We're always looking for another chance at something. Life isn't always like a video game though.

First time for banjo on one of my tracks! Just seemed like it needed it!

Second Chances

Too many people trying to tell us what to think, what to believe and too few of us thinking for ourselves.

Josh Rodgers (Drums)
Jerry Matheny (Guitars)
Milo Deering (Mandolin)
Kerry Huckaba (Bass)
Spencer Broschard (Backup Vocals)
Paul Osborne (engineering at Audio Dallas)
Will Montgomery (lead Vocal)

Song written by Will Montgomery

We Don't Care

Demos 2021

You Walked In

Wanted to write a song with horns. Was kind of thinking Memphis Horns and R&B which evolved into this. Some amazing players on this one including Rick Melick on B3 organ who played with Clapton on "Live from the Royal Albert Hall."

Demos 2022

You Keep My Love

Meet Me In The Middle

Not sure where this comes from...almost feels like an early 70's Paul McCartney & Wings thing but I wasn't trying to sound like anything; it just kinda happened.

Electric Guitar: Larry Rolando & Gabe Stivala
Acoustic Guitar: Spencer Broschard
Pedal Steel: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Background Vocals: Spencer & Julie Broschard
Lead Vocal: Will Montgomery
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Mix: Will Montgomery

Worth Hurting For

Demos 2024

Warning

Demos 2023

All I Ever Need

Pink Floyd meets Duran Duran.

Electric & Acoustic Guitar: Larry Rolando
Pedal Steel: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Background Vocals: Julie & Spencer Broschard
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Mix: Will Montgomery

Under The Sun

Guitars: Jerry Matheny
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Mix: Will Montgomery

Somebody Cares

Guitars: Clay Willis
Pedal Steel: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Backup Vocals: Julie Lavery & Spencer Brochard
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written & Mixed by Will Montgomery

Last Man Standing

The Other

When you find that person...you go where they go. Or they go where you go hopefully. Stick with them.

NEVER GIVE UP ON SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN’T GO A DAY WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT. — Winston Churchill

Guitars: Clay Willis
Pedal Steel: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Backup Vocals: Julie & Spencer Brochard
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written & Mixed by Will Montgomery

Where You Go

This song is about longing and for someone who is far away. Time and space feel different when you're missing someone. Even the morning light feels wrong without that person.

Guitars: Clay Willis, Gabe Stivala, Spencer Brochard
Pedal Steel: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Backup Vocals: Julie & Spencer Brochard
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written & Mixed by Will Montgomery

Falling Into You

Jerry Matheny - Guitars • Spencer Brochard - Lead Guitar
Pete Miller - Bass • Josh Rodgers - Drums
Milo Deering - Mandolin
Spencer & Julie Brochard - Backup Vocals
Will Montgomery - Lead Vocal
Engineering - Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas

Written & Produced by Will Montgomery

"Quarter-Life Circus" captures the chaotic experience of navigating early adulthood with humor and raw honesty. The song reflects on the confusion, frustration, and societal pressures of trying to "have it all" by a certain age. From mounting bills to unfulfilled dreams, it paints a vivid picture of feeling like a clown in the circus of life, where nothing seems to make sense and every attempt to succeed falls short. With biting wit and self-reflection, this track serves as both a personal anthem and a broader commentary on the challenges many face in their twenties, offering a relatable mix of humor and vulnerability.

Quarter Life Circus

Guitars: Jerry Matheny
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Backup Vocals: Spencer Brochard & Julie Laverty
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas

Written, Produced & Mixed by Will Montgomery
(C) 2024 Will Montgomery

This song is a reflection on the lingering impact of a lost love, capturing the emotions of yearning, nostalgia, and an unshakable connection to someone who is no longer present. The lyrics weave imagery of cherished memories and the haunting presence of the loved one. 

The song portrays love as something eternal within the heart, even when it is physically lost, and frames the narrator's emotional state as one of longing and resilience, sustained by the echoes of the past.

