Ghosts In Empty Houses

[Verse 1] In this country at any given time There are two million empty houses And one of them once was mine Yeah there were twelve million spirits drifting Through twelve million empty rooms Waving their ghostly arms at the stars And howling sad songs in the light of a crescent moon Yeah they claw at the air and they scream But they don't make a sound They should've exercised their demons and their secrets While they were around [Chorus] Don't you think it's funny how quickly things can turn around All our lives were drifting like ghosts inside an empty house Everything is falling to pieces and it's just as well Because every little piece of heaven brings a little piece of hell [Verse 2] In my darkest hour when death is knocking at my door I can feel the tug of a thousand fingers But what are the ghosts here for? They say: Beware, be wary Of secrets that you may keep Cause if they're any indication of what sorrow brings you Then don't take your demons to sleep And if you take a little time To stop and think about yourself You just might find that the Direction that you're headed is closer to hell [Chorus] Don't you think it's funny how quickly things can turn around All our lives were drifting like ghosts inside an empty house Everything is falling to pieces and it's just as well Because every little piece of heaven brings a little piece of hell So you might find yourself drifting Like a ghost inside empty house after empty house Looking for someone but lately finding not a soul to tell