Mike Roush

While I never served I always loved the Marine Corps motto- Semper Fi, Always Faithful. It applies to so much in life and especially in love. So I dialed back the clock a bit and imagined what I might say to my soon-to-be wife standing at the altar. And the only way someone would ever make it there would be someone as stubborn as me, someone who could fight for us through every dumb mistake I would have made. Because everyone else would've given up long before we got there.

Had the core idea of this song for decades- Nissan had an advertising campaign “Enjoy the ride back in the 90's. I made the joke “If I'm going to hell I may as well enjoy the ride more times than I can count. It never made the cut as a hip hop track but it works as a Southern Rock track here

Started out with Anzai playing “Hoodie" in the car one night. I loved the concept- how often has a partner left behind some piece of clothing? I've done it and had it done to me. That shirt, that whatever... it seems to carry their scent, their feel. It stays with like a cruel reminder of what used to be.

The inspiration here is an older version of me, trying to talk to a younger self about the danger in chasing certain women. No matter how good they look, no matter how much you want to... sometimes it's better to think with the big head.

Originally written some time ago when I went to re-write it recently this hit so much harder. I had depth and emotion to draw on that just wasn't there before. A country radio song about the hope in a return from a lost love