Choose Me Again

Traditional Country Duet, Warm Late-1970s to Early-1990s Nashville Sound With Modern Recording Clarity, 72 BPM, 4/4, Distinct Male and Female Lead Singers, Male: Warm Low-to-Mid Baritone, Weathered, Restrained, Conversational, Female: Warm Country Alto/Mezzo, Mature, Tender, Natural, Never Shrill or Operatic, Verses Begin as Separate Perspectives: Male Verse 1, Female Verse 2, Preserve Clearly Distinct Voices When Alternating Lines, Both Sing Together Only Where Lyrics Specify [Both], Building Toward Close Natural Country Harmony in Final Chorus, Acoustic Guitar, Warm Pedal Steel, Expressive Fiddle, Tasteful Telecaster, Piano, Warm Bass, Restrained Natural Drums, Intimate Storytelling, Generous Space Around Vocals, Emotional Build Through Arrangement and Harmony, Not Volume or High Notes, Organic Human Performance, Analog Warmth, Modern Nashville Fidelity, No Vocal Intro, Target 3:30-3:55

[Verse 1 - Male Solo Only]
[Male Vocal Only - No Female Vocal]

I used to pull into the driveway
And sit there half a minute more,
Trying to remember who I needed to be
Before I walked through that door.
I'd work all day, come home and wonder
What I'd forgotten this time.
Somewhere between "I do" and "I don't care,"
We forgot love takes two to try.

[Verse 2 - Female Solo Only]
[Female Vocal Only - No Male Vocal]

I thought if I kept pointing out the cracks,
Somehow we'd fix them all.
I never heard how hard my words were landing,
Till you quit answering at all.
Then one night you stopped defending yourself,
Didn't argue, didn't fight.
And I'd have given anything to hear you say,
"We'll work it out tonight."

[Chorus - Male and Female Alternating, Then Duet]

[Female Solo]
Choose me again,
Not because it's easy like it was back then.

[Male Solo]
Choose me again,
When the feeling fades and we're more tired than friends.

[Female Solo]
I don't need the boy who held my hand—

[Male Solo]
I don't need the girl you were back then—

[Male and Female Duet - Sing Together]
I need you here, just as you are,
To look at me and choose me again.

[Verse 3 - Male and Female Alternating]

[Male Solo]
Our little girl was playing house one morning,
Her sister's dolls lined down the hall.
She folded up her arms and told one of them,
"Nothing you do is right at all."

[Female Solo]
I heard my own voice coming from her mouth.

[Male Solo]
And I heard the silence I'd become.

[Female Solo]
Two little hearts were learning how to love

[Male Solo]
From everything that we'd done.

[Bridge - Female Then Male]

[Female Solo]
Maybe love ain't always butterflies,
Or wanting like we did back then.
Maybe forever isn't one big promise—
Maybe it's a choice we make again.

[Male Solo]
When I'm hard to live with—

[Female Solo]
When I'm hard to forgive—

[Male and Female Duet - Sing Together]
When neither one of us feels much like giving in,
That's when love means more than feeling.
That's when we choose again.

[Final Chorus - Full Male and Female Duet]
[Both Sing Every Line Together - Close Country Harmony]

Choose me again,
Not because it's easy like it was back then.
Choose me again,
When the years get heavy and the feeling wears thin.
I don't need who you used to be,
And you don't need who I was then.
Take this hand we've almost let go of—
And choose me again.

[Outro - Male Then Female Then Duet]

[Male Solo]
I chose you once.

[Female Solo]
I choose you still.

[Male and Female Duet - Soft Close Harmony]
Tomorrow...

Choose me again.

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[Verse 1 - Male Solo Only] [Male Vocal Only - No Female Vocal] I used to pull into the driveway And sit there half a minute more, Trying to remember who I needed to be Before I walked through that door. I'd work all day, come home and wonder What I'd forgotten this time. Somewhere between "I do" and "I don't care," We forgot love takes two to try. [Verse 2 - Female Solo Only] [Female Vocal Only - No Male Vocal] I thought if I kept pointing out the cracks, Somehow we'd fix them all. I never heard how hard my words were landing, Till you quit answering at all. Then one night you stopped defending yourself, Didn't argue, didn't fight. And I'd have given anything to hear you say, "We'll work it out tonight." [Chorus - Male and Female Alternating, Then Duet] [Female Solo] Choose me again, Not because it's easy like it was back then. [Male Solo] Choose me again, When the feeling fades and we're more tired than friends. [Female Solo] I don't need the boy who held my hand— [Male Solo] I don't need the girl you were back then— [Male and Female Duet - Sing Together] I need you here, just as you are, To look at me and choose me again. [Verse 3 - Male and Female Alternating] [Male Solo] Our little girl was playing house one morning, Her sister's dolls lined down the hall. She folded up her arms and told one of them, "Nothing you do is right at all." [Female Solo] I heard my own voice coming from her mouth. [Male Solo] And I heard the silence I'd become. [Female Solo] Two little hearts were learning how to love [Male Solo] From everything that we'd done. [Bridge - Female Then Male] [Female Solo] Maybe love ain't always butterflies, Or wanting like we did back then. Maybe forever isn't one big promise— Maybe it's a choice we make again. [Male Solo] When I'm hard to live with— [Female Solo] When I'm hard to forgive— [Male and Female Duet - Sing Together] When neither one of us feels much like giving in, That's when love means more than feeling. That's when we choose again. [Final Chorus - Full Male and Female Duet] [Both Sing Every Line Together - Close Country Harmony] Choose me again, Not because it's easy like it was back then. Choose me again, When the years get heavy and the feeling wears thin. I don't need who you used to be, And you don't need who I was then. Take this hand we've almost let go of— And choose me again. [Outro - Male Then Female Then Duet] [Male Solo] I chose you once. [Female Solo] I choose you still. [Male and Female Duet - Soft Close Harmony] Tomorrow... Choose me again.

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