Ghosts don’t pay rent

[Spoken Intro] Ladies and gentlemen… Welcome to tonight’s spectacular performance… Featuring our special guests… The thoughts that nobody invited. Please remain calm. Do not argue. Do not applaud. Remember… Just because a voice shows up… doesn’t mean it gets the microphone. Band… hit it! ⸻ [Verse 1] There’s a little knock inside my head A funny voice gets out of bed It tells me stories, black and white Like it’ll steal my day tonight It says, “Hey friend, come walk with me.” I say, “Nice try… but let me be.” I tip my hat, I count to ten Then watch it catch the next train again ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Talk all day… Stay all night… You won’t steal my morning light. You’re just passing through my room… Not my future. Not my truth. ⸻ [Chorus] Ghosts don’t pay rent in my mind tonight They knock real loud but they don’t own the light They talk… They fade… They miss their train… I won’t dance inside their rain Ghosts don’t pay rent, they come, they go Like old confetti in the snow I let them pass… I let them fly… They wave goodbye… So do I. ⸻ [Verse 2] Some nights the room feels way too still The clock climbs up another hill The silence pours another drink And dares me not to stop and think It paints old faces on the wall But pictures never tell it all I’ve seen this movie time before I know exactly where the door is ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Every whisper… Every shout… Doesn’t get to map me out. You’re just weather… Passing by… I’m the sky. ⸻ [Chorus] Ghosts don’t pay rent in my mind tonight They wear nice suits but they can’t dress the light They talk… They grin… They try again… Then they’re gone like seven-ten Ghosts don’t pay rent, they never stay They lose a little more each day They ride the wind… They drift away… I’m still here… That’s all I’ll say. ⸻ [Swing Break] Oh! Look who’s back! Another headline from the Department of Bad Ideas! Take a number! Coffee’s over there! Exit’s that way! ⸻ [Bridge] Lonely streets can play a game Call your number… Use your name… But every echo that I hear… Leaves a little less each year. I don’t chase… I don’t hide… I just let them take the ride. Every wave returns to sea… Every ghost walks out on me. ⸻ [Final Chorus] Ghosts don’t pay rent in my mind tonight They borrowed time but they can’t steal my life They speak… They fall… They lose the fight… Morning always finds the light. Ghosts don’t pay rent, they come, they go Like paper boats that never float They’re only noise… They’re passing rain… I’m still driving… This is my lane. ⸻ [Outro Spoken] Well, ladies and gentlemen… Our distinguished guests have left the building. No damage. No applause. Just another quiet victory. See you tomorrow… If they show up again.