He said he had to stop, he hadn't had a drop of anything Stronger than coffee in 10 months 3 weeks and 1 long day He pushed away his plate and said, it's better late then never done When it comes to gettin' right, it took a while but I saw the light He said, some things, they cast long shadows That I never will out run and everyday I spend a-livin' The ghosts of all the things that I've done wrong Grab a chair 'cause the list is long I can write you a country song About the reasons I'll be going home To a house full of memories Things I wish I done differently When I'm feeling weak, they keep me strong The ghosts of all the things that I've done wrong He said, there's a spot of paint And it just ain't the right shade But it covers up the hole I've made Where I broke my wrist the night she left And there's a lot of friends That I ain't never seen in a lot of years Some are still hangin' 'round In old pictures I just can't take down He said some things They cast long shadows That I never will out run And everyday I do battle With the ghosts of all the things I've done wrong Grab a chair 'cause the list is long I can write you a country song About the reasons I'll be going home To a house full of memories Things I wish I done differently And when I'm feeling weak, they keep me strong The ghosts of all the things that I've done wrong I got a heart full of memories Things I wish I'd done differently And when I'm feeling weak, they keep me strong The ghosts of all the things I've done wrong He said he had to stop He hadn't had a drop of anything Stronger than coffee in 10 months 3 weeks And 1 long day