Ghost in the Gears

Verse 1

Gasoline and dust

Cover up the rusted dreams of better days

Down this interstate

Seventy miles since I found a reason to stay

Halfway to Jackson

Wondering if the wind knows my name anymore

Pre-Chorus

Moving south

Moving fast

Moving away

Chorus

Oh I am the ghost in the gears

Yes I am the ghost in the gears

Nothing behind but the smoke and the years

Nothing but the smoke and the years

Verse 2

Heavy wooden door

Swinging in the dark against the morning sun

Bitter bottle heat

Knowing that the damage cannot be undone

Looking for mercy

Trading all my secrets for a ticket out of town

Pre-Chorus

Nowhere left

Nowhere right

Nowhere at all

Chorus

Oh I am the ghost in the gears

Yes I am the ghost in the gears

Nothing behind but the smoke and the years

Nothing but the smoke and the years

Bridge

Maybe I ran too long

Maybe I grew too cold

Maybe I lost the track

Tracing the lines of a life bought and sold

Chorus

Oh I am the ghost in the gears

Yes I am the ghost in the gears

Nothing behind but the smoke and the years

Nothing but the smoke and the years

Instrumental