here’s to the ghost I built out of thin air and smoke He’s the only one who knows why I'm a mess dont mind the silence, he just sits and stares(just a broken heart) I invented him to drink away the pain To keep the quiet from drivin' me insane Pour another glass,another bottle down Just a lonely guy and a ghost in the dark (just a broken heart) He doesn’t tell me that I oughta move on He knows exactly where the sweet romance went wrong Because he’s made of every piece you tore from me I gave him your eyes so he’d look at me with pity I gave him my voice so he could tell me it's okay We’re the saddest damn couple in this whole city Just waitin' for the alcohol to wash the night away (just a broken heart)its just a broken heart I said, Sit down, buddy, don't you start to leave just yet(sit down) He snatches up the bottle a double in the dark alone watching a ghost The whiskey spills and runs down his cheek, While lightning strikes the patio stone.(broken heart) He gulps the liquid fire, he downs the glass, He grabs the flask and drains it to the floor. He drinks so fast he makes the shadows pass, A frantic blur of grief, he hunts for more.(broken heart) I reach to grab his hand to make him stop, To freeze the chaotic motion in the air. But as the thunder cracks, the illusions drop— There is no other shadow sitting there. My own hand holds the flask, my own lips burn, The ghost I knew was never there(broken heart) It's my own frantic throat at every turn, Drowning the memory of your face. im a basket case made up a ghost so im not so alone drunk as fuck this one burns if I ever sober up I may learn (another day dawning) [Outro-music stops only slow banjo plucks] Just a broken heart Goodbye, my friend Until the sun goes down again And I invent another ghost to come back To drink with me all it is Just a broken heart(broken heart)
