Do you believe in destiny? That the threads of ourselves, Were woven so very long ago, Or is each moment's reckoning, A new course we've laid in, With every tidal ebb and flow Are we just lost at sea? Praying that another ship will see
She's haunted at night, Alone in her room, By the ghost of a chance, That was lost all too soon, And he's haunted all right, She's there in his mind, Right in front of his eyes, He's haunted
She's been sailing aimlessly, From time to time and place to place, From love to love with nothing feeling right, And he's been fighting everything, Against that moment he saw her, The picture he's kept deep inside
Will he tell his haunts to run, Or tell himself this couldn't be the one
He's haunted at night, Alone in his room, By the ghost of a chance, That was lost all too soon, And she's haunted all right, He's there in her mind, Right in front of her eyes, She's haunted
She's been told a lie, That for everyone there's someone, The perfect someone waiting to be found, God only knows when he will come around
She walks down London city streets, A pretty slip of a thing, With a haunted look in her eyes, And I wonder if they'll ever meet, Or if those lonely ships, Will just pass on by
She's haunted at night, Alone in her room, By the ghost of a chance, That was lost all too soon, And he's haunted all right, She's there in his mind, Right in front of his eyes, He's haunted