Intro: (x2) verse 1 You never told me true love was gonna hurt True pain I don't deserve The truth is that I never learned You never told me true love was gonna hurt True pain I don't deserve The truth is that I never learned And I keep going to the river to pray 'Cause I need something that could wash all this pain And at most I'm sleeping all these demons away And it's your ghost The ghost of you that keeps me awake Oh, the ghost of you that keeps me awake verse 2 These eyes sitting on the wall As they watch every move I make Your cold heart makes my spirit shake I had to go through hell To prove that I am not insane Had to meet the devil N.C. Just to know his name Just to know his name And I keep going to the river to pray 'Cause I need something that could wash all this pain And at most I'm sleeping all these demons away And it's your ghost The ghost of you that keeps me awake Oh, the ghost of you that keeps me awake Bridge So give up the ghost Would you give up the ghost? Just give up the ghost, yes... Stop your haunting baby So give up the ghost Would you give up the ghost? Just give up the ghost, yes... Stop your haunting baby So give up the ghost Would you give up the ghost? Just give up the ghost, yes... Stop your haunting baby 'Cause I keep going to the river to pray (Would you give up the ghost? Just give up the ghost) 'Cause I need something that could wash all this pain (Would you give up the ghost, yes? Stop your haunting baby) And I keep going to the river to pray (Give up the ghost, would you give up the ghost?) Cause I need something that could wash all this pain (Just give up the ghost, yes... Stop your haunting baby) And I keep going to the river to pray 'Cause I need something that could wash all this pain And at most I'm sleeping all these demons away And it's your ghost The ghost of you that keeps me awake Oh, the ghost of you that keeps me awake