
…not makin' it
[Chorus]
You only got a ghost of a chance, my brother
You only got a ghost of a chance
[Verse 2]
Well, maybe…
…only got a ghost of a chance, my brother
You only got a ghost of a chance
[Verse 3]
Well, follow your instincts always
Don't ever…
…doubt yourself
When the odds are small, don't let 'em stop ya
[Chorus]
'Cause we only got a ghost of a chance, my brother
We only…

…if it's just a ghost of a chance haunting this place
I won't let you fade
Even if it's just a ghost of a chance haunting this place
All I…
…it right there
Tie me to the wall
Hold me right here
[Chorus 2]
Even if it's just a ghost of a chance haunting this place
I won't let you…
…out of my sight
Even if it's just a ghost of a chance haunting this place
Find a way to make this "you and I" an everlasting fire…

…to hide
I'm quite content on the outside
I ain't searching for a brand new sound
I'm quite happy with this one I found
I'm just looking for the ghost, the ghost of a chance…
Just give me the ghost, the ghost of a chance
Some people like to waste each precious day…
I'm sound of body and of mind
And what's more I'm witty and refined
So just give me the ghost, the ghost of a chance
All I want is the ghost, the ghost of a chance…

…answer if someone should ask
That somehow she slipt through his grasp
His future is linked to the past
By the ghost of a chance
He…
…they sway to the tune
For a while he is lost in the dance with a ghost of a chance
He's moved by the gown that she wears
And the single red rose…
…die as long as he has
The ghost of a chance
He hears her voice as she enters the room
She offers her soft hand…

…gotta know
Do I stand the ghost of a chance, with you, tonight?
Can I walk in a dream like a trance, with you in my life?
Do I stand the ghost of a chance…
…in my eyes and tell me what I gotta know
Do I stand the ghost of a chance, with you, tonight?
Can I walk in a dream like…
…a trance, with you in my life?
Do I stand the ghost of a chance?
I've been looking so long
For someone who looks just like you
You're so sweet…

Victor p. young / bing crosby / ned washington
I need your love so badly
I love you oh so madly
But I don't stand a ghost of a chance…
…with you
I thought at last I found you
But other loves surround you
And I don't stand a ghost of a chance…
But what's the good of scheming
I'm dreaming
For I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
Cuz I don't stand
A ghost of a chance
With you…
By Asia (2012)
On album XXX (2012)

Hold on tight
Fight it tooth and nail
You are right
You just cannot fail
Seek to change
Your circumstance
While there's a ghost of a chance…
Ride your luck
Opportunity
What you see?
That's your destiny
Grasp it now
Take your stance
While there's a ghost of a chance…
…there's a ghost of a chance
Outnumbered now
Face the enemy
Against the odds
Seal your victory
Seize the day
Raise your lance
While there's a ghost of a chance…

…answer if someone should ask,
that somehow she slipt through his grasp.His future is linked to the past by the ghost of a chance…
…they sway to the tune. For a while he is lost in the dance with a ghost of a chance.
He's moved by the gown that she wears…
…these memories out of his past won't die as long as he has the ghost of a chance.
(repeat chorus)
For a while he is lost in the dance,
with a ghost of a chance.

I need your love so badly, I love you oh, so madly
But I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
I thought at last I had found…
…you but other loves surround you
And I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
If you'd surrender just for a tender kiss…
…be dreaming
'Cause I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
What's the good of scheming? I know I must be dreaming
'Cause I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you…

…at all?
(Chorus)
I need your love so badly
I love you, oh, so madly
But I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
I thought…
…at last I'd found you
But other loves surround you
And I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
If you'd surrender
Just for a tender
Kiss…
…be dreaming
For I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
(scat break)
And I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
If you'd surrender…

…it rain all day.
Radio station plays Mr. John Coltrain's favorite things.
Lady Day, she sings,
that I don't stand the ghost of a chance…
…the shades, let it rain all day.
Radio station plays Mr. Miles Davis, kind of blue
and I know that it's true
that I don't stand the ghost of a chance…
…with you
Cold and grey, it's gonna rain all day.
Sara Vaughn lingers on, but the black coffee it gone and I
hate to say goodbye
but I don't stand the ghost of a chance with you, now...

…to sing
Their song of love and praise
And may their happy sound
Be strong enough to raise
Our spirits off the ground
Or love don't stand a ghost of a chance…
…to soldier on
No shoulder for to lean
I'd be lost without a song
But if your love wasn't there for me
I just wouldn't stand a ghost of a chance…
…it lying down
Got to look it in the eye
Ee've got to stand our ground
Or love don't stand a ghost of a chance…

I need your love so badly
I love you, oh, so madly
But I don't stand a
Ghost of a chance with you!
I thought at last I'd found…
…you
But other loves surround you
And I don't stand a
Ghost of a chance with you
If you'd surrender
Just for a tender kiss…
…or two
You might discover
that I'm the lover, meant for you
And I'd be true
But what's the good of scheming
I Know I must be dreaming
For I don't stand a
Ghost of a chance with you!…

I need your love so badly
I love you oh so madly
But I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
I thought at last I found you…
But other loves surround you
And I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
If you'd surrender
Just for a tender
Kiss or two
You…
…might discover
That I'm the lover
Meant for you
And I'd be true
But what's the good of scheming
I'm dreaming
For I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
Cuz I don't stand
A ghost of a chance
With you…

I need your love so badly
I want you oh so madly
But I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
I thought at last I'd found you…
But other loves surround you
And I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
If you'd surrender just for a tender kiss or two
You…
…be dreaming
And I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
If you'd surrender just for a tender kiss or two (or three)
You might discover…