A Prisoner of the Past Lyrics

Prefab Sprout
A Prisoner of the Past (1997)
(McAloon)
Radio Edit (3:52) from: "A Prisoner of the Past" (Maxi CD)
Full version (5:02) on "Andromeda Heights"
CHORDS
D7sus4 3-1-2-0-x-x
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I'm a ghost to you now, I'm someone you don't really wish to see
I'm a ghost to you now, a shadow since you turned your back on me
Maybe you'll learn why it was I shook
Baby your turn to wear the haunted look
This ghost is here to stay
I survived the blast
Get Ready, get ready to pay
I'm taking you at last -
A prisoner of the past
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Anywhere that you go, I'm going to be the welcome there for you
Everywhere that you go - be certain that the table's set for two
Maybe you'll learn - there's nowhere you can go
Baby you'll turn - as white, as white as snow
This ghost is here to stay
I survived the blast
Get ready, get ready to pay
I'm taking you at last -
A prisoner of the past
This ghost is here to stay
He survived the blast
Get ready, get ready to say
"I've found my niche at last -
A prisoner of the past"
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(guitar solo and fade)