Track · Apr 23, 2026 · English

Mothman in the Moonlight

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3:49

Language

English

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

You left your ring on the counter

And a note by the sugar can

Said, “I’m headed out to the marshlands

With a far better kind of man”

Now the truck’s still in the driveway

But your boots are gone from the rack

And there’s a pair of muddy footprints

Leading way out back

[Pre-Chorus]

I thought I’d find you crying

At the end of my two-step prayer

But you were moon-eyed, smiling

At a shadow on the stair

[Chorus]

Oh, you love that Mothman

Love that Mothman

Black wings, red eyes, take my wife again

Oh, you love that Mothman

Love that Mothman

I’m a broken man in a pickup bed

(Oh, Mothman)

[Verse 2]

Then I caught you by the pond light

With the Jersey Devil grinnin’ wide

Nessie wore a scarf from Scotland

While she curled up by your side

Fresno Nightwalkers were dancing

On the hood of your old Ford

And you said, “Don’t wait up for supper

I’ve found what I was looking for”

[Pre-Chorus]

I watched you slip your hand in

Where the willow shadows fell

Then an Icelandic elf lit incense

And rang a tiny bell

[Chorus]

Oh, you love that Mothman

Love that Mothman

Black wings, red eyes, take my wife again

Oh, you love that Mothman

Love that Mothman

I’m a broken man in a pickup bed

(Oh, Mothman)

[Bridge]

Now the porch is full of moon dust

And the barn’s got a haunted glow

There’s a love note from the lakefolk

Pinned where the cold winds blow

If you’re happy with your monsters

I’ll just tip my hat and pray

But if the sheriff asks what happened

Tell him love got carried away

[Chorus]

Oh, you love that Mothman

Love that Mothman

Black wings, red eyes, take my wife again

Oh, you love that Mothman

Love that Mothman

I’m a broken man in a pickup bed

(Oh, Mothman)

[Outro]

Jersey Devil, take a bow

Nessie, sing that line

Fresno Nightwalkers in the rearview

And my gal is truly not mine

(Oh, Mothman)

Style

country western novelty with a galloping two-stepfiddle twanghonky-tonk pianoupright bassand clapping kick; verse rides dry comic storytellingpre-chorus tightens with rising steel-guitar lickschorus bursts into singalong gang vocals and yodel-like ad-libs. double-tracked male leadshouted hook responsesplayful delay throws on the title phrasecreeky porch-swing ear candywhistle pickup into each chorusbright and punchy mix with a rowdy bar-room sheen.countryenglish

Prompt

A lively parody of country western songs where a wife leaves her husband, but in this song she’s in love with Mothman & other cryptids: Jersey Devil, Nessie, Fresno Nightwalkers, Icelandic elves, etc.

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GeneratedApr 23, 2026

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