John, I am right there in agreement with you. I first toil over this mountainous curve myself. But, then, after hawl if I don't find the solution, I then post. And the posts can often sound confusing because it is usually written in that state that I am in at the time.

So far, I have tried several different ways to get this to work. I thought it would be an easy structure in that it is pretty common to run a verse or two then into the chorus, repeat that, then take a detour for a few measures and close out with the chorus again. When penning it, I would use a D.S. al Coda at the end of loop #2 where it would then flow into the “C” phrase of the song instead of going back to the head again. It is in that transition that I have not been successful using the repeats in BIAB.