It's about a regular working-class guy who struggles against an uncertain future. He lives for today out on the rough streets with a hint of desperation. But he's also sensitive, yearning for something more and singing earnestly to his girl.
I haven't finished it yet, but that's the general idea.
sorry boop, it's already been written: bon jovi "livin' on a prayer." in fact they nail that sucker in only half a verse:
ReplyDeletewe've got to hold on to what we've got. it doesn't really matter if we make it or not, we've got each other. and that's a lot. for love we'll give it a shot.
To really nail the ending I recommend first going out on a few last-chance power drives. When you sit back down to finish the song, it'll just write itself.
ReplyDeleteI figured you were going to link to that old Onion story about "Springsteenville," though come to think of it that one may not be online...