Whispering
Hear the ghosts in the moonlight
Sorrow doing a new dance
Through their bones, through their skin

Listening
To the souls in the fool's night
Fumbling mutely with their rude hands
And there's heartache without end

See the father bent in grief
The mother dressed in mourning
Sister crumbles
And the neighbors grumble
The preacher issues warnings

History
Little miss didn't do right
Went and ruined all the true plans
Such a shame, such a sin

Had a sweetheart on his knees
So faithful and adoring
And he touched me
And I let him love me
So let that be my story

Listening
For the hope, for the new life
Something beautiful, a new chance
Hear its whispering
There again