[Intro – Spoken, gritty Arkansas drawl over slow trap hi-hats and steel guitar]

Yeah… they always say that same ol’ line…

[Chorus – Melodic trap-country hook, heavy 808s bumping under banjo riff]

It’s funny to me, every time my heart gets broke

They tap my shoulder, “Man, there’s more fish in the sea”

Well I see sharks with big damn teeth swimmin’ right beside me

Thanks for keepin’ that part quiet, left me drownin’ in the deep

Salty water, can’t drink a drop, burns worse than the tears I cried

Sea full of pretty fish, but the danger’s in disguise

I’m done with that ocean, I’m headin’ back home

Arkansas backwoods rivers and streams, that’s where I’ll roam

Play it safe, stay out that damn sea… yeah, stay out that damn sea

[Verse 1 – Rapid trap flow, country twang on the high notes]

Every breakup got the same ol’ crew rollin’ up like it’s scripted

Pat on the back, cold beer in hand, spittin’ that tired prescription

“Plenty more out there, boy, just gotta cast the line again”

But nobody warned me ‘bout the fins cuttin’ through the water like sin

I dove in headfirst, chasin’ smiles that looked like silver scales

Only to feel them teeth sink deep when the moonlight hit the tale

Out in that deep blue, waves crash harder than a Friday night fight

Salt in the wound, can’t quench the thirst no matter how I try

They kept that info from me, like some inside joke I wasn’t in on

Now I’m wiser, eyes wide open, no more swimmin’ where the sharks spawn

[Chorus – Bigger, layered vocals, trap beat drops harder]

It’s funny to me, every time my heart gets broke

They tap my shoulder, “Man, there’s more fish in the sea”

Well I see sharks with big damn teeth swimmin’ right beside me

Thanks for keepin’ that part quiet, left me drownin’ in the deep blue

Salty water, can’t drink a drop, burns worse than the tears I cried

Sea full of pretty fish, but the danger’s in disguise

I’m done with that ocean, I’m headin’ back home

Arkansas backwoods rivers and streams, that’s where I’ll roam

Play it safe, stay out that damn sea… stay out that damn sea

[Verse 2 – Slower, storytelling flow, acoustic guitar slides in]

I traded ocean storms for the whisper of the Ouachita pines

Crystal-clear creeks where the bass jump clean, no hidden jagged lines

Back home in the holler, where the current’s slow and kind

No riptides pullin’ me under, just the peace I left behind

Folks say “You’ll miss the thrill,” but thrill ain’t worth the scars

I’d rather skip rocks on the Buffalo, countin’ steady Arkansas stars

That sea tried to swallow me whole, left my lungs full of regret

Now I’m fishin’ from the bank, boots muddy, heart reset

No more chasin’ mirages on the horizon, no more salty lies

I found my safe harbor where the river meets the fireflies

[Bridge – Emotional half-sung, trap beat strips down to heartbeat kick]

Yeah the sea’s beautiful… from a distance, sure

But up close it’ll cut you deeper than any backwoods briar ever could

I ain’t mad at the fish, just tired of the teeth

Tired of the salt that won’t let a man find relief

[Final Chorus – Full production swell, gang vocals on the last lines]

It’s funny to me, every time my heart gets broke

They tap my shoulder, “Man, there’s more fish in the sea”

Well I see sharks with big damn teeth swimmin’ right beside me

Thanks for keepin’ that part quiet, left me drownin’ in the deep blue

Salty water, can’t drink a drop, burns worse than the tears I cried

Sea full of pretty fish, but the danger’s in disguise

I’m done with that ocean, I’m headin’ back home

Arkansas backwoods rivers and streams, that’s where I’ll roam

Play it safe, stay out that damn sea…

Yeah, I’m stayin’ out that damn sea…

[Outro – Fading steel guitar and distant 808s]

Backwoods baby… that’s where the real healing flows…

Stay out that damn sea.