The Ghost Of Johnny Cash

I woke up in a cold sweat From a dream at 3 a.m I was drifting on a sea of shadows The rain was whipping in the wind I saw a man, dressed all in black Reach out and take the helm And he charted us a course Out into the spirit realm I can taste the salt And feel the blisters on my hands As I'm pulling at the oars Rowing on to glory land And sitting in the stern Singing hymns and talking trash Is my broken guardian angel The ghost of Johnny Cash Well, Johnny's quoting from the Bible Well, I'm trying to steer this leaky craft His familiar voice reminds me I'm a man who's cut in half His tarnished halo slips and shines As the raging billows crash And I'm riding out the deluge With the ghost of Johnny Cash Some sinners need their saints to be Survivors of the fall Cause when you're down here on your knees Most angels look too tall So I'll just live this life out Dust to dust and ash to ash With my guide from the other side The ghost of Johnny Cash You gotta stand for something Cause when you're gone you're gone And the devil lost a lot of souls When Johnny put that black suit on He's still flipping off the Pharisees Laughing that ole scratch While he haunts the halls of heaven The ghost of Johnny Cash Some sinners need their saints to be Survivors of the fall Cause when you're down here on your knees Most angels look too tall So I'll just live this life out Dust to dust and ash to ash With my guide from the other side The ghost of Johnny Cash Yeah, I've just lived this life out Dust to dust and ash to ash Until I'm raising hell in heaven With the ghost of Johnny Cash