The Ghost Inside

Album: Broken Bells (2010)
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  • She sold her love to a modern man
    Good solid currency's the hardest to land
    All of that money helps you cover your ass
    Don't let the ladyfinger blow in your hands

    Did it all
    For that dollar
    She's a star tonight
    Without warning
    She gave up the ghost inside

    Just like a whiskey bottle drained on the floor
    She got no future, just a life to endure
    This good Samaritan is shakin' her hand
    Too late to leave here now the songs in the can

    Give it up
    For that dollar
    She's a star tonight
    Without warning
    She gave up the ghost inside

    You call it chivalry
    Never pull a punch for free
    You ever wonder why they had to move on?
    This phony honor code
    That put you on your throne
    A double standard you invoke when you want

    For that dollar
    She's a star tonight
    Without warning
    She gave up the ghost inside

    Was it all for show?
    Don't turn into one of them
    Turning another page
    Trust me darling
    I'm carving 'em up through the dust in your town
    Crawling over rubble
    Just to serve you
    Tend to wonder why Writer/s: Brian Joseph Burton, James Russell Mercer
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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