Headlining

Headlining is a good way to stay on track when you are writing a song.  You should be able to put the concept of your song in one or two sentences.  Write that at the top of the page and refer to it often.  That's your main focus.  Everything else in the song should point to the headline.  To find out what a good headline is, take a song that has already been a hit and write the headline for it.  For example, "Wind Beneath My Wings" is about what?  My success in life is largely due to your quiet support.  At least that's one way to put it.  Pick a few more songs and see what the headlines are.  You'll start to recognize the ones that have "legs".