Saturday night is for sin, Sunday morning is for salvation, and it looks like Carly Pearce and Riley Green may be doing some sinning in the video for their new sultry ballad, “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay.”
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“I got church early tomorrow and I can’t walk in all a mess in the dress I’m in tonight,” coos Pearce in the languid tune, as the two country stars canoodle in the “will they or won’t they” video.
The steamy clip features plenty of caressing, skin nibbling and longing looks, but leaves a lot more to the imagination than Green’s steamilicious “Worst Way” video.
In the slow burn of a tune, much is left to interpretation including their alluded-to past, as Green sings, “We’re so good at striking matches, but we’re not good at ever putting out the flame.” “If we don’t stop, we’re going to start all over again,” they sing together, as they try to resist falling into a familiar pattern.
Their voices caress each other as much as their wandering fingers do as two of country music’s best collaborators each add another blockbuster duet to their repertoire.
Pearce has collaborated with such artists as Chris Stapleton and Lee Brice, as well as Ashley McBryde on their Grammy-winning duet, “Never Wanted To Be That Girl.” Green won multiple CMA Awards for his duet with Ella Langley, “you look like you love me,” while scoring another hit with their similarly themed “Don’t Mind If I Do.”
The Wes Edwards-directed video and lyrics leave it inconclusive as to exactly what happens with the two potential lovers, but it seems pretty clear that whatever conspired, Pearce’s character doesn’t stay the night as Green walks her to the door and is wistfully seen making coffee for one the next morning. But then the camera pans over to a certain object that leaves a lingering question mark and begs for a sequel.
Watch the music video below.
