Morgan Evansisn’t looking in the rearview mirror.
In the opening verse, Evans, 37, reflects on a past relationship.
“The pictures in my head are all of her I’m taking with me/The rest of it, I left back in that house,” he sings. “Tomorrow when she wakes up I wonder if she’ll miss me/This time I ain’t hanging round to find out.”
Morgan Evans.Chady Awad
The song then transitions to Evans looking forward to “the rest of my life " like “the best time’s up around the bend.”
“Turn left to CA, right to NYC/Hell I could go to Mexico right now if I want to,” he sings. “Yea I know I might get lonely, but I’m getting outta here/Cause as long as the windshield’s bigger than the rearview mirror.”
He ends the song on a hopeful note.
“Young, wild and free/Riding like the wind/Learning how to be/On my own again,” he sings.
Evans posted a video talking about the songon his Instagram Friday, where he explained a bit about the inspiration.
“I wrote this song in November last year — the chorus, at least — and it just felt like the first moment that I stopped looking in the past and really started looking toward the future,” he explained. “I hope this puts a smile on your face today, and hope you find a way to listen. I would actually recommend listening to this song driving in your car, heading somewhere. That’s … what it feels like to me.”
Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini.Kelsea Ballerini/instagram
Ballerinifiled for divorcefrom Evans in August after nearly five years of marriage, and their split wasfinalized in November. Since then, the “Peter Pan” singer has beenlinked toOuter BanksstarChase Stokes.
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The day before the full episode was released, Evans seemingly addressed it on social media and said it was “sad” to see someone he “spent so much of my life with” say “things that aren’t reality.”
Evans then released afive-part docuseriesthat takes fans behind the scenes of his CMC Rocks performance, where he debuted his song “Over for You” about his divorce from Ballerini.
The project follows Evans through his Australian tour, only weeks after he went through the split. It also includes footage of the “Young Again” singer traveling back home and spending time with his family.
source: people.com
