Ghost of your smile

[Verse 1]
Your boots are still by the back door
Coffee cup stained on the sink
Your jacket hangs like a question
I answer each night with a drink
[Chorus]
It’s the ghost of your smile that haunts me
More than your footsteps fading down that road
I could outrun the law, outrun the county line
But not the way you lit this broken soul
Yeah, the ghost of your smile still owns me
More than any promise I ever broke
[Verse 2]
That old screen door still does its cussin'
When the wind comes leanin' on in
I turn and say, "Baby, you’re early"
Then remember how long it’s been
[Chorus]
It’s the ghost of your smile that haunts me
More than your footsteps fading down that road
I could outrun the law, outrun the county line
But not the way you lit this broken soul
Yeah, the ghost of your smile still owns me
More than any promise I ever broke
[Bridge]
I’ve made peace with your leaving
I’ve made war with my pride (oh yeah)
But every time I start believing
Your laughter cuts right through the night
[Chorus]
It’s the ghost of your smile that haunts me
More than your footsteps fading down that road
I could outrun the law, outrun the county line
But not the way you lit this broken soul
Yeah, the ghost of your smile still rides here
In this empty bed, in this empty home
[Outro]
Your boots are still by the back door
And I still walk around 'em slow

Introspective Acoustic country with Raw Emotion, Female, organ, outlaw country, country, alternative country, bluegrass