diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 40dc6d2..7afbe0b 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@ import (
 // This represents the base command when called without any subcommands
 var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "ponder",
-	Short: "A brief description of your application",
-	Long: `A longer description that spans multiple lines and likely contains
-examples and usage of using your application. For example:
-
-Cobra is a CLI library for Go that empowers applications.
-This application is a tool to generate the needed files
-to quickly create a Cobra application.`,
+	Short: "A managing tool for lilypond sheet music libraries",
+	Long: `Ponder is a tool to help manage your sheet music library.
+The main purpose is to help in the compilation of your lilypond files
+into both single files and a fully functioning song book. It also accepts
+other PDF files to be part of your song book.`,
 	// Uncomment the following line if your bare application
 	// has an action associated with it:
 	//	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { },