Ghost Story

There in the western sky the moon is sinking
The geese are flying south, it sets me thinking
I did not miss you much. I did not suffer
What didn't kill me just made me tougher.

I feel the winter come
His icy sinews
Now in the cold starlight the case continues
Another night in court
The same old trial
The same old questions asked
The same denial.

Another winter comes, his icy fingers creep
Into these bones of mine these memories never sleep
They say I stole your face, these hands I borrowed
And they could make a case, why should it follow
That I would love you?

So it's true?
What? What are you doing here? What are you following me?
I've waited my whole life to meet you, and you were just going to leave without telling us
I think that's bollocks
It's for the best.

I can see how you never lost a fight
You just run away
I'm not running from now't
We're launching that boat tomorrow morning
We still need a captain
It's mad. It's a mad thing and you should have no part of it
You have no right to tell me anything
Oh for the love of Christ, Tom
Don't waste your life on old men and sinking ships
Did you learn that from him?
No, I learned nothing from him
Like Hell, you're just like him. And I'm