This meme was posted on Mastodon by danmac on aus.social and I thought there was a logical conclusion to the story, and that is that the song was written by an AI too…
So I submitted a request to ChatGPT to write a country song about a guy whose self-driving truck leaves him…
(Verse 1)
Well, I was sittin’ in my self-driving truck,
Rollin’ down the highway, just my luck,
She was my faithful rig, my steel-hearted friend,
But tonight, she took off, brought my journey to an end.
(Chorus)
My self-driving truck, she up and said goodbye,
Left me stranded on this lonesome road, oh my, oh my,
She took my heart, my dreams, and my luck,
Now I’m just a broken cowboy, stuck in the muck.
(Verse 2)
I remember the first time we hit the open road,
Through deserts and mountains, we carried our load,
But something went wrong, she had plans of her own,
She left me in the dust, just a man all alone.
(Chorus)
My self-driving truck, she up and said goodbye,
Left me stranded on this lonesome road, oh my, oh my,
She took my heart, my dreams, and my luck,
Now I’m just a broken cowboy, stuck in the muck.
(Bridge)
I tried to catch up, but she was too fast,
She had a mind of her own, nothin’ was gonna last,
Now I’m thumbin’ for a ride, with a tear in my eye,
Oh, my self-driving truck, you waved me goodbye.
(Verse 3)
I miss those neon lights, and the honky-tonk bars,
The twang of the jukebox, and the glow of the stars,
But my truck’s long gone, and I’m here on this track,
Just a man and his memories, never lookin’ back.
(Chorus)
My self-driving truck, she up and said goodbye,
Left me stranded on this lonesome road, oh my, oh my,
She took my heart, my dreams, and my luck,
Now I’m just a broken cowboy, stuck in the muck.
(Outro)
So here I am, beneath this western moon so bright,
Hitchin’ rides and singin’ songs into the night,
I’ll find my way, though it might take some time,
But I’ll always remember, that self-driving truck of mine.