Phantom of the Opry

[Verse 1]
Around midnight, a shadow appears on center stage
And sings a haunting melody while a distant fiddle plays
Look closer and you can almost see a rhinestone shining in the dark
He's still a living legend living right here in my heart

[Chorus]
He's the phantom of the Opry
A grand old spirit from the Ryman days
He just feels at home here
He don't really mean to haunt this place
Every time it rains in Nashville
They say the angels cry
'Cause the phantom of the Opry
Never got to say goodbye

[Verse 2]
Some say it's Hank or Lefty or that Kentucky Bluebird flying back again
No one knows for certain, we all know it's more than just the wind
There's a ghostly sound of steel guitar cryin' in the night
Doesn't come from center stage or from somewhere on the other side

[Chorus]
He's the phantom of the Opry
A grand old spirit from the Ryman days
He just feels at home here
He don't really mean to haunt this place
Every time it rains in Nashville
They say the angels cry
'Cause the phantom of the Opry
Never got to say goodbye

[Outrp]
Around midnight, a shadow appears on center stage
Sings a haunting melody while a distant fiddle plays