Hi Magne,

LOL, your feelings are the exact opposite of Tom Franz's who thinks the verses are stongest, and the chorus is the weak spot.

In the early verses I was going for a mood kinda like Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight", real intimate. Sorry it misses the mark with you! We aim to please, lol!

Oh Magne, I just don't see starting the song with "Drive along the beach" although it would certainly give the song an interesting shape, that of one verse, followed by a chorus, then a bridge, then the last chorus, then that last "Run Away" section... Just for the hell of it, I listened , starting at "Drive along the beach" and you know what? Not bad, not bad...only we lose why he's in the car, driving along the beech, and moreover, why he needs to "run away" ...nevertheless, leave it to you to have something startling and innovative to throw my way, and make me think.

I'm glad you ended up liking it!

Thanks, Magne!

Mike

Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice
Fortune depends on the tone of your voice

-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon)
from the song "Songs of Love"
from the album "Casanova" (1996)