man
Five years old and he’d go and stand
by the tracks and watch the trains go past
He’d get chills when he saw them like that
He had a girl but he had to let her go
He couldn’t give her what she needed most
He fell in love with that steel
No woman’s touch could ever make him feel that
Twenty years, nose to the grindstone
Twenty more, and they broke his heart and his bones
When they let old James Bell go
Dark house with the curtains drawn
And his old friends try to call
They say pick up the phone, put down the bottle
Twenty years, nose to the grindstone
Twenty more, and they broke his heart and his bones
When they let old James Bell go
When they let old James Bell go
Twenty years with his nose to the grindstone
Twenty more and they broke his heart and his bones
Twenty years, nose to the grindstone
Twenty more and they broke his heart and his bones
When they let old James Bell go
When they let old James Bell go
Five years old and he’d go and stand
by the tracks and watch the trains go past
He’d get chills when he saw them like that
He had a girl but he had to let her go
He couldn’t give her what she needed most
He fell in love with that steel
No woman’s touch could ever make him feel that
Twenty years, nose to the grindstone
Twenty more, and they broke his heart and his bones
When they let old James Bell go
Dark house with the curtains drawn
And his old friends try to call
They say pick up the phone, put down the bottle
Twenty years, nose to the grindstone
Twenty more, and they broke his heart and his bones
When they let old James Bell go
When they let old James Bell go
Twenty years with his nose to the grindstone
Twenty more and they broke his heart and his bones
Twenty years, nose to the grindstone
Twenty more and they broke his heart and his bones
When they let old James Bell go
When they let old James Bell go
Twenty some years, ain’t got much to show
I spend most of my matches with my back against the ropes
There’s a crowd looking on what do you wanna see
Been throwing fights my whole life for the right fee
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
Instead of all this shadowboxing
Nothing comes easy and if does it comes cheap
Like a bottom shelf bourbon or the lies that I tell through my teeth
There’s a fire in my eyes and I wanna watch it burn
Kill the man that I was and send the ashes to the urn
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
Instead of all this shadowboxing
You might have broken bones but you’ve got soul
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
Instead of all this shadowboxing
I spend most of my matches with my back against the ropes
There’s a crowd looking on what do you wanna see
Been throwing fights my whole life for the right fee
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
Instead of all this shadowboxing
Nothing comes easy and if does it comes cheap
Like a bottom shelf bourbon or the lies that I tell through my teeth
There’s a fire in my eyes and I wanna watch it burn
Kill the man that I was and send the ashes to the urn
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
Instead of all this shadowboxing
You might have broken bones but you’ve got soul
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
Instead of all this shadowboxing
I can’t sleep again tonight
Maybe it’s the dark or it’s the light
I’ve been angry with God
For not giving me what I want
All my fears are haunting me
Mind is wired while you're sound asleep
I can’t feel them so pour another one
Let’s keep this heavy until we see the sun
I’m always on and I don’t know how to shut off
I hold my pride just like a gun
Aimed at everyone I love
Don’t know who I can trust
I’m not who I think you thought I was
All my fears are haunting me
Mind is wired while you're sound asleep
I can’t feel them so pour another one
Let’s keep this heavy until we see the sun
I’m always on and I don’t know how to shut off
All my fears are haunting me
Mind is wired while you're sound asleep
I can’t feel them so pour another one
Let’s keep this heavy until we see the sun
I’m always on and I don’t know how to shut off
Maybe it’s the dark or it’s the light
I’ve been angry with God
For not giving me what I want
All my fears are haunting me
Mind is wired while you're sound asleep
I can’t feel them so pour another one
Let’s keep this heavy until we see the sun
I’m always on and I don’t know how to shut off
I hold my pride just like a gun
Aimed at everyone I love
Don’t know who I can trust
I’m not who I think you thought I was
All my fears are haunting me
Mind is wired while you're sound asleep
I can’t feel them so pour another one
Let’s keep this heavy until we see the sun
I’m always on and I don’t know how to shut off
All my fears are haunting me
Mind is wired while you're sound asleep
I can’t feel them so pour another one
Let’s keep this heavy until we see the sun
I’m always on and I don’t know how to shut off
What makes the world stop turning
Is yet the touch of your skin
I couldn’t be further from you
But you’re still right here
I caught a plane to Portland
