Our candles are in danger from the way we carry them   So keep yer matches handy and wait to see if when   The ghosts of hallelujah trickle through the walls   Brandishing the wrong words nail the cursings in the hall      The ghosts of hallelujah leave you there alone   Counting bottles of medicine and longing for yer home   Don't forget the hands that made you   Don't forget yer lonely days   And soak yer heart in clover anytime you feel it sway      "i've got no harmless longings" at least that's what she said   As night came even closer to the bare hips of my bed   So temptation sings a slow song and wraps yer lust in shame   The women take on new lives as you swagger with the lame      The ghosts of hallelujah leave you there alone   Counting bottles of medicine and longing for yer home   Don't forget the hands that made you   Don't forget yer lonely days   And soak yer heart in clover anytime you feel it sway