Hi Ted,

Thanks for taking time to listen. The tempo can come up a notch, I agree, just couldn't play it any faster at the time. I think I could now. I'd like to address some of your comments on the lyrics.
"west's the best" was a bow to Jim Morrison. That's gotta stay! smile
I was going for a "you win some, you lose some" vibe, so used "you", more conversational, I thought. This woman is waiting around for a man that isn't going to come and has been there before so, for her, she has mostly lost. It's not an optimistic song.
It's not a river, it's a creek and this one isn't very big. Living in fear refers to the line just before "Afraid to let go of what we know". "Here" refers to where she is at this moment in her life.
"howling soul". Now there's an image! I'll think about that one.
Thanks again for the detailed comments. Always appreciated.

Ricki

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