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Dust on Main Street
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Back in 2000, I hit the road across the States with a few friends. We saw plenty, but one place stuck with me: Glenrio, Texas. Once a booming gold town, now a ghost town, left to the dust and the silence.

Ghost towns have always pulled me in. There's something about standing where a whole community used to live, imagining what it was in its heyday, and almost hearing the old stories drift past on the wind.

Gemma: Violin, Bass and Backing Vocals
Piotr: Mandolin, Guitar, Backing Vocals and Mix
Me: Guitar, Vocals and Lyrics
Details
Released 03-Oct-2026
Category Folk
Application Pro Tools
File
Type mp3
Size 11.9 Mb
Activity
Plays 14
Downloads 0
Weekly plays 10
Weekly downloads 0
Rights and AI
License No derivative works allowed
AI lyrics No
AI music/production No
Lyrics
There was laughter spilling from the old hotel,
And a church on the corner with a Sunday bell,
Children chased the sunset till the daylight died,
In that little desert town where hope once lived inside.

Now the dust rolls softly down the empty street,
Past the broken windows where the neighbours would meet,
Hard times took the people, but the memories remain,
Faded names and photographs still waiting for the rain.

The mine closed down and the crops turned brown,
One by one, the families packed and left the town,
The schoolyard lost its voices, the station lost its trains,
And the desert slowly covered all their dreams and all their pain.

Now the dust rolls softly down the empty street,
Past the broken windows where the neighbours used to meet,
Hard times took the people, but the memories remain,
Like faded names and photographs still waiting for the rain.

There’s a rusted sign still hanging by the road,
And an empty general store where the warm wind blows,
But beneath the sand and silence, all the old stories lie,
Of a town that lived a lifetime underneath that desert sky.

Now the dust rolls softly down the empty street,
Past the broken windows where the neighbours would meet,
Hard times took the people, but the memories remain,
Faded names and photographs still waiting for the rain.
Comments
This is just lovely, all.Tune, lyrics, recording.Collab success.
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There's many good things to say about iBandstand, and one of them is we had (have) time to get to know each other's music. So even before i hit play i already know it'll be a might fine moment with you 3. And it never fails. Magic. Told you a thousand times before. You guys make magic.
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19 days ago
admin
Superb.
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18 days ago
artist
@MojcaCzarka 
You three never fail to deliver.
Love everything about this!
Bravo!
😋👍👌🫶
17 days ago
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listener
Outstanding. vivid story telling, love your vox, the fiddle playing well worth the price of admission.
 
17 days ago
artist
The fantastic three are on the move!! Mo its always a pleasure to hear from you! Gemma, you are such a talented artist that bring class and warmth. Piotr, your mixing and additional presence of your guitar and mandolin bring it altogether!!
17 days ago
artist
When the track started I thought the opening instrumental parts were very evocative. I think it would have worked with just the picking and fiddle, especially given the subject of the song, with the people all departed, and humanity gone. Just a title like 'Long Gone Town' or similar might have carried all the lyrics. That said, it was nice to hear you sing too!
16 days ago
artist
Absolutely great!  The writing and playing are outstanding. I know what you mean about something about a faded town. You captured it great.
16 days ago
artist
Thank you for listening to our music everyone, we appreciate it very much.
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