Lost In The Echo

Electric Guitar: Clay Willis
Acoustic Guitar: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Kevin Bailey
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Backup Vocals & Guitar Solo: Spencer Brochard
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written & Mixed by Will Montgomery

Ghost in a Shell

Guitars: Jerry Matheny, Spencer Brochard
Dobro: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Backup Vocals: Julie Lavery, Spencer Brochard
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written & Mixed by Will Montgomery

Front Porch Philosophy

Guitars: Clay Willis
Pedal Steel: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Bob Patin: Piano & Organ
Backup Vocals & Lead Guitar: Spencer Brochard
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written & Mixed by Will Montgomery

Tomorrow's Sun

Guitars: Clay Willis
Cello: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Keyboards: Bob Patin
Backup Vocals: Julie Laverty, Spencer Brochard
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written & Mixed by Will Montgomery

God Left The Chat

Guitar: Clay Willis
Guitar Solo: Spencer Brochard
Piano: Bob Patin
Cello: Milo Deering
Bass: Pete Miller
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Backup Vocals: Julie Laverty, Spencer Brochard
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written & Mixed by Will Montgomery

Somewhere Else

Guitar: Clay Willis
Piano: Bob Patin
Pedal Steel: Milo Deering
Bass: Pete Miller
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Additional Guitar & Backup Vocals Spencer Brochard
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written & Mixed by Will Montgomery

Between Here and Goodbye

Guitars: Clay Willis
Pedal Steel: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Backup Vocals: Julie Lavery, Spencer Brochard, Henrik Bank
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written & Mixed by Will Montgomery

Always Monday

Exploration of dealing with our own headspace. Blend of CSN and Peter Gabriel.

Vocals: Will Montgomery & Julie Lavery
Acoustic Guitar: Spencer Brochard
Keyboards: Will Montgomery
Written, Produced and Mixed by Will Montgomery

Barely

I was thinking of the phrase "Isn't it pretty to think so?" the famous last line from Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises". It's a bittersweet expression of longing and acceptance, often used to acknowledge a beautiful but ultimately unattainable idea or hope. "Pretty" didn't really work for the song but that was the sentiment behind the lyrics.

Guitar: Clay Willis
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Keyboards: Bob Patin
Mandolin: Milo Deering
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Backup Vocals: Julie Laverty, Spencer Brochard, Henrik Bank
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written, Mixed & Produced by Will Montgomery

Lyrics (Because Robert asked for them!):

[Verse 1]
We built a life in our heads
In places we’d never find
Hung pictures in empty rooms
Like we had all the time

You laughed and lit a cigarette
Said dreams are just what they are
But I kept drawing maps to places
we’d never get in the car

[Pre-Chorus]
You said, “Don’t look back, it’s dangerous”
But that’s where I live the most
With a glass in my hand
And a ghost on the coast

[Chorus]
Isn’t it nice to think so?
That love could be enough
That timing wasn’t cruel
And we weren’t just making it up

Isn’t it something to hold to
When the truth feels too low
To believe in what never was
Isn’t it nice to think so?

[Verse 2]
You read me lines from a book 
About some other broken pair
And said, “At least we tried”
Like trying ever got us anywhere

We kissed like we were strangers
And left like we were thieves
Took nothing but the silence
And the ache that never leaves

[Pre-Chorus]
The stars were out but fading fast
Like promises on your breath
And I knew right then
We were loving to forget

[Chorus]
Isn’t it nice to think so?
That we could rewrite the end
That you’d call me one last time
Just to say, “Let’s pretend”

Isn’t it easier dreaming
Than facing what we know
That some hearts were made to break
Isn’t it nice to think so?

[Bridge]
All the could’ve-beens
And almosts and maybes
They sit like unopened letters
From younger, braver versions of me

[Final Chorus]
Isn’t it nice to think so?
That we’d meet in another life
Where we never said goodbye
And nothing ever felt like a knife

Isn’t it lovely and hollow
To wish it was all for show
But I loved you more than I told you—
Isn’t it nice to think so?

[Outro]
Yeah, I loved you more than I told you
Isn’t it nice to think so?

Nice To Think So

A little jam that turned into an exploration of depression and finding your way out of it.

