Daughtry - Over You Lyrics, Video and Review

Over You by Daughtry, Music Video, Lyrics and Review

“Over You” is the third main single (the fourth overall) from Daughtry’s debut album. It was first announced by Chris Daughtry at Summerfest 2007.
The song was originally rumored as the second single due to the fact that it was voted the fans choice for second single on a poll on the band’s site, and has continuously received the most votes for favorite song off of the album on the band’s site.

The video for the song was shot with director P.R. Brown in Los Angeles on July 17 and 18. It is about a girl named Sarah (scene name only) who is struggling with alcoholism.

Daughtry - Over You Lyrics

Now that it’s all said and done,
I can’t believe you were the one
To build me up and tear me down,
Like an old abandoned house.
What you said when you left
Just left me cold and out of breath.
I fell too far, was in way too deep.
Guess I let you get the best of me.

Well, I never saw it coming.
I should’ve started running
A long, long time ago.
And I never thought I’d doubt you,
I’m better off without you
More than you, more than you know.
I’m slowly getting closure.
I guess it’s really over.
I’m finally getting better.
And now I’m picking up the pieces.
I’m spending all of these years
Putting my heart back together.
‘Cause the day I thought I’d never get through,
I got over you.

You took a hammer to these walls,
Dragged the memories down the hall,
Packed your bags and walked away.
There was nothing I could say.
And when you slammed the front door shut,
A lot of others opened up,
So did my eyes so I could see
That you never were the best for me.

Well, I never saw it coming.
I should’ve started running
A long, long time ago.
And I never thought I’d doubt you,
I’m better off without you
More than you, more than you know.

Well, I never saw it coming.
I should’ve started running
A long, long time ago.
And I never thought I’d doubt you,
I’m better off without you
More than you, more than you know.
I’m slowly getting closure.
I guess it’s really over.
I’m finally getting better.
And now I’m picking up the pieces.
I’m spending all of these years
Putting my heart back together.
Well I’m putting my heart back together,
‘Cause I got over you.
Well I got over you.
I got over you.
‘Cause the day I thought I’d never get through,
I got over you.

Daughtry - Over You Review and Song Info

The debut from former American Idol semifinalist Chris Daughtry makes one thing clear: Homeboy loves to rock. Unfortunately, Daughtry shares a weakness for emotional overspill with his fellow Idol alums. He wields his gruff, hair-flailing voice like a spandex-clad star on mammoth arena fare like “There and Back Again” and sleazy near-metal songs such as “What I Want,” a rave-up featuring Slash on guitar. But Daughtry gives in to bombast on a series of giant, aching near-ballads, including “Over You” and “Gone,” a dark, Nickelback-worthy cut that includes lines like “The day you turned on me is the day I died.” Daughtry gets points for not courting soccer moms, but just because he can howl like a motherfucker doesn’t mean he’s not a cheeseball.
source rollingstone.com

Released July 24, 2007
Recorded 2006
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 3:27
Label RCA/19 Entertainment