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Return to: Archives · The Freedom Exchange Subject: help?  I dont like my last verse Posted by: Tom Taylor Please help I cannot come up with a good last course for this song.The first two I like  and the one after the break is just ok but the whole last four lines seem to repeated to suit me . give me input. When its closing time at my favorite bar and im setting all alone There is no one there to comfort me  or to take me home There will always be a barstool          waiting just for me Where the beer is just a dollar     and the heartaches are free Yes the beer is just a dollar         and the heartaches are free I go there quite often                    just to drown her menory I dont have a lot of money       but I dont need much you see Where the beer is just a dollar      and the heartaches are free break I guess I dont blame her         for the way shes treated me and  if she wants to find me    she knows right where ill be with my friend at my favorite bar      as happy as I can be where the beer is just a dollar     and the heartaches are free Yes the beer is just a dollar        and the heartaches are free I meet all of my friends there      and they are good company we dont need a lot of money      we're as happy as we can be where the beer is just a dollar     and the heartaches are free written; by tom taylor    PLEASE HELP ME ON THESE LAST                                  FOUR LINES. I DONT LIKE IT AS                                 WRITTEN. Subject: Re: help? I dont like my last verse Posted by: Hobes Okay Tom... Well you've got to decide what happens next.  Does she come down there after him?  Since one line says "She knows where to find me", this seems like a logical scenario.  This would make the song uplifting in the end, so you've got to decide if this is how you want the song to travel. If you don't have some sort of resolution planned, then two verses are enough.  Don't think you gotta have three...   Or you could write a short bridge.  Give you a structure like ABABCB (verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge/chorus)  A bridge would be a great place to have her walk into the bar.   Once you decide where you want the song to go, you'll be fine.  If it ain't going any further, I'd leave it at two verses - stick in an instrumental break after the second chorus and come back to the chorus when it's over.  If you're looking for a possible resolution, I'd highly recommend a bridge as the way to go. hobes

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