Forty Pounds Of Ghost

https://www.mixcloud.com/ElvisNash/40-pounds-of-ghosts/

(Verse 1)

Yeah, I been worryin’ myself half to death,

Lost forty pounds and damn near lost my breath.

World got loud — money, fear, and noise,

And I forgot I was one of the wild boys.

I ain’t lookin’ for pity — I been through worse,

Just me and my shadow, tradin’ verse for verse.

The devil don’t fight fair, but neither do I,

And I still wake up — ain’t that somethin’? — still alive.

(Chorus)

Forty pounds of ghost, gone in the wind,

Carried all that weight, now I’m light again.

I ain’t fixed, but I ain’t broke,

Just breathin’ easy — forty pounds of ghost.

(Verse 2)

Doctor said I should take it slow,

But hell, I got songs that won’t let go.

I spent too long starin’ at the floor,

Now I’m back to knockin’ down heaven’s door.

You don’t get peace, you just get time,

To make somethin’ true and call it a rhyme.

And I ain’t scared of dyin’ no more —

Just scared of not livin’ like before.

(Chorus)

Forty pounds of ghost, gone in the wind,

Carried all that weight, now I’m light again.

Ain’t no saint, ain’t no joke,

Just me and my truth — forty pounds of ghost.

(Outro)

So here’s to the pain, and here’s to the fight,

Here’s to the days that stole my light.

If you’re still breathin’, you ain’t lost,

You just sheddin’ your skin — forty pounds of ghost.