Fell in love in high school
With a brown haired, green eyed girl
I walked her home most everyday
Held her hand, I held the world.
We made our plan to run away,
I couldn't wait to share her life.
We started countin down the days,
She couldn't wait to be my wife.

I got a job and bought a car
I turned 18 that spring
By summer had my own place
And I bought my baby's ring
Fell in with the wrong crowd
Breaking laws, I broke her heart
By autumn was in handcuffs
Baby's crying out in her front yard

And that's what hurt the most
I saw it in her green eyes
She had seen a ghost.

My mama saw me every week,
Tried her hardest not to cry.
She told me that she loved me,
Disappointment in her eyes.
I said, "Mama, I love you too,
And I'm gonna make you proud one day".
A month before I got out,
They told me mama passed away.

And that's what hurt the most
I saw it in her sad eyes, her son was a ghost
I hate this life I chose,
Long before she died her son was a ghost.

Now I got my freedom,
But it feels like emptiness.
In front of the apartment,
Where your sister says you live.
And there's another man, who fills my empty shoes,
And darlin you don't see me.
But you know that I see you, I drift off...

I'm gonna fade away,
Beyond the city lights.
I'm gonna fade away,
Through the empty night.
I'm wanna fade away,
Drifting out your life.
I wanna fade away,
Through the empty night.

I'm gonna fade away,
Beyond the city lights.
I'm gonna fade away,
Through the empty night.
I'm wanna fade away,
Drifting out your life...