Good point, Jim: A simple choice of words can set the time and place of a song. If I sing One, two, velcro my shoe, you might suspect that song is of more recent vintage. The line in a song I wrote, Silver Queen:

"Dancing on the water for a dime" says a lot. For starters, if you're dancing on the water, you're probaly on a boat, unless you're Jesus. Dancing on a boat sounds very romantic, and when you see that it only costs a dime, you know that you're talking about a long time ago.

I thought that your post was fine, Peace. I don't often write a song with instrument in hand, but I do much the same with my voice, driving in a car. I'll just start singing melodies (I'm not very good at singing chords,) and words may present themselves. Again, the melody and the chord changes I hear in my head, even if I can't sing them, will influence the mood and the type of song that's most likely to come out.

Jerry