Thanks to everyone who commented.

Rob, You are always welcome to use all or any part of anything I do.

Noel, thanks for the support and kind words.

SRP, I also have a few friends who work the rodeo circuit and are working cowboys.

Sergio, Thanks man, you are always so kind with me.


Floyd, thanks for taking the time to listen.

Guitarhacker, thank you for taking the time to provide a lot of useful feedback.

I can fix the music without to much of a problem.I don't like the lead intro solo and perhaps could use one from BB or try to play something better. The fiddle issue is self evident...just trying something that did not work, and I have an automation lane under the fiddle so that fix is easy. I was trying to not use pedal steel but could if I went to a minor.

I was also thinking to rewrite this in a major/minor way. Perhaps creating a chorus that goes to the minor. The idea would be to use a minor chord to help define the feeling of a bit of letdown when the "show is over".

Rodeo Cowboys have to deal with a lot of the same issues that musicians on the road deal with. In fact most anyone who works away from home faces these issues.

As there are some good writers here on the site, perhaps you guys could give me some ideas for the lyrics.

The idea I had was to express how it feels when the show is over and how there is no way to know what the outcome of the "show" will be, will I win or not. Then, a bit of reconnecting with home and how hard the trip back home is. Perhaps that is too many ideas in one song....

I think I will go listen to some things Merle Haggard has written and see if I can get some ideas.

My vocal abilities are so limited I am not sure if I could ever sing something like this.

Thanks,

Billy

“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”