Kane, bgv is "background vocals".

Hey Warren...........yeah many a times I wished if I had a background vocal or a mild chorus playing in bg......working solo as of now...... will try to have the bgv in my next projects.....Kane :) thanks

Hi Kane,
 
The Bar On Highway 82 is off to a good start.
 
An easy way to tone down the drums is to select brush drums instead of sticking with the standard drum set.  A percussion sound such as shaker would add some depth.
 
A second guitar track would add some sound when you switch to picking out the notes.  If you have guitar 1 doing mostly whole or half note strums and the second guitar track playing fingerpick would work.

Hi Kane,
 
Sorry for the late reply...been involved in other stuff.
 
I think you should keep trying and do as many songs as you can. It is the only way you will get better. Music is very subjective, so what I think about this song or any other song for that matter is just one person's take on something.
 
Do things that sound good to you and change and evolve as time goes by.
 
There has been a lot of good feed back posted that you can consider. Take note of what people say but at the end of the day you have to make you own decisions. It is always good to ask for help when you get stuck with something.
 
Cheers,
 
 
Billy