Take him to Alaska In the freezing cold Where trouble is a glacier Melting in the snow Take him to the desert He'll be the sand In the red sunset He's your man The cursive on his hat Read the golden ghost He shook my hand Said you must be lost He said there are eight stages In the game of fear It's all one way On the road you took here There's a golden ghost In my rear view mirror There's a golden ghost There's a golden ghost With a heart of gasoline There's a golden ghost There's a golden ghost Through the myriad turns And at every dead end There's a golden ghost If you come for fortune He can hypnotize If you come for freedom He has a disguise But if you ever doubt him Or any of his plans Just look into the sunset He's your man He's your man He's your man There's a golden ghost In my rear view mirror There's a golden ghost There's a golden ghost With a heart of gasoline There's a golden ghost There's a golden ghost Through the myriad turns And at every dead end There's a golden ghost