So keep yer matches handy and wait to see if when
 The ghosts of hallelujah trickle through the walls
 brandishing the wrong words nail the cursings in the hall

 The ghosts of hallelujah leave you there alone
 counting bottles of medicine and longing for yer home
 Don't forget the hands that made you
 Don't forget yer lonely days
 And soak yer heart in clover anytime you feel it sway

 "I've got no harmless longings" at least that's what she said
 As night came even closer to the bare hips of my bed
 So temptation sings a slow song and wraps yer lust in shame
 The women take on new lives as you swagger with the lame

 The ghosts of hallelujah leave you there alone
 Counting bottles of medicine and longing for yer home
 Don't forget the hands that made you
 Don't forget yer lonely days
 And soak yer heart in clover anytime you feel it sway