[Verse 1]
You think, you think you're pretty smart
But I can cause a little pain
She wraps the cord around her arm
Tries hard to find the little vein

[Chorus]
Oh, she lines the pictures, in a pretty row
To create the circumstances that the evidence will show
And who will be a witness for the solitary host?
If you sleep tonight, the visitation of the ghost

[Verse 2]
No guarantees in rock and roll
You wanna cross the bridge, you gotta pay a toll
You want success then sell a soul
No guarantees in rock and roll

[Refrain]
Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord... (Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord)
Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord... (Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord)
Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord... (Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord)
Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord... (Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord)

[Verse 3]
Bones will break and blood will spill
When death is climbing up the hill
No magic book or poison pill
Keeps death from climbing up the hill
So pick your bones
While death is climbing up the hill
You look so pretty
Oh he won't stop climbing
[Verse 4]
Oh you might not remember me
I died in 1983
Complicated surgery
Tell my mother that I'm fine
Tell my daughter that I'm doing fine
Daddy will be home soon
Keep the light on in my room

[Refrain]
Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord... (Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord)
Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord... (Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord)
Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord... (Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord)
Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord... (Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord)

[Interlude]
D-d-don't, don't stop the beat
I c-c-c-can't control my feet
P-p-p-people in the streets
C'mon, everybody, and move your feet
Don't stop, don't stop the beat
I c-c-c-can't control my feet
P-p-p-people in the streets
C'mon, everybody, and move your feet
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[Interlude 2]
Straight up now, tell me
Do you really wanna love me forever (oh, oh, oh)
Or am I caught in a hit-and-run?
Straight up now, tell me
Is it gonna be you and me together (oh, oh, oh)
Or are you just havin' fun?

[Verse 5]
Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
I'm exposed, and it's no big surprise
Don't you think I know exactly where I stand?
This world is forcing me to hold your hand
'Cause I'm just a girl, oh little old me
So, don't let me out of your sight
'Cause I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite
So, don't let me have any rights

[Verse 6]
And I want you to want me
And I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'm begging you to beg me
Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying?
Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying?
Feeling all alone without a friend, you know you feel like dying
Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying?
[Chorus]
She lines the pictures in a pretty row
To create the circumstances that the evidence will show
And who will be a witness for the solitary host?
If you sleep tonight, the visitation of the ghost
Of the ghost! Ghost! Oh yeah!