Curtis Eller's American Circus - Following This Ghost lyrics

In the key of E flat I remember thinkin’ it was over And that man of mine would soon be comin’ home But nowadays you can’t depend on nothin’ And I never can get drunk in this house all alone And the falling of the shadows wakes me up when I need you most And I’m so tired of following this ghost The picture frame on the fireplace has rusted And Abraham Lincoln can go to Hell Well, for all I care this civil war is just murder And your yellowed face don’t hardly ring a bell And the rumors out of Richmond echo down in the morning post And I’m so tired of following this ghost O…I’m so tired of following this ghost My nights all burn up in this heat and turn to steam But I know they’re drinkin’ on that battlefield And prayin’ every night just makes me mean I’m not askin’ much I’m just saying that I can’t stay up And if this thing is ever done Don’t bother and wake me up to say who won PEDAL STEEL SOLO And the summers are longer every year And the wind don’t blow down the southeast coast And I’m so tired of following this ghost O…I’m so tired of following this ghost