A New Duet Adds Depth to a Beloved Ballad

Never Been Over, a key track from Darius Rucker’s latest album Carolyn’s Boy, gains a new layer with the addition of Jennifer Nettles’ captivating vocals. This duet brings fresh emotional depth to the already powerful ballad, celebrated for its reflective narrative. The song, originally penned by Rucker alongside Lee Thomas Miller and John Osborne of Brothers Osborne, is noted by Billboard for its poignant look at a long-lasting love, detailing the highs and lows of a couple’s journey together.

Lyrics That Resonate

The song’s lyrics poignantly capture the enduring nature of the couple’s relationship, despite various challenges:

We’ve been good and bad, hot and cold
And fightin’ mad, solid gold
Been sunny days, straight-line winds
Been drivin’ slow and guilty as sin
Been back roads lost and blue lights found
Dead of quiet, rockstar loud
Been up and down like we’re built on springs
We’ve been a lot of things 

But we’ve never been 
Splittin’ up friends, splittin’ up records
Puttin’ up walls, burnin’ down letters
Grass is greener ‘cause there’s something better
Waitin’ down the line
We’ve never been a headlights weaving, taillights fadin’
So long, move on, goodbye waitin’
Never been one last long look across your shoulder
We’ve been a lot of things, but we’ve never been over