Ghost in a Jacket

The dust on the dashboard

is older than my dreams

And this engine's singing songs about

coming apart at the seams

I didn't leave because I hated

the sound of your name

I left because the person I

was and the man I'm becoming

aren't

the same

And the sky's turning that shade

of bruised purple

The kind that reminds me of

home

So play me something

that feels like the truth

Even if it's jagged

and breaks every tooth

I'm a ghost in a jacket,

a spark in the rain

Looking for a melody

to outrun the pain

I passed a sign for a

town I used to know

Where the ghosts of our best

years still put on a show

I thought about calling,

but the silence felt right

Just me and the hum of

the high beams tonight

There's a comfort in moving,

even if I'm lost

Every mile is a lesson,

every turn has a cost

So play me something

that feels like the truth

Even if it's jagged

and breaks every tooth

I'm a ghost in a jacket,

a spark in the rain

Looking for a melody to outrun

the pain

They say time is a healer,

but it's just a thief

Stealing the weight

of a man's unbelief

If I'm not running from you,

I'm running to light

Through the static and shadows of

a long haul night

So play me something

that feels like the truth Even

if it's jagged

and breaks every tooth

I'm a ghost in a jacket,

a spark in the rain

Looking for a melody

to outrun the pain

Just a spark in the rain

Yeah, a ghost in this jacket