Originally Posted by: granaghanI just finished a song called "Yappy Dog"...

It was really easy to write. My next door neighbor's dog yaps and yaps all day and night. I was just hanging out and playing my guitar when the dog started barking, so I started singing back to it... "yappy dog next door- i'm probably not going to kill you- but i'll open the gate and let you go" etc etc. The lyrics flowed naturally. Of course, by the way, I would never hurt the dog or open the gate and let it out, but singing about it helps me to deal with the constant barking. It is barking as I am typing this... I hate that dog..

Anyway, point is, you don't have to look too far to find things to write about. All the greatest songs are probably true stories.. "Royal Orleans" by Zeppelin is a great example.

right, bring true in a song is whats best. if youre not true in a song, its nothing