Lyrics
Verse 1
Pulled in off the highway with the desert in my eyesNeon on the boardwalk under big Arizona skiesFound a corner barstool where the old ones used to leanSame Fifth and Allen corner since eighteen-seventy-nineStarted as a brewery when the silver made men boldNow I'm drinkin' where the legends drank, at least that's what I'm told
Chorus
There's ghosts on Allen Street tonightVirgil's window's glowin' with that old lamplightDoc Goodfellow's upstairs, still keepin' watch on the townAnd every shot of whiskey brings the old days back aroundSo turn the jukebox up, let the red dirt ring out rightAt the Crystal Palace, there's ghosts on Allen Street tonight
Verse 2
Fire took it once in eighty-two, but they built it back up tallCrystal chandeliers and a mirror on the wallMiners and the lawmen, cowboys hustlin' cardsKept the dealin' honest and the trouble in the yardProhibition tried to kill it, dried the bar and shut it downBut you can't bury nothin' in a town that won't stay down
Chorus
There's ghosts on Allen Street tonightVirgil's window's glowin' with that old lamplightDoc Goodfellow's upstairs, still keepin' watch on the townAnd every shot of whiskey brings the old days back aroundSo turn the jukebox up, let the red dirt ring out rightAt the Crystal Palace, there's ghosts on Allen Street tonight
Bridge
Some say late at night, when the last call's been calledYou hear boot heels on the floorboards, and cards slappin' the wallMaybe it's the Earps, maybe just the windEither way, partner, they're welcome back again
Final Chorus
There's ghosts on Allen Street tonightVirgil's window's glowin' with that old lamplightDoc Goodfellow's upstairs, still keepin' watch on the townAnd every shot of whiskey brings the old days back aroundSo turn the jukebox up, let the red dirt ring out rightAt the Crystal Palace, there's ghosts on Allen Street tonightYeah, the Crystal Palace, there's ghosts on Allen Street tonight