This sits just right. I'm a big fan of simple productions. Personally it's my preference. It's so much more challenging to get a simple one plus one production to come across with full impact. However, that's what you do here. Between your lyrics, your expressive vocal delivery and the guitar work you hit the bullseye. Great tune!!!

Real nice bluesy slice of dark Americana. I've been playing along with some lead guitar, which if this was a full production would sound pretty neat I think.

I'm such a fan of your songwriting (and I love the simple acoustic versions). Love the structure of the verses (and the buzz/was rhyme makes me happy). The recurring "that man never gonna treat you right" is powerful (and the different lines that precede it are excellent).

The music, melody, and lyrics all work so well together to paint such a brutal picture. You can really hear the weary resignation mixed with frustration in your voice. A fiery blues-tinged banger

This is so raw, and fits so well with the subject. Lovely playing and so much emotion in your voice.

My rock and roll imagination is giving this a slightly fuzzed-up swampy electric and a foot stomp beat. There's a friend of a friend I should probably play this to. They'd miss the message completely, but at least they'd have heard a good song.

I've lived on both sides of this lyric. Great insight and you made it rhyme.

Doesn’t really need a big production, Phil 😀 Your vocal gets everything across by itself, and there’s something that ties into the tough love, telling it how it is message of the song that suits a stripped back approach. I suspect there are a tonne of pro songwriters in Nashville who’d give their back teeth to write a song this relatable and strong. Top work.

Superb. Love the phrasing on ‘crying’, lovely touch. I think this works really well as a simple acoustic ‘production’. It keeps the emotion at the forefront I think. It’s a great take and performance.

Ooof. This one hits pretty hard. Amazing songwriting Phil. Dang. It's concise and there's brevity yet you've giving enough info for the listener to fill in the rest of the storyline. It's vague enough that we can fill in with our experience instead of you inserting details. This is amazing.

I love the sound of your guitar for this song also. I'm afraid now that I've heard it like this I can't imagine a full band accompanying.

So well done.

Love these lyrics-the chorus is especially powerful. I can hear a full band behind this! Good job!!!