Ghosts at Dawn

Songtext

[Verse 1] Sand in my boots again Sun burned my name away I came here just a boy Came back with lines of gray We moved by the moonlight And prayed for one more day My rifle felt like iron My heart felt far away [Pre-Chorus] One by one they fell Face down in the heat I still hear their voices Marching in my sleep I kept their promises Beneath my skin so deep I swore I'd make it home Or never get to leave [Chorus] Ghosts at dawn, ghosts at dawn They ride with me still Ghosts at dawn, ghosts at dawn On every lonely hill I made it home alive But I never made it whole Ghosts at dawn, ghosts at dawn Got a hold on my soul [Verse 2] Mama's porch was quiet When I came up the drive She saw the man I was Not the son who left alive I smiled for the picture Then I shut the door And watched their boots walk through Across my kitchen floor [Pre-Chorus] One by one they fell Face down in the heat I still hear their voices Marching in my sleep I kept their promises Beneath my skin so deep I swore I'd make it home Or never get to leave [Chorus] Ghosts at dawn, ghosts at dawn They ride with me still Ghosts at dawn, ghosts at dawn On every lonely hill I made it home alive But I never made it whole Ghosts at dawn, ghosts at dawn Got a hold on my soul [Bridge] Tonight I set the table For the boys I lost out there Four clean plates, one candle And a folded prayer If heaven has a back road Tell them I'll be there Till then I keep on listening For boots upon the stairs [Final Chorus] Ghosts at dawn, ghosts at dawn They ride with me still Ghosts at dawn, ghosts at dawn On every lonely hill I made it home alive But I never made it whole Ghosts at dawn, ghosts at dawn Got a hold on my soul Ghosts at dawn, ghosts at dawn I carry them home