Guitar: Larry Rolando, Spencer Brochard
Pedal Steel: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Keyboards: Bob Patin
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Backup Vocals: Spencer Brochard
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written, Mixed & Produced by Will Montgomery

Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Been talking to walls again
They’re better at listening
Can’t tell if it’s real or just
A rerun I’m living in

Thought I was holding on
But maybe I’m holding back
Smile in the mirror cracks
Guess I should laugh at that

[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t mean to be this way
Just a little off today

[Chorus]
I’m not lost, just out of my head
Caught in a loop of things I never said
I’ll be fine, just give me a sec
A little off, not done yet
I’m not broken, just bent instead
A little out of my head

[Verse 2]
Phone says I’ve missed some calls
I swear I was right there
Heart’s on airplane mode
And I don’t even care

People say, “You seem off”
Like I hadn’t noticed
Trying to fake okay
But I’m not the boldest
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m not trying to disappear
Just having a quiet year

[Chorus]
I’m not lost, just out of my head
Caught in a loop of things I never said
I’ll be fine, just give me a sec
A little off, not done yet
I’m not broken, just bent instead
A little out of my head

[Bridge]
Give me time, I’ll climb back down
From whatever cloud I’m on
Don’t give up, just hang around
Even night turns into dawn

[Final Chorus]
I’m not lost, just out of my head
Sorting through all this tangled thread
I’ll be fine, that’s what I said
A little off, not done yet
I’m not broken, just bent instead
A little out of my head

[Outro]
Out of my head...but I’ll get back in again

Out of My Head

Electric Guitar: Clay Willis
Electric Rhythm Guitar: Spencer Brochard
Cello & Acoustic Guitar: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Keyboards: Bob Patin
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Backup Vocals: Julie Laverty, Spencer Brochard
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written, Mixed & Produced by Will Montgomery

LYRICS:

[Verse 1]
Same bed, same room,
But I don’t feel you move.
Eyes wide, your back turned,
Love fades, we don’t learn.

[Chorus]
Half a heart away,
But miles in between.
Too quiet to fight,
Too loud to dream.
You stay,
But you’re half a heart away.

[Verse 2]
Hands close, no touch,
We don’t talk that much.
Used to burn so bright,
Now we hide from the light.

[Chorus]
Half a heart away,
But I still pretend.
Too tired to leave,
Too far to mend.
You stay,
But you’re half a heart away.

[Bridge]
Don’t know who gave in first,
But we made it worse.
Don’t know what it means to be
all alone without you and me.

[Final Chorus]
Half a heart away,
Still lying side by side.
No fire, no flame,
Just the slow goodbye.
You stay,
But you’re half a heart away.

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]
Guess we’re close enough to stay...
But still half a heart away.

Half A Heart Away

Guitars: Bill Scherer
Pedal Steel: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Keyboards: Bob Patin
Lead Vocal: Will Montgomery
Backup Vocals: Julie Laverty, Spencer Brochard
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written, Mixed & Produced by Will Montgomery

[Verse 1]
Half a step from where I stood
Said I might, never said I would
Traced your name across the glass
Watched the moment slowly pass

[Pre-Chorus]
Too much doubt, too little to say
You moved on while I looked away

[Chorus]
Took the long way from maybe
Drew a line, then looked away
Held my breath while you were waiting
Now there’s nothing left to say
You were steady, I was slow
Now I walk this road alone

[Verse 2]
Called your name, then changed my mind
Hoped you’d read between the lines
Told myself it’s not too late
But fear will always hesitate

[Pre-Chorus]
Held back words I thought you’d understand
Now they’re ashes in my hands
[Chorus]
Took the long way from maybe
Let it drift, then walked away
Built a wall instead of meaning
Now there’s nothing I can say
You were ready, I said no
Now I walk this road alone

[Bridge]
Built a home on ifs and when
Closed the door, then asked again
Watched you leave without a sound
Now I’m stuck on this battleground

[Final Chorus]
Took the long way from maybe
Truth was there, I looked away
Spoke too soft and far too slowly
Now there’s nothing left to say
You were sure, and I was slow
Now I walk this road alone

[Outro]
The signs were clear, I looked away
Now it’s just me and yesterday

Long Way From Maybe

Blues-rock song about talking to someone who’s long gone — replaying old conversations and trying to move on, but still stuck in that loop of what you wish you’d said.

Electric Guitar: Clay Willis
Acoustic Guitar: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Keyboards: Bob Patin
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Backup Vocals: Julie Laverty, Spencer Brochard
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written, Mixed & Produced by Will Montgomery

[Verse 1]
Lights are low, and the coffee’s cold,
Another night getting old.
Your ghost still walks these wooden floors,
Even though you don’t call no more.
I rehearse what I’d say if you came around,
But all I do is speak out loud...