For a few days of work
My heart stays heavy on you
And you’re on my shirt
All the in between
Keeps us on our feet
Through the day to day and dreams
We’ll find our ordinary
The hope we carry some days
Feels like a burden
But this blood inside our veins was
Paid for with purpose
There’s a ghost in these bones and it’s willing my soul
I feel it like a fire
To let my love pour over you darling
Is my one desire
All the in between
Keeps us on our feet
Through the day to day and the dreams
We’ll find our ordinary
All the in between
Keeps us on our feet
Through the chaos and the dreams
We’ll find our ordinary
Is yet the touch of your skin
I couldn’t be further from you
But you’re still right here
I caught a plane to Portland
For a few days of work
My heart stays heavy on you
And you’re on my shirt
All the in between
Keeps us on our feet
Through the day to day and dreams
We’ll find our ordinary
The hope we carry some days
Feels like a burden
But this blood inside our veins was
Paid for with purpose
There’s a ghost in these bones and it’s willing my soul
I feel it like a fire
To let my love pour over you darling
Is my one desire
All the in between
Keeps us on our feet
Through the day to day and the dreams
We’ll find our ordinary
All the in between
Keeps us on our feet
Through the chaos and the dreams
We’ll find our ordinary
Man on a ledge
This whole world’s pushed you to the edge
Nobody knows
All the pain you shoulder on your own
Here’s hoping you haven’t made up your mind
I know this world can be so unkind
There’s another way down, turn around
Come with me inside, listen to the sound of my voice
It’s alright, it’s okay you’re gonna live to fight another day
That ain’t water down there
A man can’t fly on his own, through thin air
It’s cold concrete, beneath your feet
There’s another way down, turn around
Come with me inside, listen to the sound of my voice
It’s alright, it’s okay you’re gonna live to fight another day
That ain’t water
That ain’t water
That ain’t water, down there
This whole world’s pushed you to the edge
Nobody knows
All the pain you shoulder on your own
Here’s hoping you haven’t made up your mind
I know this world can be so unkind
There’s another way down, turn around
Come with me inside, listen to the sound of my voice
It’s alright, it’s okay you’re gonna live to fight another day
That ain’t water down there
A man can’t fly on his own, through thin air
It’s cold concrete, beneath your feet
There’s another way down, turn around
Come with me inside, listen to the sound of my voice
It’s alright, it’s okay you’re gonna live to fight another day
That ain’t water
That ain’t water
That ain’t water, down there
So you’re leaving you got your mind made up
Please don’t waste all my time
All my friends said that you were bad news
And I was hoping they weren’t right
I don’t wanna sound too desperate
Maybe it’s because of the wine
You know where to find me
If you ever find yourself across the state line
The brightest mornings, and darkest evenings
You are always on my mind
These haunted hallways that I’m left walking
Would you have stayed if I asked twice
I don’t wanna sound too desperate
Maybe it’s because of the wine
You know where to find me
If you ever find yourself across the state line
I don’t wanna sound too desperate
And maybe it’s because of the wine
Well you know that it’s never a question if you change your mind
You know where to find me if you ever find yourself
If you ever find yourself you know where to find me across the state line
Please don’t waste all my time
All my friends said that you were bad news
And I was hoping they weren’t right
I don’t wanna sound too desperate
Maybe it’s because of the wine
You know where to find me
If you ever find yourself across the state line
The brightest mornings, and darkest evenings
You are always on my mind
These haunted hallways that I’m left walking
Would you have stayed if I asked twice
I don’t wanna sound too desperate
Maybe it’s because of the wine
You know where to find me
If you ever find yourself across the state line
I don’t wanna sound too desperate
And maybe it’s because of the wine
Well you know that it’s never a question if you change your mind
You know where to find me if you ever find yourself
If you ever find yourself you know where to find me across the state line
Tell me everything you’re thinking
Don’t hold anything back
It’s been so long since we had it out
Tell me what’s really healthy about that
We play house like we’re school kids
Never dealt with all the pain
I don’t wanna give God my anger
And I don’t really feel like explaining
Do you know me, really know me
Or am I a stranger in your house
I want you to love me
Without a doubt
Won’t you tell me what he looks like
The image of a man
Is he everything you thought I’d be
Before you took my hand
Is he polished, is he clean
Is he strong as he is kind
I’m so damn rough around the edges
And weathered from traveling through time
Do you know me, really know me
Or am I a stranger in your house
I want you to love me
Without a doubt
Do you know me, really know me
