What keeps you grounded and makes it harder to tear you up.

The session for tracking this demo was fun. It has been awhile since I've used Joe Spivey on fiddle and Mike Johnson on steel. You don't find any better than those two! I had forgotten how much fun it is, and how much I love traditional country. This song was written in the hopes of pitching to artists such as Midland, Joe Nichols, Blake Shelton, etc.

Having spent some time away from someone you miss them and can't wait to see them

The lyrics were started by James Hancock and I have added to them but I still feel the story needs to be set up better. Based on a true story that James saw in his home town where a woman died of an OD while leaving her young son outside alone...very sad.

About a guy who is tired of going after women based on their looks only, without considering what other attributes they have, then deciding to go mining for his Diamond.

written for a friend going through a nasty break up!

My old personal trainer commented one Monday morning about my eating of pizza and other not so good foods over the weekend and said you're going to end up with the big belly blues. I immediately said that a song right there...and he challenged me to write it...and so here's a rough demo of the "The Big Belly Blues".

Lyrics were written by Ron Walton and sent to me, it was written in a Neil Diamond / Barry Manilow style.