You can get stale writing with each other for a while.
We became the songs we wrote.
It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.
I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive.
I think that most writers who wait until they're inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside.
I get a different kind of lyric from someone else that might make me go in a different musical direction.