I’ll regale the tale, of a boy I once knew
His rage not contained, his temper it flew
But so scarred inside, not knowing what to do
How could anyone ever get through

While good in his heart, he fled from the light,
The only reaction can be fight or flight
The thoughts in his head, only black and white,
I’ll never do anything right.

The ghosts of my past still haunt me
Kinda like an original sin
The anxious regrets that will taunt me
I know that I shouldn’t give in
Only God could give me the reasons
But his patience must be wearing thin
The ghosts of my past still haunt me
In a world i don't want to live in

And though through my actions the pain I have caused
Has been returned to me a thousand fold
The immature actions of one once so bold
Consequence of a world that’s so cold

Through trial by fire, we see a rebirth
As a man who’s discovered his own sense of worth
From the shackles of pain, to the joy and the mirth
Treasures in his heart to unearth

The ghosts of my past still haunt me
Kinda like an original sin
The anxious regrets that will taunt me
I know that I shouldn’t give in
Only God could give me the reasons
But his patience must be wearing thin
The ghosts of my past still haunt me
In a world i don't want to live in

Still was a sense that I’d never belong
So it made sense to keep rambling on
Traveling far and sharing my song
Learning new ways to be strong

And through it all, the mistakes i have made
The hearts that were broken, the debts left unpaid,
This role of a rover that i have portrayed,
Hiding pain behind the charade

The ghosts of my past still haunt me
with a mix of relief and regret
The beautiful things that have scarred me
And things I would sooner forget
Only God could give me the reasons
But he sure hasn’t given them yet
The ghosts of my past still haunt me
In a world that I’d rather reset

So I've seen many lands, I’ve known many loves
May skies from below, many worlds from above
But of all the many things that I have done
The greatest was earning your love
The greatest was earning your love
The greatest was earning your love
The greatest was earning your love