Hi Wy...thanks for coming back on this. Those are some great alternatives. I think if I just switch your two thoughts around in this couplet it smoothes it a bit for me:
Saw an old sign made of wood, knew the food would be good
With that row of trucks parked outside

I noticed the perfect rhyme thing between line 2 & 5 after I wrote it..but because of the internal rhyme on that 5th line, I am fairly sure (since listeners can't see a lyric sheet) that by the time they hear that line, the other would be out of their mind. I could well be wrong...but when I sing this, it doesn't bother me (of course I only have a head tune and probably a bad one). When this gets to the composer, they may want to switch that, so it does remain an option for me. I do like the ideas you offered here. Can't thank you enough.

Bobbie

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