Third Little Word
This song addresses those ‘three little words’. It makes a humorous, yet accurate, observation that the most important word in the phrase is the last one. Everyday we all use the first two words in the phrase to describe things we’re fond of…pizza, beer, baseball, etc. It’s the third word, ‘you’, that gives [...]

The First to Know
This is a very personal song that came from Eric’s experience as a single person looking for that one special person. Everyone always asks, “Is this the one…what do you think?” Eric’s response has always been the same… “If I knew, I wouldn’t tell you first…She’ll be The First to Know”. This [...]

That’s Gonna Be You
Just as She Brings Me Down is a father/daughter song, this is a father/son tune. This song addresses the common experience of most boys. At some point, when they’re young, Dad is Superman. Just a few short years later, he couldn’t be more uncool, or easier to dislike. And then one day, [...]

The inspiration for this story comes from Chris’ (then three year old) daughter, Bonnie Nicole.
It’s written from the perspective of an everyday, average Dad who sometimes gets lost in his own routine, who from time to time needs a subtle reminder of what’s really important in life. Nicole never seems to care if he’s [...]

This song is based on a true story—the lives of our co-writer Randy Barber’s grandparents. We did take certain liberties to make the story flow. His grandparents were actually married in the back of a department store on a Friday night, after closing time. That is such a great part of the story that it [...]

Love’s Gone South
This song started out with Chris’s hook ‘Love’s Gone South’ and his idea that the girl had moved south, leaving her guy behind. The literal and figurative interpretation of “gone south” seemed like a good thing to work with…It took some time to come up with the idea that the couple had taken [...]