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Sleeping With Ghosts: Volume 1

by Ryland Fisher

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1.
If my math is right You're about three drinks in Bar stool sitting With Jack and Jim Taking their advice Under the neon lights You look like you could use a friend Whatcha drinkin' bout? Girl, let's talk it out Did you lose your one and only? Are you lonely? Can I get you another round Slow this jukebox down Probably none of my business Just thinking out loud Whatcha drinkin' bout? Baby Whatcha drinkin' bout? Girl, I can’t resist Those tipsy heartbroke eyes And I can't lie I could do this all night Couple hours till last call You can have 'em all Tell me what's on your mind Whatcha drinkin' bout? Girl, let's talk it out Did you lose your one and only? Are you lonely? Can I get you another round Slow this jukebox down Probably none of my business I’m just thinking out loud Whatcha drinkin' bout? Baby Whatcha drinkin' bout? Whatcha drinkin' bout? Girl, let's talk it out Did you lose your one and only? Are you lonely? Can I get you another round Slow this jukebox down Probably none of my business I’m just thinking out loud Whatcha drinkin' bout? Baby Whatcha drinkin' bout?
2.
You can call me naive, but Your kinda pretty don’t come around this town everyday And baby, I’m just saying There ain’t nothing that I’d rather do But get to know a little bit of you And I can tell by the look in your eyes You just might wanna keep this night going So let me buy your next couple of drinks I swear it ain’t what you’re thinking, cus I don’t wanna just close the tab Grab you by the hand and see where this thing goes Steam up the windows In the back of my Chevy on a dead-end dirt road Tripping down your apartment hallway Falling into a first date mistake As much as I don’t wanna leave this night alone I don’t wanna just take you home So can I call you in the morning And tell you how I wanna see you again? Cus I know something's between us and I can’t get enough There’s a million ways this could play out But some things are just worth the wait Like all good things in life, I don’t mind taking our time Might sound like another pickup line, but I don’t wanna just close the tab Grab you by the hand and see where this thing goes Steam up the windows In the back of my Chevy on a dead-end dirt road Tripping down your apartment hallway Falling into a first date mistake As much as I don’t wanna leave this night alone I don’t wanna just take you home I don’t wanna just take you home Last call’s coming, but I ain’t calling it quits on you If it’s cool, I’ll leave my number and a goodnight kiss to get me through I don’t wanna just close the tab Grab you by the hand and see where this thing goes Steam up the windows In the back of my Chevy on a dead-end dirt road Tripping down your apartment hallway Falling into a first date mistake As much as I don’t wanna leave this night alone I don’t wanna just take you home I don’t wanna just take you home
3.
I don't wanna catch my breath No need to come up for air Wanna drown in the blue in your eyes And find my heaven there Lost out here in the dark Reaching out for where you are Your fingertips run across my lips I feel for your kiss inch by inch Losing every bit of me Sinking into you Nowhere to go but down And I don't ever wanna be found And I don't wanna catch my breath No need to come up for air Wanna drown in the blue in your eyes And find my heaven there Babe, I wanna stay right here forever Steal the last heartbeat out of my chest Honey, ain't got much but take whatever's left Cus I don’t wanna catch my breath I don't wanna catch my breath Take me to the end of the world Where all I can see is you When we're falling off the edge And fading to black It won't matter where we land And I don't wanna catch my breath No need to come up for air Wanna drown in the blue in your eyes And find my heaven there Babe, I wanna stay right here forever Steal the last heartbeat out of my chest Honey, ain't got much but take whatever's left Cus I don’t wanna catch my breath I don't wanna catch my breath I don't wanna catch my breath No need to come up for air Wanna drown in the blue in your eyes And find my heaven there Babe, I wanna stay right here forever Steal the last heartbeat out of my chest Honey, ain't got much but take whatever's left Cus I don’t wanna catch my breath I don't wanna catch my breath I don't wanna catch my breath No need to come up for air
4.
Deja You 02:57
Baby, it’s been a while ‘Bout that time we rewind Back to old times Hearts running, catching up on Something so familiar Like a polaroid picture That we can’t shake so we don’t even try When it comes to us and this old town Those same old feelings come back around It’s deja you and me wrapped up Under some moonlight Dancing with a blanket of stars aligning Your lips on mine It ain’t nothing new between me and this deja you Baby, yeah There ain’t no expectations Nobody’s hearts are breaking We just learn to forget till we’re back here again It’s a phenomenon It ain’t right and it ain’t wrong It is what it is Reliving this Deja you and me wrapped up Under some moonlight Dancing with a blanket of stars aligning Your lips on mine It ain’t nothing new between me and this deja you Baby, yeah Deja you Honey, yeah Just a memory lane vacation Same place, tangled up in this deja you Deja you Deja you and me wrapped up Under some moonlight Dancing with a blanket of stars aligning Your lips on mine It ain’t nothing new between me and this deja you Baby, yeah Deja you Honey, yeah
5.
