Ghost Train Lyrics

Well I decided to take the bus
It was about 6:05
'cause I could hardly walk
In fact, I was just barely alive
Under the bridges and over the street
Now every shadow that I meet
They all know my name
And they whisper
" What's a matter hon
Don't you know you're riding on the ghost train"

Jupiter Ray on the bus
I remember when Jupiter came to town
He was one of the best of us
Oh, that stuff can really take you down
Hey, Jupiter Ray is on the bus
I remember when Jupiter was alive
Come to think of it
You all have a strange translucence in your eyes
What's a matter son?
Don't you know you're riding on the ghost train

You just buy your ticket
And get on board
This train don't stop
'cause we like to ride, ride ride ride
We just wanna ride, ride ride ride

Ding goes the trolley
Bang goes the bell
Somebody call my second cousin
I'm not feeling very well

This is where little blondes check-in their furs
This is where little blondes check-in their hat
Don't worry about where you were at
We took care of that

Mr Driver is this my stop ?
Mr Driver tell me how to get off
Any way you can, any way
Come back into the light

You wanna get to heaven
Take the devil by the hand
And you slide right into the promised land
'cause this could be the night
And this could be the gate
Everybody's waitin' for you darlin'
So don't be late
What's a matter honey ?
Didn't you pay your money for the ghost train ?

Well I decided to take the bus
It was about 6:05
'cause I could hardly walk
In fact, I was just barely alive

Rickie Lee Jones - Duchess of Coolsville: An Anthology

Jun 2005

1. A Tree On Allenford
2. Alter Boy
3. Beat Angels
4. Bitchenostrophy
5. Bye Bye Blackbird
6. Chuck E's In Love
7. Company
8. Coolsville
9. Cycles
10. Firewalker
11. Flying Cowboys
12. Ghost Train
13. Hey Bub
14. It Must Be Love
15. Living It Up
16. Magazing
17. On Saturday Afternoons in 1963
18. Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)
19. Sailor Song
20. Satellites
21. Scary Chinese Movie
22. Skeletons
23. Stewart's Coat
24. Horses
25. Last Chance Texaco
26. Tigers
27. Traces of the Western Slopes
28. Ugly Man
29. Up From the Skies
30. Vessel of Light
31. We Belong Together
32. Weasel and the White Boys Cool
33. Woody and Dutch On The Slow Train to Peking
34. Sunshine Superman
35. Makin' Whoopee! -- with Dr. John
36. Autumn Leaves -- with Rob Wasserman
37. Evening of My Best Day (Live)
38. Atlas Marker (Aviator) (Live) -- with Bill Frisell
39. Easter Parade -- with Blue Nile
40. My Funny Valentine (Live)
41. Young Blood (Demo)
42. After Hours (Twelve Bars Past Goodnight) (Demo)
43. Easy Money (Demo)
44. Rodeo Girl (Demo)
45. Satellites (Demo)
46. Atlas Marker (Bruce Mix-Demo)
47. Theme from Gravity (Demo)
48. Rondo for 3 Apartments on 34th Street (Demo)