My Favorite Haunts Lyrics

It was a cold night, dark as anthracite

And the streetlights were shot out one by one

So I walked down to the real dead dive

And ordered Dewar’s on ice

The barkeep told me, a little story

About a place on the hill not far from there

Where you can get your kicks, or get real sick

Lose your money but feel good in the morning

I said it’s alright, by the bar light

Saw her coming in, she’d been gone so long

I wondered, did she find herself,

Or just find someone else

Man, I can’t escape this one

She sat down by me, and said real slyly

Do you love me, do you still love me?

I replied, I’m not so so sure,

It might be your memory that I’m infatuated with

Not who you are now

That’s when she hit me with a broken bottle

I fell to the floor in a pool of shame

My friends and neighbors came to my resuce

Said Jack, what are you doing here with Jane?

I said I’m leaving, and she’s coming with me

I’m gonna give her that ring, she’ll take my name

Aren’t we all so damn crazy?

The heart wants what it wants, wants what it wants

If love’s a fire, then I’m still burning

I’m just a ghost, she’s one of my favorite haunts