[INTRO — SWAMP FUNK POCKET | SPOOKY BUT PLAYFUL] [CHICKEN-SCRATCH GUITAR | DIRTY BASS | DRY DRUMS] [MALE VOCAL — LAID-BACK STORYTELLER] [VERSE 1] I TOOK THE LONG WAY HOME THAT NIGHT, DON'T ASK ME WHY I DID. OCTOBER MOON BEHIND THE TREES, PLAYIN' PEEK-A-BOO LIKE A KID. DEAD LEAVES SCRAPED ACROSS THE ROAD, A COLD WIND SHOOK THE TREES. THEN SOMETHIN' MOVED BEHIND ME— [STOP] OR MAYBE JUST THE BREEZE. [HARMONICA ANSWER] [VERSE 2] I HEARD A STEP. THEN HEARD ANOTHER. WHEN I STOPPED, IT STOPPED THERE TOO. I WALKED A LITTLE FASTER. THEN WHATEVER IT WAS DID TOO. I TOLD MYSELF, “YOU'RE GROWN, OLD SON. THERE AIN'T A THING TO FEAR.” THEN SOMETHIN' IN THE DARK WENT— “OOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" [STOP] I SAID, “NOPE. I HEARD THAT CLEAR.” [CHORUS — WIDER, FUNKY] SOMETHING'S FOLLOWING ME, COMING UP BEHIND. SOMETHING'S FOLLOWING ME, AND IT AIN'T TAKIN' ITS TIME. I AIN'T SAYIN' GHOST, I AIN'T SAYIN' GHOUL, BUT WHATEVER'S BACK THERE DON'T RESPECT THIS FOOL. SOMETHING'S FOLLOWING ME— AND I'M TOO DAMN SCARED TO SEE. [TELECASTER + HARMONICA TURNAROUND] [VERSE 3] I PASSED THE OLD CHURCH GRAVE YARD. . . THAT DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. HEARD A SCRATCH, A HISS, A GIGGLE— THEN SOMETHIN' HIT THE WALL. I LOOKED AROUND. BAD CHOICE. THERE IN THE SILVER LIGHT— EERIE PALE FACES, GHOSTLY SHAPES, MOVIN' THROUGH THE NIGHT. [HAMMOND GROWL] ONE HAD HORNS. ONE HAD NO HEAD. ONE FLOATED DOWN THE STREET. I DIDN'T STAY TO COUNT THE DEAD. I FOUND ANOTHER GEER IN MY FEET. [CHORUS — FASTER FEEL] SOMETHING'S FOLLOWING ME, COMING UP BEHIND. SOMETHING'S FOLLOWING ME, AND NOW THERE'S MORE THIS TIME. I SEEN A GHOST, I SEEN A BEAST, AND SOMETHING WHITE GOT ME ALL AFRIGHT SOMETHING'S FOLLOWING ME— LORD, GET ME HOME IN ONE PIECE! [BREAKDOWN — BASS + STOMPS + HANDCLAPS] [VERSE 4 — RUNNING] NOW I AIN'T TOO PROUD TO TELL YOU, I RAN LIKE HELL FOR HOME. PAST THE HEDGE, ACROSS THE YARD, DROPPED MY KEYS AND SAID A WORD I WON'T REPEAT IN SONG. FOUND THE LOCK. GOT INSIDE. SLAMMED THAT DOOR AND THREW THE CHAIN. LEANED AGAINST IT, GASPING HARD— [STOP] THEN SOMEBODY KNOCKED. [KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK] [INSTRUMENTS DROP — VOCAL FULL AND CLEAR] I HELD MY BREATH. [KNOCK KNOCK] THEY'D FOUND ME. [BREAKDOWN — BASS ONLY | SLOW HEARTBEAT PULSE] I BACKED AWAY FROM THAT OLD DOOR. THE KNOCKING CAME AGAIN. [KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK] THEN THREE MORE KNOCKS. THEN SILENCE. THEN SOMETHING SCRATCHED THE FRAME. I THOUGHT ABOUT THE PALE WHITE FACES. HORNS BENEATH THE MOON. THAT HEADLESS THING BESIDE THE GRAVEYARD. THEY'D BE COMING THROUGH HERE SOON. [HAMMOND CREEPS IN] [VERSE 5 — AT THE DOOR] I HEARD THEM MOVING ON THE PORCH. WHISPERS IN THE NIGHT. AND A VOICE SAID, “IS HE IN THERE?” “I SAW A LIGHT.” [STOP] I GRABBED THE POKER FROM THE FIRE. MY HANDS WERE SHAKING BAD. HEARD A SCARY GIGGLE ON THE OTHER SIDE. THAT WAS WORSE THAN ALL THEY'D HAD. [KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK] [BUILD — DIRTY BASS + STOMPS] I SAID: “WHO ARE YOU?” NO ANSWER. “WHAT DO YOU WANT?” NOTHING. I SWALLOWED HARD. STEPPED TO THE DOOR. PUT ONE HAND UPON THE CHAIN. [EVERYTHING STOPS] THEN A DOZEN VOICES SHOUTED THROUGH THE GLASS— [CHORUS — HUGE, JOYFUL] “TRICK OR TREAT!” [HARD CUT]
