Should’ve Trusted My Overthinking

[Verse 1]
[female vocals]
You said, "I love you" in your daddy's old Chevy
Swore I was the only one you’d ever let this heavy
I memorized the way you held that steering wheel
Should’ve trusted all the knots in my gut, not how you made me feel
[Verse 2]
[male vocals]
You held that styrofoam cup, boots on my dash
Talkin’ ‘bout forever like forever wouldn’t crash
You heard the tremble every time you said, "You’re mine"
Still you shoved down every warning sign
[Chorus]
[duet, harmonies]
You once said you love me
Said I was the only one
But that “only” had an exit
And you already had one foot run
Guess that was a lie, yeah
Right there in the porch light glow
Should’ve trusted my overthinking
Like always
It already knew you’d go
[Verse 3]
[female vocals, rap cadence]
Yeah, late nights, you’d ghost then call
Blame work, blame friends, blame alcohol
I had screenshots, half-truths, white lies
But I buried ‘em deep just to look in your eyes
Heart said “stay,” head said “run”
I kept countin’ red flags, still callin’ it fun
Now I’m sittin’ with the pieces, talkin’ to the ceiling
Like girl, you knew better, why you doubt your own feelings?
[Verse 4]
[male vocals, softer rap]
I ain’t here to dress it up, I messed it up, I know
Had you singin’ wedding vows, I was practicin’ my exit door
Kept your name in my phone with a little red heart
While I was out there redrawin’ every line we called “start”
You were right every time that you couldn’t sleep
Every “where you at?” that cut too deep
You should’ve listened when your hands got cold
When your voice got small, when my stories got old
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[duet, call-and-response]
[female] You said, "You’re the one"
[male] I was scared of what that meant
[female] I bet my whole life on your half-spent promise
[male] I was hidin’ in the silence, playin’ honest
[female] I blamed my heart for scream­ing
[male] You blamed yourself for dreamin’
[duet] But it wasn’t your mind that failed you
It was me who gave you every reason
[Chorus]

rap, Moody country-rap duet: fingerpicked acoustic and soft lap steel over a slow, swung trap-country groove. Verses trade between male and female vocals with sparse 808-style low end and brushed snares; rap sections tuck into the pocket with subtle twangy ad-libs. Choruses open up with stacked harmonies, organ pad, and a singalong hook. Keep the vocal intimate and cracked on high notes, let the beat stay behind the storytelling., sad, country, slow