Thank God and Greyhound - wikipedia Thank God and Greyhound `` Thank God and Greyhound '' Single by Roy Clark from the album I Never Picked Cotton Released September 1970 Format 7 '' Recorded 1969 Genre Country Length 2 : 37 Label Dot Records Songwriter ( s ) Larry Kingston and Earl Nix Roy Clark singles chronology `` I Never Picked Cotton '' ( 1970 ) `` Thank God and Greyhound '' ( 1970 ) `` Magnificent Sanctuary Band '' ( 1971 ) `` I Never Picked Cotton '' ( 1970 ) `` Thank God and Greyhound '' ( 1970 ) `` Magnificent Sanctuary Band '' ( 1971 ) `` Thank God and Greyhound '' is a song made famous by American country musician Roy Clark. Written by Larry Kingston and Earl Nix, the song was released in 1970 as the second single to the album I Never Picked Cotton. The song was a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart that November and reached the lower ends of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at # 90. Song plot `` Thank God and Greyhound '' is a twin - tempoed song, the tempo reflecting the man 's emotions as the story plays out. The lyrics are told in first person by the protagonist, and tell of a relationship recently ended. In the first part of the song, the tempo is notably depressing. The singer tells how a woman -- the apparent dominant one in the relationship -- squandered his finances and belittled him to the point of humiliation, yet he puts up with her antagonistic behavior in the ultimately futile hope that she may change. One day, after three years in the relationship, the woman abruptly and tersely announces to the singer that she is leaving and gives no explanation. The singer watches her board a Greyhound bus which pulls away from the terminal. Following the line ``... all I can think of... is..., '' the song 's tempo changes to an ironically more upbeat one, and completes the verse ( `` thank God and Greyhound you 're gone ! '' ). At this point, the man is overjoyed and utterly relieved that his now ex-girlfriend is finally out of his life. Imagery of the bus pulling away ( the engine hum and the black exhaust cloud ) is used to underscore the man 's ecstasy over the now - ended relationship, rationalizing his feelings in this way : `` it may be kind of cruel, but I 've been silent too long. '' Chart performance Chart ( 1970 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 6 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 90 Canadian RPM Country Tracks References Whitburn, Joel, `` Top Country Songs : 1944 - 2005, '' 2006. Allmusic -- Thank God and Greyhound by Roy Clark. Roy Clark Studio albums Roy Clark & Joe Pass Play Hank Williams Songs `` The Tip of My Fingers '' `` Alabama Jubilee '' `` Yesterday When I Was Young '' `` I Never Picked Cotton '' `` Thank God and Greyhound '' `` The Lawrence Welk - Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka '' `` Come Live with Me '' `` Honeymoon Feelin ' '' `` Tennessee Saturday Night '' `` Tobacco Road '' `` Here We Go Again '' Related Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thank_God_and_Greyhound&oldid=804234457 '' Categories : 1970 singles Roy Clark songs Songs about buses Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 7 October 2017, at 17 : 07 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote thank god and greyhound you're gone
Answer: Larry Kingston