Ghost Train Songtext
von Rickie Lee Jones

Well, I decided to take the bus
It was about 6:05
′Cause I could hardly walk
In fact, I was just barely alive
Under the bridges and over the street

Now every shadow that I meet
They all know my name
And they whisper
"Oh, what's the matter, hon′?
Don't you know you're riding on the ghost train?"

Jupiter Ray got on the bus
I remember when Jupiter came to town
And he was one of the best of us
Oh, that stuff can really take you down
Hey, Jupiter Ray is on the bus


I remember when Jupiter was alive
Come to think of it
You all have a strange translucence in your eyes
What′s the matter, son?
Don′t you know you're riding on the ghost train?
Yeah, what′s the matter?

You just buy your ticket
And get on board
This train don't stop
′Cause we like to ride, ride, ride, ride
We just wanna ride, ride, ride, ride

Ding goes the trolley
Bang goes the bell
Somebody call my second cousin
Oh, I'm not feeling very well

This is where little blondes check-in their furs
This is where little blondes check-in their hat
Don′t worry about where you were at
We took care of that

Mr. Driver, is this my stop?
Mr. Driver tell me how to get off
Any way you can, any way
Come back into the light


You wanna get to heaven
And take the devil by the hand
And you slide right into the promised land
'Cause this could be the night
And this could be the gate

Everybody's waitin′ for you, darlin′
So don't be late
What′s the matter, honey?
Didn't you pay your money for the ghost train?

So I decided to take the bus
It was about 6:05
′Cause I could hardly walk
In fact, I was just barely alive