Alexsi Mallory

Love it, Trevor! We Were has all that country-pop appeal, it’s fresh and young, with a dynamic melody that keeps the listener engaged. One little thing…maybe turn up her vocal and turn down the track a bit? I guess I’m so focused on lyrics, I like to hang on every word Awesome job!

Trevor Peverley

Hi Alexsi,

Thanks for the feedback!  This is helpful, looking forward to taking another look at the mix/balance for this one!

Cheers,

Trevor

vicky walker

Awesome imagery and trail to follow, takes me right in;) love it

Lisa C

Hi, Love this song - a nice play on words, and cute memorable melody in the chorus! For me, the vocal is beautiful, but feels though it’s not sitting right in the mix yet. Otherwise its a very pretty song

Bob Abner

Hey Trevor, nice song—lyrics are solid, chorus is musically catchy.

One thing I noticed in listening to the chorus: “They said we were young…sunset fading away” is musically a great set-up for the last line in the chorus, but then it seemed that “Yeah that summer wasn’t supposed to last forever, But we were” felt (musically) a little ‘anticlimactic’—in looking at that line several times, it dawned on me that the word “forever” felt a little redundant. Of course, this is simply my opinion/impression.

Anyway, best wishes with your songwriting!

Bob Abner

P.S.—also, not particularly fond of the line “Thomas Rhett on the jukebox”

Bob Abner

Will be interested in hearing any other songs you post here on Frettie.com

Ronnie Glenn

Awesome song Trevor and Marshal!

Glad I found it today. This song has that modern pop country vibe and the singer has a great sound to her voice. It definitely has potential to be on the radio. Summer is ending, September is around the corner.

Here’s my thoughts: Since the verses and chorus are structured in a similar fashion in rhyme and melody. Change it up a little bit to give it more contrast and give that chorus a lift.

I really like the chorus a lot! I think the third line on the first verse needs changed. No need to have dance/romance in that line together. I’d ditch the “we were” on that line too. I hear giving away your title and hook too early/much at the beginning isn’t a good thing to do. Where you have it placed now on the first line of the verse works. It instantly brought back a great memory for me.

Also, the fifth line on the first verse “You took my hand and just like that it was all summer long” could be tweaked a little bit. It would help strengthen that melody some more in my opinion.

Something like this:
You took my hand, just like that, all summer long.

Thanks for sharing and Happy Songwriting!