Writer(s): Ella Henderson, Ryan Tedder, Kenan Williams, Noel Zancanella
I keep going to the river to pray
'cause I need something that can wash all the pain
And at most
I'm sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost the ghost of you
it keeps me awake
My friends had you figured out
Yeah they saw what's inside of you
You tried hiding another you
but your evil was coming through
These eyes sitting on the wall they watch every move I make
Bright light living in the shade
Your cold heart makes my spirit shake I had to go through hell
to prove I'm not insane
Had to meet the devil
just to know his name
And that's when my love was burning yeah
it's still burning I keep going to the river
to pray
'cause I need something
that can wash all the pain
And at most I'm sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost the ghost of you
it keeps me awake I keep going to the river
to pray
'cause I need something that can wash all the pain
And at most I'm sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost the ghost of you
it keeps me awake
Each time that I think you go
I turn around and you're creeping in
And I let you under my skin
'cause I love living in the sin
Boy you never told me true love was gonna hurt
True pain I don't deserve
Truth is that I never learn
I keep going to the river
to pray
'cause I need something that can wash all the pain
And at most
I'm sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost the ghost of you
it keeps me awake
I keep going to the river to pray
'cause I need something that can wash all the pain
And at most I'm sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost the ghost of you
it keeps me awake
Give up the ghost
Give up the ghost
Give up the ghost
Stop the haunting baby
Give up the ghost
Give up the ghost
Give up the ghost
No more haunting baby
I keep going to the river
I keep going to the river
to pray
'cause I need something that can wash all the pain
And at most I'm sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost the ghost of you
it keeps me awake
I keep going to the river
to pray
'cause I need something that can wash all the pain
And at most
I'm sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost the ghost of you
it keeps me awake
