What About My Reward

Story Behind The Song

The storyteller appears to be a hero who helps others, but you soon realize he's only interested in fame and fortune for himself.

Song Description

Driving Blues-Rock with neo-Classic Rock sound. The song appears to be about a Good Samaritan, but he's a sham who is only in it for recognition and money. Dramatic changes and a ton of dynamics, going from a sparse guitar opening to a wall-of-sound onslaught with screaming guitar solo. Progressive influences include Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs/Kansas/Deep Purple) and Dann Huff of Giant.

Song Length 3:52 Genre Rock - General, Rock - Hard Rock
Tempo Fast (151 - 170) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Tense, Incensed Similar Artists Joe Bonamassa, Giant
Language English Era 1970 - 1979

Lyrics

Didn't you see me dive in the river to save your little boy?
He had gone in over his head, chasing a rubber toy.
Well, I jumped in with my clothing on and oh, how the river roared!
What about my, what about my, what about, what about my reward?

As I was a-walkin' on down the road heading for the corner bar,
I saw a little girl step into the path of a rapidly-moving car.
I SHOUTED! And I grabbed her just in time, to save her from the speeding Ford.
What about my, what about my, what about, what about my reward?
What about my, what about my, what about, what about my reward?

Sirens screaming! People too! Flames rolling up to the clouds.
An old man looked from his fiery window far above the crowd,
And as he jumped, I turned away and prayed for his soul to The Lord.
What about my, what about my, what about, what about my reward?
What about my, what about my, what about, what about my reward?
What about my, what about my, what about, what about my reward?

Loved the guitar work - loved the rhythm guitar & lead. Vocals had a great beat as well. Remind me of? Hard to say - very original song. Could be see it done by perhaps John Hyatt...

This is unique and very catchy. I like the rhythm and the feel of this song. I really like the lyrics. It sum's up the average American in this age. More worried about money than doing something good. We have a song that has a similar message called American Greed, America Creed. We get a lot of good reaction from it. Nice song guys, Loved it!!!

Right off to a good start right away. Nice sounding doubled guitars. The arrangement really works. Starting with very little backing instrumentation make the sections that follow sound huge. Well done overall.

terrific recording - punchy with great performances for all the instruments - adding the bell cym during the solo - and speaking of solo - very nice - song has a strong hook and neat lil inst hook as well.

the production quality here is top shelf all the way through - an excellent job all the way around - the song kicks it.

Love the intro, and the instruments. Lyrics are clear and flow nicely
and the musical breaks are very good. A very good rock song.Reminds me of Nickleback, I can see this being performed on one of those big concert stages. This song is the type of song that would stick on the mind quickly.

I actually loved the song right out of the gate. I loved how the song "jumped" right into the story, if you'll forgive the sin. Vocals and melody worked really well, I liked the reverb, and I found the song fairly catchy. Great lead guitar work. Whoever is playing they is a highly skilled guitarist. The lyrics were quite effective, catchy rhymes that painted pictures.

Lyrics Robert P. Birthisel Music Robert P. Birthisel
Producer Robert P. Birthisel Publisher Worldwide Birthisel Publishing (ASCAP)
This track is on 1 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Signal 30 Signal 30's 8th Playlist 2/15/2022

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