This is my blog from a couple days ago. It was a new song idea. Last night I woke up at 4 am. That was my first time to wake up so that is the great part. The other part is my mind wanted to work on this song. I am not saying my body was in agreement.

My mind kept saying, It's time to work on the chorus. This is part of the life of being a songwriter. I have a pen and 3x5 index cards on my dresser by the bed. I would turn on the light and write down a couple lines. Turn off the light and try to go to sleep. (as my mind started working on the next line)

This process continued off and on till 5:30 or 6. By 6 am my mind decided that it was happy with the chorus. It would now be okay to get another hour of sleep. I was able to complete the chorus. I am going to share part of the blog from a couple days ago to allow you to see if I followed the direction that I wanted. (I think I did, but I could be wrong) You can tell me if I'm wrong. Here is my original idea .

I am always listening for song ideas. I get them from so many different places. Yesterday, I was on instagram and I heard someone say , Men are like flatbed trucks. They drive straighter with a heavy load. I love that line. Let me tell you why. That first half sounds like a true man. Rugged, solid, and hardworking. A man's man. Yeah, I'm a flatbed truck.

The second half is great also. They drive straighter with a heavy load. I love this too. It is saying, the more responsiblities that I have the better. When life is hard, I am staying focused on the road because I have to. The more I stay focused on the road, the easier life is.

The title is Flat bed Ford. Here is my chorus.

I'm a flat bed Ford

going straight down the road

Two hands on the wheel

Dodging pot holes

No slow and easy

I'm heavy and full

I'm a flat bed Ford

going straight down the road.

Is this set in stone? No. It is a chorus that gives me an anchor to build my verses around. What happens if I write great verses and it doesn't fit the chorus?  I can write more verses or tweak the chorus. I spend alot of time tweaking and retweaking songs. It's part of the songwriter journey. I'm just sharing my process in the hope that it might benefit someone else. Or if nothing else, it makes my mind want to wake me up to work on the song at 4am. (Smile)