Story Behind The Song

The idea just caught my fancy...a unique love story which crosses the ghostly dimension.

Song Description

This about a guy whos car breaks down out in the country. Across the street is a country house which he goes to for help. There he meets a beautiful woman with whom he has a romantic encounter. When he returns the following day she's not home. He enters the house only to discover that it is in shambles and clearly hasn't been lived in for many years. Searching town records he discovers that a young woman by the name of MayLynn lived there many years ago. Her young husband had gone off to war and died in battle. According to town records she never remarried and remained celebate- honoring her true loves memory she remained in the words of the song...faithful and true.

Lyrics

Ghost Song

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Verse 1
Must be lost, stopped the car, July ?64
Old country house roses round the door
Front porch, screen door, she walked through
One look into her eyes I knew
She said may I help you, what are you looking for
She cast no shadow sunlit porch floor
Her beauty I was speechless she smiled, took my hand
To this day I don?t completely understand
Verse 2
Two days later I went back to say
Since your love I feel far away
She wasn?t home I walked in
What I saw next left me wonderin?

Dust on the floor, yellowed curtains, everything aged and worn
Musty air, cob webs, parlor couch all torn
Wall paper faded in the kitchen and hanging in the hall
Dated 1929 there she was, a picture on the wall
Verse 3
Historical records I carefully read
House 20 years empty, that?s what it said
Her name MaryLynn, husband died World War II
She died broken heart, her love fine and true

Every July near the roses, green summer leaves
I stand on that front porch I believe
She wore a light blue dress carry me away
After all these years believe me when I say

Chorus
Was it love yaaa
Way she moved
Blue sky in her eye
Was it love yaaa

Words and Music
By Jared Brown May 2003