Originally Posted by Andrew Dee
Hi Izzy!
This one’s going to be on regular rotation for me. Great RealStyle and masterfully tweaked by you to get all of the goodness out of it. 30 seconds in and I was already doing that thing where you poke out your chin in time with the beat. That riffy thing on the guitar in the intro and carried on through sounded great. I love the metaphor of the driving, but particularly this line …

The things I lost, they taught me clear —
You can’t go back, but you can steer.

So much wisdom in that.

Regarding the pronunciation that K-dub-ya brought up - you almost sound like a free settler of SA. Maybe you need to include ‘school’ or ‘pool’ in a future song so I can test out the theory.

Anywho - fantastic song!

Andrew

Hey Andrew!

Whoa—thanks for the full‑throttle shout‑out! I’m stoked you’ve already got that chin‑poke reflex on speed‑dial; that’s the secret handshake of the “RealStyle” club, right? 🙄
Glad you connected with that “you can’t go back, but you can steer” line. It’s one of those lines that felt true when I wrote it, so it means a lot that it landed for you.

As for the “posh‑ish” accent, I’ll take that as a badge of honour – sounds like I’ve been masquerading as a free‑settler from the bush, right? I’ll be sure to slip in a cheeky “school” or “pool” line in the next tune so you can put my vowel gymnastics to the test (Maybe I’ll even throw in a “youse” for good measure—just to keep the linguists honest)

Cheers Andrew for the generous feedback and the laugh. Keep the chin‑pokes coming, and if you ever catch me sounding like I’m from a different continent, just shout “Oi, Izzy, where’s the nearest barbie?” and I’ll be there. Fair dinkum!

Keep Steering

Izzy 🚗🇦🇺