"Hard Times" is a song Surkamp wrote during Donald Trump's inauguration, as he felt depressed by the circumstance. "Crying Forever" was written by Surkamp for Savoy Brown, included in their 2007 studio album Steel. Pavlov's Dog used to play the song live in concerts before the release of their own studio version with Prodigal Dreamer, as indicated by its inclusion in their 2016 live album House Broken. A live version of "Shaking me Down" is also part of that album.
