Carroll, I think this has a lot of the ingredients of a good country song - a dad, a tractor, a simple homespun moral. The image of the dad as a tractor is a powerful one. With the right kind of voice, sung by a man in the right kind of hat, this could be really good.

Thanks!

Not sure how well the words will sing. Thats my main concern. Might need some tweaking.

Hey Carroll. "My Dad is a tractor" -- now there's an original idea. Love it. Can I put your mind to rest about how well it will sing? I tried it with a couple melodies that came to mind and it sang just fine. The only line I consistently stumbled on was "I needed some better tires." I think it'd sing better if you lose a syllable there. Perhaps something like "Could use some better tires." You'll then need to match up your count with "I learned you have to slow down." Perhaps singing "you gotta" instead of "you have to." I know that technically, that's not a decrease in syllables, but in practice, we tend to run over a word like "gotta" so that it easily takes up the same space as "Could use some better tires." Hope that helps

Jen

Like both ideas. If i sang id use gotta too.