(Ralph Covert -Waterdog Music / ASCAP)

When I saw you in the door with his ring on your hand
I tried to laugh
But the sound dried up on the tip of my toungue like a cough
And now I understand why you don’t seem to come around anymore
Ain’t it funny how things change?

Now I’m hanging out drinking beer in the bar with the boys in the back
And me and Jimmy getting drunk shooting pool in the dark
Life is like a jigsaw puzzle that somebody threw away
Some of the pieces on the ground must have been mine

Chorus:

I remember everybody was in love with the way you moved
But the boys in the neighborhood never seemed to be good enough for you
You never did care what you did as long as you did it first
It’s a ghost of a joke but I’m laughing ‘cause it hurts
It's a ghost of a joke

Now the AM radio doesn’t seem to play our song anymore
And the face in the mirror is just another small town jerk
And one of these days I’m gonna figure out just what it was I did wrong
Til then I fumble for my keys in the dark

Chorus

Now Jesus and Mary are watching from the mantle at your mother’s house
At the space on the wall where our picture always hung
And I guess I’m glad you came around to let me know
Some folks gotta get kicked to know they’re down

Chorus
A ghost of a joke
A ghost of a joke