It's not a matter of legality but right and wrong. Hell, I wrote a few songs with Collins years ago and they're both really, really knowledgable about my stuff. And while you can't copyright a title, everyone in Nashville knows a clever hook is half the work. And the image heavy structure is exactly the same as mine. I could be wrong about this but I think I caught this guy doing the same thing a few years ago. I posted a lyric with a line about a bent Pall Mall and a few days later something of his turned up with the same phrase.

I'm not just posting lyrics here out of boredom. My co-writer had this demoed and if these guys are playing this at open mics in Nashville, it'll obscure our version since we're hell and gone from there.

Nashville demos etc:

https://www.soundclick.com/bands3/default.cfm?bandID=431939

other demos:

https://soundcloud.com/wabash-cannibal

Amazon Kindle books by Robert George you may enjoy:

1) Americana

2) Teenage Graceland

3) The Will to Be

4) Fort Mystery

5) Wheel Sea

6) My One True Love