

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Gravel road at midnight Mud up to my knees Lantern barely flickerin' Wind cutting through the trees Saw her standin' sideways Bare feet in the ditch White dress hangin' crooked Eyes like a preacher's witch [Chorus] Lady in white Why you follow me home? Shadow on my shoulder Breath in every bone Lady in white Won't you let me be? You ain't of this earth But you lean on me [Verse 2] She said "Boy I been waitin'" Voice dry as autumn corn "Down here by the river bend Since the night I wasn't born" Finger like an icicle Pressed against my chest "I ain't askin' for your heartbeat Just a place to rest" [Chorus] Lady in white Why you follow me home? Shadow on my shoulder Breath in every bone Lady in white Won't you let me be? You ain't of this earth But you lean on me [Bridge] [Slide guitar moans Low and crooked] I tried to cross that county line She was sittin' on the sign (oh Lord) Every barroom doorway She was starin' from the blind "Don't run Don't pray Ain't your soul I'm tryin' to take I just need your footsteps So I know which way to fade" [Chorus] Lady in white Why you follow me home? Shadow on my shoulder Breath in every bone Lady in white You can walk with me But when that rooster hollers You gotta set me free (hey, hey)
Tags
Raw delta blues trio, live one-take feel: male vocals through a crunchy vintage mic, detuned slide guitar and stomping wood-floor kick. Verses stay hushed and eerie with rattling bottleneck runs; chorus swells into rough, anguished shouts and bent notes. Sparse harmonica wails in the gaps, room reverb and audience chair-creaks left in the mix for a ghostly presence., delta blues, blues
3:37
No
3/21/2026