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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Mountain Goats
Performer
John Darnielle
Vocals
Peter Hughes
Bass Guitar
Erik Friedlander
Cello
Franklin Bruno
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Darnielle
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Vanderslice
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There's bound to be a ghost
At the back of your closet
No matter where you live
There'll always be a few things
Maybe several things
That you're gonna find
Really difficult to forgive
[Verse 2]
There's gonna come a day
When you feel better
You'll rise up free
And easy on that day
And float from branch to branch
Lighter than the air
Just when that day is coming
Who can say?
Who can say?
[Verse 3]
Our mother has been absent
Ever since we founded Rome
But there's gonna be a party
When the wolf comes home
[Verse 4]
We're gonna commandeer
The local airwaves
To tell the neighbors what's been going on
And they will shake their heads
And wag their bony fingers
In all the wrong directions
And by daybreak we'll be gone
[Verse 5]
I'm gonna get myself in fighting trim
Scope out every angle
Of unfair advantage
I'm gonna bribe the officials
I'm gonna kill all the judges
It's gonna take you people
Years to recover
From all of the damage
[Verse 6]
Our mother has been absent
Ever since we founded Rome
But there's gonna be a party
When the wolf comes home
Written by: John Darnielle