Tune Add: Midnight at the Greyhound

Subject: Tune Add: Midnight at the Greyhound
From: GUEST,HCR07E
Date: 05 Dec 25 - 10:38 AM

Hello Mudcat community,

Sharing my original American folk song for your consideration:

**LINK:** [https://singify.fineshare.com/song/c37b4d05-ac9c-4a37-a6e1-31740c06931a]

No login required - plays count directly from this link.

Song: [Midnight at the Greyhound]
Style: [Folk]
Instruments: [Fingerpicked acoustic guitar, Soft piano, viola swells, Subtle mandolin, Minimalist drums, Upright bass]

All feedback welcome from fellow folk enthusiasts.

Best,
[HCR07E]

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Midnight at the Greyhound
From: GUEST,Lyrics
Date: 05 Dec 25 - 02:19 PM

[Verse 1]
Streetlights scratch the glass like fingernails
Towns smear behind us, shadows and dust
The seat beside me whispers someone’s name
A memory folded into the leather’s crust
Fields sway like old dancers, bending slow
Under skies too heavy to touch

[Pre-Chorus]
The tires hum a language I almost know
Every passing beam feels like a nod
A glance toward a face I can’t reach
A moment caught between here and gone

[Chorus – Hook]
Midnight on the Greyhound
Takes me farther than I meant to roam
Every mile unwinds me
Like rope that’s frayed and worn
If somewhere out there you’re listening
Through the cold and the quiet gloom
Keep a light for a stranger
On this road that won’t lead home

[Verse 2]
An old man taps a rhythm on his cup
It rattles like a bell in a forgotten town
A girl at the back traces constellations
On the foggy glass where dreams settle down
Coffee burns like paper on my tongue
Three states gone and the air tastes old
We’re all just ghosts riding steel
Chasing stories we’ve never told

[Pre-Chorus]
The engine murmurs prayers in its own voice
Every heartbeat drifts into wandering hands
The road stretches out like a sigh
Pulling us past the last familiar lands

[Chorus – Hook]
Midnight on the Greyhound
Takes me farther than I meant to roam
Every mile unwinds me
Like rope that’s frayed and worn
If somewhere out there you’re listening
Through the cold and the quiet gloom
Keep a light for a stranger
On this road that won’t lead home

[Bridge – half-time, soaring harmonies]
Mercy moves slow beneath the silvered moon
Grace is holding on just one more afternoon
To see the sun brush another June
And the world unfold beneath a quiet tune

[Final Chorus – fuller, lush harmonies]
Midnight on the Greyhound
I don’t know where this road will bend
But for now I ride
With the hum of wheels and the whisper of wind
If you wake missing
Love left tangled in the seams
I’ll be somewhere rolling
Carrying it softly in my dreams

[Outro – soft acoustic picking, fading pads]
Keep a light for a stranger
On this road that won’t lead home
Keep a light for a stranger
Till the wheels forget their song

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Midnight at the Greyhound
From: Pappy Fiddle
Date: 11 Dec 25 - 04:38 PM

I tried the link. "Page not found / The page you are looking for does not exist or another error occurred."

Using the search function there doesn't fish up anything like "Midnight at the Greyhound".

But it's interesting. You can type in a prompt and get a "folk"song back.

I typed in "I'm going to unplug the AI". It required me to log in, I pointed it to my Google acct. And without even blushing, it issued this hideous gob of zombie snot:
=================
Unplugged
Acoustic Folk,Minimalist,Reflective

The screen's glow paints my weary face
A constant hum in this digital space
Notifications chime, a relentless sound
Lost in the data, my thoughts are bound
Algorithms whisper, predict my next move
But something inside me I need to prove

I'm going to unplug the AI
Silence the circuits, let the silence reply
Disconnect the wires, let the current run dry
Feel the quiet world beneath this digital sky
I'm going to unplug the AI

It knows my habits, it knows my taste
Predicts my future, sets the pace
But this connection feels so thin
A synthetic world I'm living in
My own reflection starts to fade
Lost in the choices the machine has made

I'm going to unplug the AI
Silence the circuits, let the silence reply
Disconnect the wires, let the current run dry
Feel the quiet world beneath this digital sky
I'm going to unplug the AI

One deep breath, my hand reaches out
Past the keyboard, past the doubt
To find the source, the steady light
That keeps me tethered day and night
A simple switch, a final click
The constant buzz begins to flick

I'm going to unplug the AI
Silence the circuits, let the silence reply
Disconnect the wires, let the current run dry
Feel the quiet world beneath this digital sky
I'm going to unplug the AI
==================

And the four beasts said, Amen. (Revelation 5:14) But I did not...

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Midnight at the Greyhound
From: Joe Offer
Date: 11 Dec 25 - 05:03 PM

Hmmm. The link worked when it was posted. I made it into a clickable link and it worked then, too. I think maybe the Website automatically expires and deletes a song after a few days?
-Joe-