The Ghost of Johnny Cash

I woke up in a cold sweat

From a dream at 3 a.m.

I was drifting on a sea of shadows

The rain was whipping in the wind

I saw a man, dressed all in black

Reach out and take the helm

And he charted us a course

Out into the spirit realm

I can taste the salt

And feel the blisters on my hands

As I'm pulling at the oars

Rowing on to glory land

And sitting in the stern

Singing hymns and talking trash

Is my broken guardian angel

The ghost of Johnny Cash

Well, Johnny's quoting from the Bible

Well, I'm trying to steer this leaky craft

His familiar voice reminds me

I'm a man who's cut in half

His tarnished halo slips and shines

As the raging billows crash

And I'm riding out the deluge

With the ghost of Johnny Cash

Some sinners need their saints to be

Survivors of the fall

'Cause when you're down here on your knees

Most angels look too tall

So I'll just live this life out

Dust to dust and ash to ash

With my guide from the other side

The ghost of Johnny Cash

You gotta stand for something

'Cause when you're gone you're gone

And the devil lost a lot of souls

When Johnny put that black suit on

He's still flipping off the Pharisees

Laughing that ole scratch

While he haunts the halls of heaven

The ghost of Johnny Cash

Some sinners need their saints to be

Survivors of the fall

'Cause when you're down here on your knees

Most angels look too tall

So I'll just live this life out

Dust to dust and ash to ash

With my guide from the other side

The ghost of Johnny Cash

Yeah, I've just lived this life out

Dust to dust and ash to ash

Until I'm raising hell in heaven

With the ghost of Johnny Cash