We don’t need the writing on that wall When you’re looking at me like I’m already gone Two lovers who forgot how it's supposed to feel Tell me baby, where did we go wrong? One foot in, one foot out the door Miles from tangled up on the floor If this is it, tell me how it’s gonna be Yeah, tell me you don’t want me anymore But if you could hold me tonight like I was all you need Let me kiss you like it was the only way to breathe Like I’m still the one Right back to us When we couldn’t get any closer I’m still right here hanging on It ain’t over till it’s over We cant rewind every misstep and mistake I can’t rewrite the words written on your face But if there’s a piece of your heart that ain’t broke yet, baby Maybe there’s still something left to say And something left to save But if you could hold me tonight like I was all you need Let me kiss you like it was the only way to breathe Like I’m still the one Right back to us When we couldn’t get any closer I’m still right here hanging on It ain’t over till it’s over It ain’t over till it’s over Baby, I’m out on the line Hanging on for dear life Don’t let me let go But if you could hold me tonight like I was all you need Let me kiss you like it was the only way to breathe Like I’m still the one Right back to us When we couldn’t get any closer I’m still right here hanging on It ain’t over till it’s over It ain’t over till it’s over It ain’t over till it’s over
6.
Goodbye Back 04:05
Shoulda known you’d show Like everything’s cool Like everyone don’t already know Still whispering baby Trying to hold my hand You only want me when you’re all alone Wanna talk about you and me? Yeah, I moved on when you walked out the door Now you want a little sympathy Well, it’s too late for that Cus you can't take that goodbye back So hold onto them photographs That's where you can find me at Still holding you Loving you Giving a damn Na, I ain't gonna drive you home Cus girl, I'd rather sleep alone Than relive the past Rewind and relapse Girl, we don't stand a chance And you can't take that goodbye back I’ll be the bad guy Tell your friends what you want Don’t make a difference either way I’ll be sleeping sound While you’re lying awake Thinking ‘bout this bed you made And you’ll be thinking ‘bout you and me Wishing those were my hands, my arms, my lips When you got someone between those sheets It’s gonna hit ya just like that You can't take that goodbye back So hold onto them photographs That's where you can find me at Still holding you Loving you Giving a damn Na, I ain't gonna drive you home Cus girl, I'd rather sleep alone Than relive the past Rewind and relapse Girl, we don't stand a chance And you can't take that goodbye back Baby You can't take that goodbye back Oh yeah Just like our song And that first dance Our first kiss And all our plans Every tear, every laugh No, I can't forget all that But you can't take that goodbye back So hold onto them photographs That's where you can find me at Still holding you Loving you Giving a damn Na, I ain't gonna drive you home Cus girl, I'd rather sleep alone Than relive the past Rewind and relapse Girl, we don't stand a chance You can't take that goodbye back Baby You can't take that goodbye back Oh yeah
7.
Every morning when I wake up I ain’t thinking ‘bout you Then I pour a cup of coffee At a kitchen table for two And it’s one more reminder Of the best damn thing I ever had And it’s one step forward And two steps back Then I’ll shake you off my mind Get lost somewhere in the day And make it through the hours Till it’s 5 o'clock someplace And I’ll buy the bar a round Your song comes on, and just like that I’m one step forward And two steps back To another time, one more time retracing who we used to be Replaying the same damn broken record rewinding on repeat On my way to moving on, but sure as hell ain’t getting there fast I’m always one step forward And two steps back Ain’t always in the right direction Now and then I fall along the way Stuck in some old memory I’m still waiting on time to fade These miles only getting longer Wish these wheels would stay on track For every one step forward I’m two steps back To another time, one more time retracing who we used to be Replaying the same damn broken record rewinding on repeat On my way to moving on, but sure as hell ain’t getting there fast Goodbye don’t come with a map So it’s always one step forward And two steps back Yeah for every one step forward I’m two steps back
8.
Thousand miles from Caroline Dotted lines pointed anywhere but there Wheels keep on turning But this heart ain’t getting nowhere Thought a couple state lines and I’d forget Just another town, the same old ghost Still stuck in a goodbye kiss I don’t know how to let go I been high as a cloud up in Colorado Found a heart of gold in El Dorado Been there, done that from coast to coast I took shelter from the storm in California Drank through every swinging door in Arizona But hell, losing her's like trying to Outrun the devil It's like she knows where I lay my head Cus every time I toss and turn over There she is on her side of the bed And I’m just pretending to hold her Off the grid, just trying to lose her I rolled them dice down in Reno, Nevada Broke a wild horse down in Broken Saddle Freewheeling anywhere the wind blows I hid in the hills of Southern California Took it easy down in Winslow, Arizona But hell, losing her's like tryin' to Outrun the devil Outrun the devil Thought a couple state lines and I’d forget Just another town, another road Still stuck in that goodbye kiss I don’t know how to let go I been high as a cloud up in Colorado Found a heart of gold in El Dorado Been there, done that from coast to coast I took shelter from the storm in California Drank through every swinging door in Arizona But hell, losing her's like trying to Outrun the devil Outrun the devil
9.
One Day 03:48
Haven’t had a drink since 2am But today is only halfway in And I can already hear that neon calling There ain't enough time in Saturday night For me to move past you by closing time No point In staying home watching that clock go by So I’m stepping back out to black you out of my mind One of these days I’ll make it one day sober One day at a time starting over I won’t need to fill all of my nights Pouring your memory over ice And one day I’ll be one day over you Praying that it’s someday soon I won’t be sleeping in till noon And this empty room don’t haunt me anymore I guess falling for you was my bad luck Cus these hangovers won’t let up I can't help myself So baby, here's to you One of these days I’ll make it one day sober One day at a time starting over I won’t need to fill all of my nights Pouring your memory over ice And one day I’ll be one day over you Yeah Mmmm, oh baby Honey, I swear one of these days I’ll make it one day sober One day at a time starting over I won’t need to fill all of my nights Pouring your memory over ice And one day I’ll be one day over you Oh honey, one day I’ll be one day over you

