I am an Nashville Songwriting Association International (NSAI) member and chapter coordinator. I sent my song to them to have it evaluated. The evaluation came back. I got the impression that they liked the song but didn't love it. They said it still needs some revising. They thought the first verse was confusing. Let's look at the first verse.
You're the girl next door, cheating boyfriend,
rumor round here is your leaving him
I sit on my front porch, strum my guitar
as you tell him Goodbye, step outta his car.
The evaluator thought it wasn't clear. There are two things that you can do with advice. One- you can follow it or Two- you can ignore it. So it is up to me to decide if I think they have a valid point. I like to ask myself, Does the verse say what I want it to say? It does. I'm sitting on the porch playing my guitar as she get's home. This is how the story begins. The characters in the story is- The girl next door and me, The setting- my front porch and the action- She is getting out of her Boyfriends car and telling him Goodbye.
I like it the way it is. I am not going to change it. Now, maybe in the future if I get negative feedback about it I can rethink my decision. For now, I am going to roll with it the way it is.
Feedback and evaluations are so important. Sometimes I will have a teeny tiny mistake that can ruin a song and I am nose blind. (Nose blind- Is the commercial saying about the teenager with stinky feet who can't smell it but his Mom can) Maybe I am song blind. Don't make a demo without getting some feedback to make sure it is where it needs to be. You don't want to waste money and have to redo the demo. I have a tendency to rush things when I am excited about a song. So I totally understand impatience.
Take your time. Slow down and get an evaluation. Play it for others. Remember- Songwriting isn't a race, but it feels like one.