Mitchell Broodley – “Overtime Again”
Hope you’re having a good afternoon! Mitchell Broodley shares a new single titled “Overtime Again”, a country song built around a situation many people understand well. The story focuses on a long-distance relationship where every visit feels short, and the clock always seems to move too fast. Using football imagery as a way to frame the emotion, the song compares those final moments together to watching the last seconds of a game and wishing it would go into overtime just so the night doesn’t end yet.
It is a simple idea, but it works because the situation is so familiar. When you care about someone who lives far away, every goodbye can feel like the clock ran out too early. Broodley builds the song around that thought and keeps the story focused on those borrowed moments when two people try to stretch time as much as possible.
Mitchell’s return to music also adds some context to the release. Raised in South Carolina and now living in Vermont, he stepped away from an early Nashville opportunity years ago to build a life outside the industry. He later returned to songwriting during the pandemic, working out of a small basement studio and reconnecting with the kind of storytelling that comes from real life experiences.
Take some time to check out other releases by Mitchell Broodley if you enjoy country songs built around real situations. Follow him on social media as well to stay updated on new music and future releases.