about

In many ways, Ryland Fisher’s latest studio album is a departure from his first two. RYLAND was a romantic introduction to the captivating singer-songwriter, and we saw more of his edgy side in Black Sheep.

Sleeping with Ghosts: Volume I is Fisher’s most conceptual album. Stripped down, poetic, and, at times, straight-up cinematic, this collection of songs experiments with everything from a sweet mandolin to a synthesizer and even some R&B flavor. And Sleeping with Ghosts: Volume I isn’t just longer in title; it’s a longer record, too. We get nearly double the number of tracks, proving Fisher isn’t slowing down releasing music anytime soon.

The project begins with Fisher’s rendition of the Country Billboard-charter he co-wrote with Joey Ebach and its first artist, Stephanie Quayle. The original version of ‘Whatcha Drinkin’ Bout’ is playful, sassy, and flirtatious—but Fisher’s version is gentle, inviting, and echoes with heartache.

Fisher doesn’t make us wallow very long, because next comes the most swoon-worthy song on the album: ‘Take You Home.’ You can hear the spark of new love in the melody and synthesizer. The hook is irresistible and sweet. His vocals are strong and sincere.

Much of Sleeping with Ghosts: Volume I is about being haunted by the past. Sometimes—like in the troubadour’s prayer, ‘Outrun the Devil’—Fisher runs from his history. And sometimes he welcomes it back with open arms and a blanket under the stars. Featuring an intoxicating melody and nostalgic lyrics that are effortlessly cool in every way, ‘Deja You’ is a sing-along worthy example of the latter—and it’s Ryland Fisher at his best.

Fisher is the master at taking an idea and wrestling it into a feeling that transcends age, gender, and background. His third album truly illuminates his gift for storytelling and lyrical bite, as Fisher and his co-writers have told every “ghost” story with delightful intentionality. The visuals, emotion, and, ultimately, the frustration of Sleeping with Ghosts: Volume I will haunt you long after you’re done listening.

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released September 13, 2022

Produced by: Adam Shoenfeld & Danny Faillo
Engineered By: Adam Shoenfeld, Danny Faillo & Ryland Fisher
Mixed By: Mike Butler
Cover Photo Credit: Steve Lester

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Ryland Fisher Nashville, Tennessee

Ryland Fisher is an American country rock singer-songwriter and producer. He has released five studio albums independently through his own label since 2021. Ryland is also a billboard-charting songwriter, with millions of worldwide streams to his credit. His songs have been showcased on CMT, top-grossing world tours, and network television.
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