I look to my side and you're still here
Like a ghost stuck in an old, worn house
I can't escape you, and you can't escape me
We're tied together like a sorrowful melody

I wish the scene had played out differently
That we weren't a sad song from a beautiful love
I still see you here, still feel you near
But we're not really here, not together

Words can cut so deep
Even I love you hurts when it comes from you
I tried so many times to make it right
But wrong always felt so right to you

If I can't forget you, then at least don't scream
Haunt me gently in my dreams
I want to let you go, but I'm still afraid
So haunt me gently in my dreams

I know I sank so low with you
But I tried so hard to make it work
It wasn't for lack of trying on my side
It was easy for you to stay
But for me, it never felt right

I don't want to hurt you, don't want your hate
But the way you haunt me, it's not been kind
Even in my sleep, you don't let go
Even in my dreams, you still won't go

If I can't forget you, then at least don't scream
Haunt me gently in my dreams
I want to let you go, but I'm still afraid
So haunt me gently in my dreams

Haunt me gently
Oh, oh, oh