Living In A Ghost Town

"Living in a Ghost Town" is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and released as a single by British band The Rolling Stones on 23 April 2020, making it the first Rolling Stones single in four years and the first original material from the band since 2012. Using 2019 recording sessions and finished remotely, the band fast-tracked releasing the song due to its relevance to social distancing as a method to control the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Jagger changed some of the lyrics to refer to the pandemic.

[Intro] Woh-oh-oh-oh, Woh-oh-oh-oh [Verse 1] I'm a ghost Livin' in a ghost town I'm a ghost Livin' in a ghost town You can look for me But I can't be found You can search for me I had to go underground Life was so beautiful Then we all got locked down Feel like a ghost Living in a ghost town, yeah [Chorus 1] Once this place was hummin' And the air was full of drummin' The sound of cymbals crashin' Glasses were all smashin' Trumpets were all screamin' Saxophones were blarin' Nobody was carin' if it's day or night [Break] Woh-oh-oh-oh, Woh-oh-oh-oh [Verse 2] I'm a ghost Livin' in a ghost town I'm goin' nowhere Shut up all alone So much time to lose Just starin' at my phone Every night I am dreamin' that you'll come and creep in my bed Please let this be over, not stuck in a world without end, my friend [Break/Harmonica solo] Woh-oh-oh-oh, Woh-oh-oh-oh Woh-oh-oh-oh, Woh-oh-oh-oh [Chorus 2] Preachers were all preachin' Charities beseechin' Politicians dealin' Thieves were happy stealin' Widows were all weepin' (There's) no beds for us to sleep in Always had the feelin' It will all come tumblin' down [Bridge] I'm a ghost Livin' in a ghost town You can look for me But I can't be found [Outro] Woh-oh-oh-oh, Woh-oh-oh-oh We're all livin' in a ghost town (Woh-oh-oh-oh) Oh, livin' in a ghost town (Woh-oh-oh-oh) We were so beautiful (Woh-oh-oh-oh) I was your man about town (Woh-oh-oh-oh) Livin' in this ghost town (Woh-oh-oh-oh) Ain't havin' any fun (Woh-oh-oh-oh) If I wanna party (Woh-oh-oh-oh) It's a party of one (Woh-oh-oh-oh) Woh-oh-oh-oh