Borrowed with LeAnn Rimes is stunning.
The lyrics really resonated with Stevie (can't imagine why).....
And curiously this was the song she reportedly wanted to play for Lindsey the night of Music Cares in order to suggest to him that they (she and he? All of FM? unclear) should consider "doing" (does that mean covering live? on record? When did the Rumours5 ever do covers??
). Besides which, if you listen to the lyrics, it would be a totally BIZARRE thing to put out in public..... It's the story of LeAnn and her husband of many years now, but when they met he was married and they had an affair and he left his wife and kid for her. The ex-wife went on to be on Real Housewives and just dragged him for years, and LeAnn was just totally shunned and shut out and shamed for it all by the country music industry.
Now think about at that time....Lindsey was married with 3 kids, and Stevie thinks it's a good idea for them to think of singing a song with lyrics like:
I know you're not mine
Only borrowed
Coz you already belong to her--
At least you said so...
But I'm starting to believe
that ain't the whole truth
Coz when we're lying side by side
I get the whole you
and a chorus that goes:
I don't wanna give you back
I don't wanna give you back
You're the best I'll ever have
And I don't wanna give you back
But you're borrowed......