When the first verse of "They'll Be No Teardrops Tonight" slowly
comes out of the speaker you think, "Oh, another typical Hank Williams Sr. wannabe" - a thought that lasts only long enough for "Big House" to push the pedal to the metal and drive all such thoughts from your mind.  This is the only cover on the album and even that is definitely stamped with the band's unique style.

Lead singer Monty Byrom and/or lead guitarist David Neuhauser have a
hand in all the remaining songs on the album that range from tender ballads to rocking roadhouse blues. Sonny California on harmonica, Chuck Seaton on guitar, Tanner Byrom on drums, and Ron Mitchell on bass, round out the band. The music is mostly mid-tempo swing and two-step, just made for the dance floor.

The first single from the album is "Faith,"  a testament to believing in each other despite the stories you might hear, "If there's a shadow of
doubt in your mind/ Let the light of our love shine shine."  "Tender Dreams" is about perseverance, about dreams carrying you past cold reality, perhaps even death.  The chorus has a great hook.

"Ain't Slept In Our Bed" is a little swing tune about sitting at home
missing your love while, the following song, "Never Again," is about wanderlust and the realization that it takes him away from the one person he loves. Like two sides of the same coin both songs make the same point in different ways.

The next two tracks are about problem relationships. Being the "Second
Hand Love" isn't enough and it's time to choose: money or love. Trouble" is a ballad about knowing something is wrong and just wanting it to be right.

One of my favorite songs is "Highway Of No Return," a James Dean "rebel without a cause" song where "The answer's always been liquid courage and a 45' and the destination is Hell." The maudlin guitar opening of "This Far Down" is well suited to this "love is all we have" song, which is reminiscent of "Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me."

The road plays a major role in many of the songs on this album and the
final two songs are both about being on the road. "Travelin' Kind" opens with a great guitar and harmonica bridge and two exchanging queries. In this song wanderlust is something that continues to have its appeal, as opposed to the earlier "Never Again," where the luster of the road has worn off. Both this, and the last song, "Don't Believe Everything You're Told," are about the life of the musician. The latter though is kind of an autobiographical story of the "Big House" and the fact that all that traveling, that chasing of the elusive dream, can pay off, so don't give up. A willing prisoner of that dream, the "Big House" serves notice that they have done their time and are here to stay.