Once we were like warriors Once we were like kings Once we were so young and pure Flew on dirty wings Fields of your surrender Seem like a dream to me now What you said, I still remember While you were burning down the house We're givin' up the ghost I believe that it's time I've been trying so long Trying so hard But still can't get it right We got so close But we couldn't read the signs Of what mattered most And what we couldn't leave behind We're givin' up the ghost After all that we have been through After all was said and done Remember that the hunter Is the hunted one Seven years of hunger Seven years under the gun These days all I do is wonder Who we've become We're givin' up the ghost I believe that Its time Its waiting out there It's ours to find We got so close We couldn't read the sign We're givin' up the ghost The bells are ringing tonight We're givin' up the ghost Scarlet are the curtains That hang inside your room I know that you've been hurtin' I've been hurtin' too There's a shadow of a gunman Standing next to your bed There's a killer on the loose He's runnin' free in your head Be careful what you wish for Be careful what you seek Sometimes the strongest Appear as the weak Sometimes betrayal, is the form of a kiss Fear is a jail, when you're feelin' like this There's a time to retreat, a time to advance So give me one last chance We're givin' up the ghost I believe that its time Let's tear down those walls That we couldn't climb We got so close We couldn't read the sign Of what matters most And what we couldn't leave behind We're givin' up the ghost