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Office Ghost

by Mike Berg

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He went home late yesterday
Left in a cloud of dust
No one saw which way he turned
He didn’t care too much

He took the turn down 94
And headed for the coast
The next day there in his place
Just an office ghost

He smashed a bottle on the stairs
Of a broken down motel
Stared up into stars
He couldn’t catch so well

He smoked a joint, turned out the lights
Watching TV on the wall
He dreamed about a girl that night
The one he never called

And maybe he was crazy
To leave it all behind
Maybe he’s just lazy
And needs a little time

But the highway, man was nothing new
He hadn’t seen before
It just depressed him to think about
The things behind the door

Every road he’d traveled on
Every one he could find
They'd lead back to the same place
Just an anxious mind

And maybe he left too many times
And never gave life a try
Maybe it’s all in circles
And there is no question,
There is no question why

He was just an office ghost
They’d packed up all his things
They moved another worker in
Who was better at some things

But he hadn’t found the magic there
Not the kind for which he’d hoped
And the honey kept on haunting him
Leading him on with hope

And maybe hope is just empty
Or you pass it on the way
And maybe nothing’s ever really good
Until they take it all,
They take it all away

He settled down in another town
Found a new job and a place
Another stranger at his door
Looking for the chase

And there’s ups and downs and there's good and bad
But sum’s the same every time
Those windows filled with mystery
They’re farther down the line

And maybe he was really crazy
Or maybe he was just a fool
Maybe he wasn’t meant for this life
and the next one’s coming soon
he thought he could just leave it all
leave everything behind
but maybe is just maybe
and there’s really so little time

There’s a part of him I understand
A part I don’t really know
It’s just the part I’m playing when I turn to go

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released February 23, 2018
Written by Mike Berg, 2008
Los Angeles

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