Midnight in the Cotton Mill

Lyrics

[INTRO] Dust on the floor, the radio hums a slow beat A worn guitar strums, the bass thumps a weary seat [VERSE 1] The river's whisper, like a broken promise, runs Through fields of silver corn, where the shadows have begun The wind carries my name, like a postcard never sent I wander through these plains, with my heart as a lament [CHORUS] Midnight in the cotton mill, the clocks run out of time The night is heavy, the stars refuse to climb I hear the echo of a girl in a distant hymn Her voice is a ghost in the wind [VERSE 2] The porch light flickers, the smoke curls around the fire An old man's silhouette, lost in a memory's mire The drum's swing is a question, the hi-hat's whisper cold The bass keeps the rhythm, in a story still untold [CHORUS] Midnight in the cotton mill, the clocks run out of time The night is heavy, the stars refuse to climb I hear the echo of a girl in a distant hymn Her voice is a ghost in the wind [BRIDGE] If the road takes me home, will I still be the same? The weight of a dream, in the dusk's dying flame [CHORUS] Midnight in the cotton mill, the clocks run out of time The night is heavy, the stars refuse to climb I hear the echo of a girl in a distant hymn Her voice is a ghost in the wind [OUTRO] The song fades, the dust settles on a cold night The last note hangs, like a whisper out of sight