[Verse 1]
I left the gate at dusk
With mud on my boots
Your old red scarf in my glove
And a line of bad news
The pasture held its breath
The moon hung low and mean
Then I heard those tired hooves
Coming up behind me
[Pre-Chorus]
Headlights cut the dark
But they never found the road
A whistle in the cane
And the chill ran to my bones
[Chorus]
Ghost riders, ghost riders
Ride me home tonight
Ghost riders, ghost riders
Bareback through the pines
(ride me home)
Ghost riders, ghost riders
I hear you call my name
(ghost riders)
Ghost riders, ghost riders
Nothing stays the same
[Verse 2]
A lantern on the hill
A dog barked once and fled
Your mama’s kitchen window
Shone like burning bread
I passed the broken fence
Where we carved our small town vows
The world kept taking pieces
But it can’t take me now
[Pre-Chorus]
Headlights cut the dark
But they never found the road
A whistle in the cane
And the chill ran to my bones
[Chorus]
Ghost riders, ghost riders
Ride me home tonight
Ghost riders, ghost riders
Bareback through the pines
(ride me home)
Ghost riders, ghost riders
I hear you call my name
(ghost riders)
Ghost riders, ghost riders
Nothing stays the same
[Bridge]
If I reach that river
Let the water know my song
Tell the ones who vanished
I was not alone
[Final Chorus]
Ghost riders, ghost riders
Ride me home tonight
Ghost riders, ghost riders
Bareback through the pines
(ride me home)
Ghost riders, ghost riders
I hear you call my name
(ghost riders)
Ghost riders, ghost riders
Nothing stays the same