MAB, it IS a "short song". A standard 12 bar quick change blues tune, with a 10 bar bridge. The whole song is under 3 min. long. Even at around 110 BPM. There is no long intro, just the 2 bar turn around, and no outro. It just happens to me. Too much. Very frustrating. And the lyrics don't even fill up the whole 12 bars. Here's an example:
V1 I had a good woman but I treated her a little too bad (4 bars; 1,4,1,1)
Yes I had a good woman, but I went and made her voodoo mad. (4 bars; 4,4,1,1)
She put some hair in a cloth, (1 bar; 5)
Then she put a pin in the doll (1 bar; 4)
2 bar turn around; (1, 1/5)
All 4 verses are just 4 short lines long. The bridge is also only 2 or 4 lines, depending on how you count it.
No different really than any standard blues tune.
It just happens. I can practice these songs at home until my voice quits, may fingers hurt, and my hands go numb. Every chord, every line; DONE. Then I get on stage and, Oh Well!! But I guess I'm in good company. I've seen great writers like Joel Shewmake and a guy called MAB, along with several others I can't remember the names, break down and just loose it in the middle of a song. LOL
phil g.