Genius (Jan. 13th 2015)

Blake Shelton Annotates Lyrics for Genius

LONELY TONIGHT

Lyric: We don't have to be lonely tonight (I know we shouldn't, but I don't care)

This isn’t the first time myself and Ashley recorded together. We actually sang a duet called “You Ain’t Dolly (And You Ain’t Porter)” on Ashley’s Like a Rose album.

Lyric: I don't wanna be right, I don't wanna be strong / I just wanna hold you till the heartbreak's gone / When the sun comes up, we can both move on / But we don't have to be lonely tonight

Did you know I was the officiant in Ashley Monroe’s 2013 wedding to John Danks?

Lyric: I never thought you’d pick up the phone / It's Friday night, you should be out on the town / Didn't think you'd be sittin' at home all alone like me

I think everybody out there has been in a relationship and it didn’t end abruptly. It just ended. This song is about giving that relationship one last shot.

Lyric: Nothin' on TV, nothin' to do / Nothin' to keep my mind off you and me / And the way it was / Are you thinkin' 'bout it now because I could be there in five / One more one last time

I was completely honored to have Ashley Monroe sing on this with me. She has one of the most beautiful voices I’ve ever heard in my life.