 After graduation, he moved to Austin and had planned to move to Washington, but a visit to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville in 1973 renewed his old passion for country music, and he stayed there to seek a career in that genre.Moffatt first worked as a songwriter, in emulation of Kris Kristofferson and mentor Ed Penney.Success first came when Ronnie Milsap's recording of "Just in Case" peaked at No.