Ghost In My Bed

from Respectable Enemy by Curtis McMurtry

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I've traveled all the world round
I've searched the hills and border towns
and I've found myself a hole to hide away in
I'll keep the barman company until the devil comes for me
I don't believe in Jesus or salvation
sometimes when it's too dark to see
I swear I hear you calling me
but I suppose it's my imagination

(chorus)
you're a voice in my head, you're a ghost in my bed
from a place that I left a long time ago
and no matter where I run you won't let me go
let me go

now I share my bed with another
and we never make love with the lights on
her face never changes and all of her words sound the same
she's nothing like you but she loves me
and her lips are warm in the darkness
sometimes it's all I can do to remember her name
so hard to say so easy to miss
the things we hide from those we kiss
who's to say if I should feel ashamed

(chorus)
you're a voice in my head, you're a ghost in my bed
from a place that I left a long time ago
and no matter whose arms I hide in you won't let me go
let me go

I've traveled all the world 'round
I've search the hills and border towns
and I've found myself a hole to hide away in

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from Respectable Enemy, released August 12, 2014
Curtis McMurtry- vocals, acoustic and high-strung guitars
Diana Burgess- vocals, cello
Will Sexton- bass, electric guitar
Warren Hood- violin
Shawn Zorn- drums
Nathan Calzada- trumpet
Scott Fennell- tenor saxophone

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Curtis McMurtry Austin, Texas

Curtis McMurtry writes apocalyptic indie folk about the selfish and the cowardly. Influenced by Fiona Apple and Tom Waits, Curtis' music combines sinister lyrics with sophisticated orchestrations. He specializes in sad songs and mean songs, and considers his catalogue to be “music for people that like to read.” ... more

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