Chasing Down a Ghost

Chasing down a ghost
 Up and down the coast
 In and out of hallways, it's always the same
 We missed them by an inch
 We're slightly off our mark
 Stare into the void and listen for a voice
 'Cause all my life, I don't know honey how to let it go
 How to learn to stand with what I am and what I cannot control
 'Cause you can tighten up your rope, but you'd be chasing down a ghost
 And it's not enough to kill you but it'll get you pretty close
 Hanging by a string
 Waiting in the wings
 The show is nearly over, I'm still here
 Listening for my name
 A call that never came
 Now they're pulling up the lights and pushing me aside
 'Cause all my life, I don't know honey how to let it go
 How to learn to stand with what I am and what I cannot control
 'Cause you can tighten up your rope, but you'd be chasing down a ghost
 And it's not enough to kill you but it'll get you pretty close
 Or it'll get you in your sleep
 And every secret that you keep locked in your mind
 Could come alive, hmmm
 So I'm chasing down a ghost
 But I never get too close
 In and out of hallways, we're always at odds
 With how we missed them by an inch
 And we're slightly off our mark
 Don't it seem a little strange how it never seems to change
 'Cause all my life, I don't know honey how to let it go
 How to learn to stand with what I am and what I cannot control
 'Cause you can tighten up your rope, but you'd be chasing down a ghost
 And it's not enough to kill you but it'll get you pretty close
 No it's not enough to kill you but it'll get you pretty close