Or am I a stranger in your house
I want you to love me
Without a doubt
Don’t hold anything back
It’s been so long since we had it out
Tell me what’s really healthy about that
We play house like we’re school kids
Never dealt with all the pain
I don’t wanna give God my anger
And I don’t really feel like explaining
Do you know me, really know me
Or am I a stranger in your house
I want you to love me
Without a doubt
Won’t you tell me what he looks like
The image of a man
Is he everything you thought I’d be
Before you took my hand
Is he polished, is he clean
Is he strong as he is kind
I’m so damn rough around the edges
And weathered from traveling through time
Do you know me, really know me
Or am I a stranger in your house
I want you to love me
Without a doubt
Do you know me, really know me
Or am I a stranger in your house
I want you to love me
Without a doubt
It tastes bitter like secondhand smoke
Like a crowded party or a poorly timed joke
Did I accept forgiveness or do I carry it around
All my bad excuses weigh me to the ground
Stained glass colors
Communion with strangers
Blood in a glass but it was wine to me
Oh how the apple broke off from the tree
Rolled down the hill and got lost at sea
I recognized you when you walked in the place
Because I’m good with faces but terrible with names
Stained glass colors
Sisters and brothers
Drinking wine in a glass but it was blood to me
Light can’t break through a hardened heart
But it probably could if I let it
And all my wounds turned into scars
So you know I won’t forget ‘em
Light can’t break through a hardened heart
But it probably could if I let it
And all my wounds turned into scars
So you know I won’t forget ‘em
Like a crowded party or a poorly timed joke
Did I accept forgiveness or do I carry it around
All my bad excuses weigh me to the ground
Stained glass colors
Communion with strangers
Blood in a glass but it was wine to me
Oh how the apple broke off from the tree
Rolled down the hill and got lost at sea
I recognized you when you walked in the place
Because I’m good with faces but terrible with names
Stained glass colors
Sisters and brothers
Drinking wine in a glass but it was blood to me
Light can’t break through a hardened heart
But it probably could if I let it
And all my wounds turned into scars
So you know I won’t forget ‘em
Light can’t break through a hardened heart
But it probably could if I let it
And all my wounds turned into scars
So you know I won’t forget ‘em
I miss home but there’s a feeling in my bones
Like a part of me don’t know what home is anymore
And all these lines keep me frozen in time
While the ones I love keep moving down the line
Sometimes I wanna be on my own
But I don’t wanna die alone
If it weren’t for your love
I’d be gone by the morning
Hold on honey
Someday is gonna be one day soon
A promised hope, but I’ve heard all that before
and all the blood I’ve poured won’t be your free ride back to shore
I’ve been thinking, that we all want a taste of fame
but lately all I hope is that my kid’s proud of his name
Sometimes I wanna be on my own
but I don’t wanna die alone
If it weren’t for your love, I’d be gone by the morning
Hold on honey
Someday is gonna be one day soon
Hold on honey
One day is coming now
Someday is gonna be one day soon
Like a part of me don’t know what home is anymore
And all these lines keep me frozen in time
While the ones I love keep moving down the line
Sometimes I wanna be on my own
But I don’t wanna die alone
If it weren’t for your love
I’d be gone by the morning
Hold on honey
Someday is gonna be one day soon
A promised hope, but I’ve heard all that before
and all the blood I’ve poured won’t be your free ride back to shore
I’ve been thinking, that we all want a taste of fame
but lately all I hope is that my kid’s proud of his name
Sometimes I wanna be on my own
but I don’t wanna die alone
If it weren’t for your love, I’d be gone by the morning
Hold on honey
Someday is gonna be one day soon
Hold on honey
One day is coming now
Someday is gonna be one day soon
It doesn’t get easier the further I run
It gets harder to carry the weight of what I’ve done
I am speaking from experience
I don’t wanna run run run no more
Seems to me a man can do a lot of thinking
When he’s staring down the barrel of a gun
And the devil’s had his sights set on me
Since the day I took sides with the Son
Now every morning I go to war with the ghosts I met the night before
Just trying to find the grace in my mistakes
There’s monsters beating down my door, they’re hungry for a soul that’s worn
From all of the running that I’ve done
I don’t wanna run run run no more
I don’t wanna run run run no more
I don’t wanna run run run no more
I don’t wanna run run run no more
It gets harder to carry the weight of what I’ve done
I am speaking from experience
I don’t wanna run run run no more
Seems to me a man can do a lot of thinking
When he’s staring down the barrel of a gun
And the devil’s had his sights set on me
Since the day I took sides with the Son
Now every morning I go to war with the ghosts I met the night before
