So keep yer matches handy and wait to see if when  
 The ghosts of hallelujah trickle through the walls  
 brandishing the wrong words nail the cursings in the hall  
  
 The ghosts of hallelujah leave you there alone  
 counting bottles of medicine and longing for yer home  
 Don't forget the hands that made you  
 Don't forget yer lonely days  
 And soak yer heart in clover anytime you feel it sway  
  
 "I've got no harmless longings" at least that's what she said  
 As night came even closer to the bare hips of my bed  
 So temptation sings a slow song and wraps yer lust in shame  
 The women take on new lives as you swagger with the lame  
  
 The ghosts of hallelujah leave you there alone  
 Counting bottles of medicine and longing for yer home  
 Don't forget the hands that made you  
 Don't forget yer lonely days  
 And soak yer heart in clover anytime you feel it sway