[Chorus]
Talking to myself again,
Like you’re still on the other end.
Words I never said out loud,
Fill an empty room somehow.
I should move on, but I pretend—
Yeah, I’m talking to myself again.

[Verse 2]
Your sweater’s still on the second chair,
Guess I leave it there on a dare.
Tried dating once, didn’t last,
She smiled like you—but that passed.
Told her stories I meant for you,
Didn’t feel right, but I played it through.

[Chorus]
Talking to myself again,
Caught in a loop I can’t defend.
The jokes you’d laugh at fall flat now,
But I still say them out loud.
Guess I’m not ready to hit “The End”—
So I’m talking to myself again.

[Bridge]
Maybe someday I’ll get it right,
Quit chasing shadows in the night.
But until I do, I’ll stay right here—
Whispering words you’ll never hear...

[Guitar Solo]

[Final Chorus]
Talking to myself again,
Trying to find out where I’ve been.
Your name still fits between my lines,
Like a song I lost in time.
If silence is how this has to end,
I’ll just keep talking to myself... again.

[Outro]
Yeah, I’m talking...
Still talking to myself again.

Talking To Myself Again

This song is about letting go of the past and finally feeling free. The song’s about finding peace after saying goodbye—when the noise fades, and you can finally breathe again.

**No AI was used in the production of this song**

Guitar: Spencer Brochard
Mandolin: Milo Deering
Drums: Josh Rodgers
Bass: Pete Miller
Keyboards: Bob Patin
Vocal: Will Montgomery
Backup Vocals: Julie Laverty, Spencer Brochard
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written, Mixed & Produced by Will Montgomery

[Verse 1]
I stood where silence used to stay
The breeze just carried it away
No signs to read, no reason why
It feels so good to say goodbye

[Chorus]
Just a trace of nothing here
No more weight and no more tears
Empty space, open skies
I’m alive — and I know why

[Verse 2]
No tangled words, no lines to bend
Just clean air and a quiet end
Used to chase what wasn’t real
Now I just feel what I feel

[Chorus]
Just a trace of nothing here
No more weight and no more tears
Empty space, open skies
I’m alive — and I know why

[Bridge]
No looking back, no need to stay
I’ve got the sun, a brand new day

[Final Chorus]
Just a trace of nothing left
And I can breathe with every step
Empty space, open skies
I’m alive — and I know why

Trace of Nothing

Guitar: Gabe Stivala
Additional Rhythm Guitar: Spencer Brochard
Drums & Lead Vocal: Will Montgomery
Bass: Pete Miller
Backup Vocals: Julie Laverty, Spencer Brochard
Engineering: Paul Osborn @ Audio Dallas
Written, Mixed & Produced by Will Montgomery

No AI was used in the creation of this track. Can't believe I have to say that.

A song about someone longing for a lost connection, holding onto hope that the other person will reach out, cross the distance, and come back into their life—even if it’s just one small step at a time.

[Verse 1]
I’ve been walking these quiet streets alone
Chasing ghosts in the dial tone
Left the porch light on again
Just in case you’re close to home

[Pre-Chorus]
I know you’ve got your reasons
I’ve got mine, too
But if there’s still a spark
Let it pull you through

[Chorus]
Find a way to me
One step, one sign
Cross that line
Find a way to me

[Verse 2]
I ain’t asking for miracles, no
Just a call or a knock at the door
I’d meet you halfway, maybe more
But I don’t know what you’re waiting for

[Pre-Chorus]
You say time will heal
But it don’t feel fair
When the silence grows
And you’re still out there

[Chorus]
Find a way to me
One step, one sign
Cross that line
Find a way to me

[Bridge]
Every love leaves fingerprints
Even yours still lingers on
If you’re out there thinking twice
That means you’re not gone

[Chorus]
Find a way to me
One step, one sign
Cross that line
Find a way to me

[Outro]
Yeah...
Find a way to me

Find A Way

Singer/Songwriter/Drummer in Dallas, TX. I believe in working with real musicians and tracking as much as possible live.

Will Montgomery

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