[Verse] Old man on the street with a tattered hat Swears he saw them dine on a neighbor's cat Eyes as wild as the midnight sky But nobody listens they've heard his lies [Verse] He's screaming bout dogs stewing in a pot But folks just laugh they believe him not His voice thunders like a haunted hall Yet his words keep bouncing off the wall [Chorus] Shadows crawl when the old man's near Whispers of a feast that spread pure fear But truth is twisted in his shaking hands A tale too tall for these darkened lands [Verse] Years of nonsense left him all alone A broken record on a silent phone With Halloween here his stories spread But no one buys what this old man said [Bridge] Pumpkins grin in the ghostly light Echoes of his voice shatter the night But still they jest no truth in sight A lonely scarecrow wrapped up tight [Chorus] Shadows crawl when the old man's near Whispers of a feast that spread pure fear But truth is twisted in his shaking hands A tale too tall for these darkened lands
