Story Behind The Song
I'm 71... I always had a strong feeling this was true about women, but I wished I would have gone with these feelings more often many moons ago!
Song Description
The fact that most women have a much better grasp of reality than men...
However, there may be two sides to the story...
It all comes down to the truth behind the situation...
| Song Length |
2:36 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary |
| Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
Mood |
Moving, Diplomatic |
| Subject |
Frustration, Breaking Up |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Bottle in a Message
Male/Verse
You left me a voicemail at 1 AM when you knew I'd be asleep
I think I tossed the note you stuck to the junk mail I don't keep
You said goodbye 1000 times without ever saying the word
I hate it but I guess it might be what I deserve
Female/Chorus
You never shouldda gone to bed
I thought my tears would tell you
And the note was just a sorry token...
Cause you wrote about it all the time
But you never said I love you
That's partly why I'm done, not broken...
Instrumental
Bridge
Male There's something I've been meaning to tell you
I just can't get myself to say the words...
Female So sad the secrets we've been keeping
Were never said or never heard
Male/Verse
You took the guitar I loved and left the ones that I didn't
You tossed my new love song like there was no love left in it
You took our dog and my old truck and left me in the wreckage
First wine then tears from that bottle... in a message...
Female/Chorus
The guitar's in the closet
Did you ever think it there?
Love is shown... and not unspoken...
You gave me the dog on my birthday
And wrecked the truck last year
That's partly why I'm done, not broken...
Her Last Words
But mostly I don't want some silly play on words
Or a night or two in a cheap motel
It would have been nice... For once in our life
To romance me without... a message in a bottle...
© Steven Arkley 2022
Lyrics by Steven Arkley