Hey Richard, Your song features a very memorable main hook and good musical and melodic parts. The sincere and capable vocal delivery suits the material well (also - nice female backing vocals). The musicianship is solid, tight annd fitting and the production sounds good overall.
You could tighten up the arrangement to keep the momentum of the song moving forward more (e.g. for a radio edit). Please take a look at the comments underneath "Structure".
Stylistically, the song seems to fit well into a more retro-oriented pop category, reminiscent of male singer / songwriters of the 70's and 80's. Personally, I like the instrumentation (e.g. flutes, brass and wah-wah guitars). Of course, there is nothing wrong with that direction and there is a market out there for this music - I just thought I'd mention it to offer you an informed outside opinion.
I wish you good luck with everything.
STYLE
Pop / Retro Pop reminiscent of 70's and 80's male mainstream singers and artists.
MELODY
Nice verse melody. The melodic development in the chorus is very well crafted and leads to the memorable hook in an effortless way. The bridge works well, too.
STRUCTURE
You could tighten up the arrangement to keep the momentum of the song moving forward more (e.g. for a radio edit). You could, for example, shorten the last verse (only a half verse) and end the song after the 3rd chorus, before you go into the bridge.
LYRIC
The lyrics move from the "difficult" verses to the hopeful choruses - a nice development, which works well. You could think about adding more lyrical material to the last verse (instead of repeating the first verse) to keep the listener engaged more.
The positive message is uplifting - the lyrics, the mood of the song and the music complement each other well.
