The Replacements
The Replacements
The Replacements
The Replacements
The Replacements
The Replacements
The Replacements
The Replacements
The Replacements
The Replacements
The Replacements
A beautiful and haunting lament at an aging – but not yet old – artist looking in the mirror and describing what he sees. The first half might be interpreted as Paul speaking to Bob Stinson, the original lead guitarist he fired from the band three years prior to the release of this album. In hindsig...
Well you know
And you go
When I'm alone I have no cause
To think about the shit we used to know
Made of snow
Well you came
And you stayed
No one here to raise a toast
Be my guest and I will be a host
To a rock 'n' roll ghost
To a rock 'n' roll ghost
Well, you said "He's better off dead"
You think that I might have heard a word
But I was much too young
And much too cool for words
Look at me now
No one here to raise a toast
Take me by the hand, man, raise a toast
A rock 'n' roll ghost
To a rock 'n' roll ghost
We don't know until we're gone
There's no one here to raise a toast
I look into the mirror and I see
A rock 'n' roll ghost
A rock 'n' roll ghost
Rock ‘n’ Roll Ghost was written by Tommy Stinson & Chris Mars & Slim Dunlap & Paul Westerberg.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Ghost was produced by The Replacements & Matt Wallace.
The Replacements released Rock ‘n’ Roll Ghost on Wed Feb 01 1989.