If You Have Ghosts Lyrics

Lyric discussion by stevenova1 

Cover art for If You Have Ghosts lyrics by Roky Erickson

I thought this song was about Werewolves, "I don't want my fangs too long"?

@stevenova1 It's partly meant to evoke images of werewolves but mostly it refers to the term 'long in the tooth'. When people get older their gums recede and their teeth look longer. He's saying he's worrying about death but he's afraid of being old and infirm, too.