Shenandoah
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
In “Ghost in This House,” Shenandoah sings of a man who is so heartbroken since his wife left that he is like a ghost. He lives in the house, but he isn’t really living.
“Ghost” peaked at #5 for Shenandoah and reached #70 on the year-end charts.
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Album cover:
[Verse 1]
I don't pick up the mail, I don't pick up the phone
I don't answer the door, I'd just as soon be alone
I don't keep this place up, I just keep the lights down
I don't live in these rooms, I just rattle around
[Chorus]
I'm just a ghost in this house
I'm just a shadow upon these walls
As quietly as a mouse I haunt these halls
I'm just a whisper of smoke
I'm all that's left of two hearts on fire
That once burned out of control and took my body and soul
I'm just a ghost in this house
[Verse 2]
I don't mind if it rains, I don't care if it's clear
I don't mind staying in, there's another ghost here
She sits down in your chair and she shines with your light
And she lays down her head on your pillow at night
Chorus:
I'm just a ghost in this house
I'm just a shell of the man I was
A living proof of the damage heartbreak does
I'm just a whisper of smoke
I'm all that's left of two hearts on fire
That once burned out of control and took my body and soul
I'm just a ghost in this house
[Chorus]
I'm just a ghost in this house
I'm just a shadow upon these walls
As quietly as a mouse I haunt these halls
I'm just a whisper of smoke
I'm all that's left of two hearts on fire
That once burned out of control and took my body and soul
I'm just a ghost in this house
[Tag]
Oh I'm just a ghost in this house
Ghost in This House was written by Hugh Prestwood.
Ghost in This House was produced by Rick Hall & Robert Byrne.
Shenandoah released Ghost in This House on Thu Sep 20 1990.