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Hi Newby, welcome to Chordie. you probably have a very high pH level on your fingers which will take off the shine and dull the ring of your strings. This will happen with just about every make you can get. I knew a guitarist that removed his strings regularly, boiled them then used an oil coating to preserve the tone. To be honest I don't know if that works so I just get cheaper end strings: Martin's or d'dario for acoustic and Fenders for electric. I would recommend a heavier guage string for acoustic which will hold their tone longer.     

A very moving piece Pete. It brought back memories and fears. I've never taken drugs but I was a heavy drinker...long, long ago due to the friends I had I expect. Now I warn my kids and grandkids to think about the consequences of what they're about to do as everything we do when we're young comes back to haunt us later in life. It's not easy to be an onlooker either as a nasty drunk or an out of control addict can destroy and affect lives. Another great observation well reported.     

Enjoyed that but I kept waiting for the trumpet to come in...lol     

Did you write this as a stadium anthem? I can just imagine the crowd singing back to you I WANT MORE! Love it! Also the line "pay my bail" definitely one I want to hear     

I'm not a big country fan though I'm told most of my songs turn out that way. I like your observations and the way you express them. Your vocal and guitar playing are great, you've got a better singing voice than you give yourself credit for. Enjoyed it well done.     

Thanks for clearing that up. A search facility could save a lot of time scrolling through the lists of songs or artists don't you think?     

jim, it's a little known fact but many years ago i was one of those truckers, just like my dad before me. i then got a job as a salesman selling to shops and pubs and such like. i must be honest i was never sad or miserable, especially on hot summer days at seaside resorts!!!

i like your song very much, as Jeff says it's a departure for you, but you are allowing your imagination to flow and it's finding great story lines from basically looking at some miserable so and so's face. let us know when you've posted the recording.     

The pleasure was all mine Pete.     

you're not going to leave it like that are you? as you say, i don't think it would work as a song or poem but it is the start of a great adventure story. what does the open box reveal? where will the contents take you? another world? another time? come on get writing.     

Peatle, now it's a three way? On first reading I thought your last verse was too long but I can see now that the last four lines could be a chorus or a bridge?

With all these days of doing nothing I've hardly picked up my guitar, must start practicing again.     

Love the sound of your 12er, very mellow. Now for the bad news....I think your chord structure will make a great (last?)love song, but what you played is in 4:4 time, 6:4 is a waltz time with twice as many beats to each bar. Do you have any stomp boxes with a metronome? Or download from the net. Look forward to hearing the finished recording.