Just trying to find the grace in my mistakes
There’s monsters beating down my door, they’re hungry for a soul that’s worn
From all of the running that I’ve done
I don’t wanna run run run no more
I don’t wanna run run run no more
I don’t wanna run run run no more
I don’t wanna run run run no more
Twenty some years, ain’t got much to show
I spend most of my matches with my back against the ropes
There’s a crowd looking on what do you wanna see
Been throwing fights my whole life for the right fee
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
Instead of all this shadowboxing
Nothing comes easy and if does it comes cheap
Like a bottom shelf bourbon or the lies that I tell through my teeth
There’s a fire in my eyes and I wanna watch it burn
Kill the man that I was and send the ashes to the urn
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
Instead of all this shadowboxing
You might have broken bones but you’ve got soul
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
Instead of all this shadowboxing
I spend most of my matches with my back against the ropes
There’s a crowd looking on what do you wanna see
Been throwing fights my whole life for the right fee
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
Instead of all this shadowboxing
Nothing comes easy and if does it comes cheap
Like a bottom shelf bourbon or the lies that I tell through my teeth
There’s a fire in my eyes and I wanna watch it burn
Kill the man that I was and send the ashes to the urn
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
Instead of all this shadowboxing
You might have broken bones but you’ve got soul
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
I need to win one to get me back on my feet
A strong footing to give my punches some heat
Instead of all this shadowboxing
I can’t sleep again tonight
Maybe it’s the dark or it’s the light
I’ve been angry with God
For not giving me what I want
All my fears are haunting me
Mind is wired while you're sound asleep
I can’t feel them so pour another one
Let’s keep this heavy until we see the sun
I’m always on and I don’t know how to shut off
I hold my pride just like a gun
Aimed at everyone I love
Don’t know who I can trust
I’m not who I think you thought I was
All my fears are haunting me
Mind is wired while you're sound asleep
I can’t feel them so pour another one
Let’s keep this heavy until we see the sun
I’m always on and I don’t know how to shut off
All my fears are haunting me
Mind is wired while you're sound asleep
I can’t feel them so pour another one
Let’s keep this heavy until we see the sun
I’m always on and I don’t know how to shut off
Maybe it’s the dark or it’s the light
I’ve been angry with God
For not giving me what I want
All my fears are haunting me
Mind is wired while you're sound asleep
I can’t feel them so pour another one
Let’s keep this heavy until we see the sun
I’m always on and I don’t know how to shut off
I hold my pride just like a gun
Aimed at everyone I love
Don’t know who I can trust
I’m not who I think you thought I was
All my fears are haunting me
Mind is wired while you're sound asleep
I can’t feel them so pour another one
Let’s keep this heavy until we see the sun
I’m always on and I don’t know how to shut off
All my fears are haunting me
Mind is wired while you're sound asleep
I can’t feel them so pour another one
Let’s keep this heavy until we see the sun
I’m always on and I don’t know how to shut off
It tastes bitter like secondhand smoke
Like a crowded party or a poorly timed joke
Did I accept forgiveness or do I carry it around
All my bad excuses weigh me to the ground
Stained glass colors
Communion with strangers
Blood in a glass but it was wine to me
Oh how the apple broke off from the tree
Rolled down the hill and got lost at sea
I recognized you when you walked in the place
Because I’m good with faces but terrible with names
Stained glass colors
Sisters and brothers
Drinking wine in a glass but it was blood to me
Light can’t break through a hardened heart
But it probably could if I let it
And all my wounds turned into scars
So you know I won’t forget ‘em
Light can’t break through a hardened heart
But it probably could if I let it
And all my wounds turned into scars
So you know I won’t forget ‘em
Like a crowded party or a poorly timed joke
Did I accept forgiveness or do I carry it around
All my bad excuses weigh me to the ground
Stained glass colors
Communion with strangers
Blood in a glass but it was wine to me
Oh how the apple broke off from the tree
Rolled down the hill and got lost at sea
I recognized you when you walked in the place
Because I’m good with faces but terrible with names
Stained glass colors
Sisters and brothers
Drinking wine in a glass but it was blood to me
Light can’t break through a hardened heart
But it probably could if I let it
And all my wounds turned into scars
So you know I won’t forget ‘em
Light can’t break through a hardened heart
But it probably could if I let it
And all my wounds turned into scars
So you know I won’t forget ‘em