I can't escape my past No matter what I do My penance bares no reprieve And only sorrow insumes Haunted by former self I count up all my mistakes Clinched fist gripping tighter Ever consumed by shame Shake off the ghosts of old They only weigh you down Redemption's a long road Better start walking now Folks tend to judge my name Based on who I was Those days are over now I know who I've become Shake off the ghosts of old They only weigh you down Redemption's a long road Better start walking now ♪ Still every now and then Those apparitions return Creepin' round in my head If nothing else I've learned Shake off the ghosts of old They only weigh you down Redemption's a long road Better start walking now Better start walking now