Track · Apr 11, 2026 · English

Macon After Midnight

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Duration

5:49

Language

English

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I left my boots by the back door, dust on the heel

Same old porch, same cold coffee, same empty meal

The dog won’t come lay where your dress used to swing

And the whole house keeps asking me what I’m gonna be

I tried to work it off, tried to drink it off too

But every road in this county just circles back to you

There’s a calendar pinned up, but the days don’t move

Just a man in a quiet room with nothing left to prove

[Pre-Chorus]

And I keep staring at the dark like it owes me a sign

Some small reason to wake up and stay on this side

I’m not proud of the way this heart’s come apart

I’m just honest when I say I’m lost in the dark

[Chorus]

I’m lost without you, lost in the long, slow blue

If you’re gone for good, tell me what am I supposed to do

I need a reason, need a reason to stay

Need something kinder than this empty day

I’m lost without you, and I’m sayin’ it plain

I’ve been drownin’ in silence, callin’ your name

[Verse 2]

Your mug’s still on the shelf by the chipped sink light

Your scarf in the chair where you left it that night

I reach for your hand in the middle of sleep

Then I wake to the ceiling and a grief that runs deep

Folks say time heals, but they don’t know this ache

When the wind hits the screen door, my whole body shakes

I’ve smiled for the neighbors, I’ve nodded and lied

But the truth sits heavy right here by my side

[Pre-Chorus]

And I keep staring at the dark like it owes me a sign

Some small reason to wake up and stay on this side

I’m not proud of the way this heart’s come apart

I’m just honest when I say I’m lost in the dark

[Chorus]

I’m lost without you, lost in the long, slow blue

If you’re gone for good, tell me what am I supposed to do

I need a reason, need a reason to stay

Need something kinder than this empty day

I’m lost without you, and I’m sayin’ it plain

I’ve been drownin’ in silence, callin’ your name

[Bridge]

[1973 AM-radio haze, tape wobble, motel-room piano]

On Peachtree at 11:15, the rain kept fallin’ thin

I heard a voice in a payphone hum and thought it might be you again

Old ghosts in the receiver, cracklin’ through the line

Sayin’ “boy, keep breathing now, you’re gonna be alright”

So if heaven’s got a hallway and you can hear me somehow

Leave a little light on the edge of it now

I’m not too proud to ask, I’m not too strong to bend

If there’s a road back to living, let me find it again

[Chorus]

I’m lost without you, lost in the long, slow blue

If you’re gone for good, tell me what am I supposed to do

I need a reason, need a reason to stay

Need something kinder than this empty day

I’m lost without you, and I’m sayin’ it plain

I’ve been drownin’ in silence, callin’ your name

[Outro]

Callin’ your name

I’m still here, barely, but I’m here again

Style

deep-soul country ballad with male vocalsweeping pedal steellow brushed drumsupright bassand a weathered organ pad; raw lead takescracked harmony answersand a bridge that flips into a 1970s am-radio haze with tape wobble and a ghostly motel-room piano swellsoulfulballadcountrydeeprawenglish

Prompt

A deep, soulful country ballad with raw vocals—he’s lost without her, questioning his purpose, drowning in silence, and quietly begging for a reason to keep going, male

Credits

Prompt by

DJMike

GeneratedApr 11, 2026

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