The ultimate authority on lyrics usually is sheet music, but in this
case I can't offer that. I will give you my own transcription of the
song (from a rather scratchy old vinyl record) and also a version that
I found posted in a newsgroup. Neither differs greatly from the lyrics
that you have provided, but there are a few differences.
Here is my own transcription of the lyrics, as I hear them:
Ghost in My House (written by Holland/Dozier/Holland)
There's a ghost in my house
The ghost of your memory
The ghost of a love you took from me
Where our love used to be
Only shadows from the past I see
Time can't seem to erase
The vision of your smiling face
Though you found someone new
I can't get over you
There's a ghost in my house
I can't hide (ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that's inside (ghost in my house)
It keeps on haunting me (ghost in my house)
Just keeps on reminding me (ghost in my house)
In my mind I know you're gone
But my heart keeps holding on
To the memories of those happy times
To the love that once was mine
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
There's a ghost in my house
I can't hide (ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that's inside (ghost in my house)
You're still such a part of me (ghost in my house)
Still so deep in the heart of me (ghost in my house)
I just keep hearing your footsteps on the stairs (ghost in my house)
When I know there's no one there (ghost in my house)
Every day I love you more (ghost in my house)
So much more than the day before (ghost in my house)
Sitting in my easy chair
I feel your fingers running through my hair
Looking down in my coffee cup
I think I see your face looking up
All alone in my room
Your voice echoes through the gloom
There's a ghost in my house
And I can't hide (ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that's inside (ghost in my house)
It keeps on haunting me (ghost in my house)
Just keeps on reminding me (ghost in my house)
I just keep hearing your footsteps on the stairs (ghost in my house)
When I know there's no one there (ghost in my house)
You're still such a part of me (ghost in my house)
So deep in the heart of me (ghost in my house)
Yeah, I can't hide (ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that's inside (ghost in my house)
Every day I love you more (ghost in my house)
So much more than... (fades out)
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And here are the lyrics as posted in the alt.music.lyrics newsgroup:
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
There's a ghost in my house,
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
The ghost of your memory,
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
The ghost of a love you took from me.
Where our love used to be
Only shadows from the past I see.
Time can't seem to erase
The vision of your smilin' face.
Thhough you found someone new
I can't get over you,
There's a ghost in my house
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
And I can't hide
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
From the ghost of your love that's inside,
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
It keeps on haunting me
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
Just keeps on reminding me.
In my mind I know you're gone,
But my heart keeps holding on
To the memories of those happy times,
To the love that once was mine.
For tho' we're far apart,
You're always in my heart,
There's a ghost in my house
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
And I can't hide
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
From the ghost of your love that's inside,
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
You're still such a part of me,
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
Still so deep in the heart of me,
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
I just keep hearing your footsteps on the stairs,
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
When I know there's no-one there,
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
Everyday I love you more,
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
So much more than the day before.
Sittin' in my easy chair
I feel your fingers runnin' through my hair,
Lookin' down in my coffee cup,
I think I see your face lookin' up.
All alone in my gloom,
Your voice echoes through the room,
There's a ghost in my house
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
And I can't hide
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
From the ghost of your love that's inside,
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
It keeps on haunting me,
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
Just keeps on reminding me.
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
I just keep hearing your footsteps on the stairs,
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
When I know there's no-one there,
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
You're still such a part of me,
(/There's a ghost in my house/)
Still so deep in the heart of me,
alt.music.lyrics: Ghost in My House
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3BE6F497.MD-1.4.15.angry%40sumfin.u-net.com&oe=UTF-8&output=gplain
The song "Ghost in My House" is on R. Dean Taylor's CD entitled
"Essential Collection," which is still in press, and can be purchased
from CDNow and other music vendors.
CDNow: R. Dean Taylor, "Essential Collection"
http://cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=525018015/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/ArtistID=TAYLOR*R+DEAN/ITEMID=1428450
In a song like this one, the reverb makes it difficult to understand
all the words. Many years ago, my younger brother insisted that this
song was called "There's a Goat in My House." This would give an
entirely different interpretation of the song, to say the least!
I hope this has been helpful. If anything in my answer is not clear,
or if a link does not function, please ask for clarification.
Thanks for an interesting question about a great old song!
Best regards,
pinkfreud |
