Nothin' Better To Do

Album: Cherry Valley Forever (2026)
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Songfacts®:

  • In this country duet, Carter Faith and Wyatt Flores portray two lonely people who become temporary lovers in an attempt to heal their broken hearts. They playfully dance around the suggestion to avoid rejection, singing, "I got a bed, you got a bed, who wants to sleep alone?"

    Faith, who wrote the tune with Nashville hitmakers Shane McAnally, Jessie Jo Dillon, Vincent Mason, and Tyler Johnson, told the Off The Record podcast in 2026, "It's like, 'Please, would you come over?' I don't want to give too much of myself asking, but would you come over?"
  • When Faith hit the road on her first headlining tour to support her 2025 debut album, Cherry Valley, she expected the crowds to know her singles but were surprised they were enthusiastic about her other tracks too. The reaction inspired her to stay in Cherry Valley, a dreamland where the events of the album take place, a little bit longer. She wrote five new songs and released them on the deluxe reissue Cherry Valley Forever in 2026. "Nothin' Better To Do" is its second single.

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