Things don't always finish like they start.

ballad, w big CH
I;m the age now where I realize that some hurts, emotional, not just physical, will not truly be relieved until we get to our final resting place. I don't want to come across as jaded, just to know there will be peace eventually.

This is a melody added to Dan Regan's lyrics.

I wrote this with Hunter Leath. Hunter writes for Daywind Music, and he produced and sang on the demo.

For those perfectionist songwriters listening, this is one that should make you laugh and/or cringe...whichever. This is the worst arrangement ever and it took many hours of my time to get it this bad. I wanted a country rock song and I got this.

It's a look back at a marriage.

'Be on Your Best' was inspired by Lori McKenna's 'Humble & Kind'. I wanted to write a song that delivered a message to my children, or as it turns out, to my sons. I did nothing more than keep myself open to the idea of this type of song. I remember having a true feeling of patience and really knowing what I wanted. At some point, many days after that, the phrase 'be on your best behavior' came to me. Then I had the idea to simply shorten it to 'be on your best'. Then I knew I had it - I only needed to write it then, which flowed pretty easily after I had the title and theme.

so my new buddy Daniel Mann and I got together and did a re-write/co-write of his song "rearview", this is what we came up with.