Heaven Right Now - Commentary

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To take us through Thomas Rhett's new album

"Country Again: Side A"

It's Thomas Rhett

He's given us the inside stories for all of these songs

And this next one is gonna warn you

If you've lost somebody close to you

Or maybe if you haven't

If you got a heart that is easily tagged on

You probably get to want a tissue

Before you listen to "Heaven Right Now"

But Thomas, I know this has a very personal sentiment

And background to it

So tell people about "Heaven Right Now"

So "Heaven Right Now" probably

Is one of the hardest songs that I've written

Because I've never written a song so blatantly about my buddy

Me and Lauren's friend that passed away about nine years ago

And I-, Lauren and I, both still wear this bracelet

That I'm sure a lot of people singin', photos

Or whatever-, a lot of people asks what it stands for

And this reason that show

Em passed away about nine years ago

And-, and this song would kind of we're shaped around this idea

Of like, I wonder what people are doing in heaven right now

And just like while we're living life down here

Like what is happening elsewhere like our people

Or are they really driving out streets to go older?

Are they really bungee jumping off clouds?

Are they-, are they really doing all these things?

And-, and it kinda more often to this idea of like

Every time I do certain things in my life

That remind me of my friend that passed

I sort of to have this conversation myself like

"Hey man," like, "Things are still pretty normal down here"

"Got kids now, what are you doing up there?"

You know, and-, and this whole concept of like

I just wonder while I'm living this life down here like

"What are you doing up there?"

I'm so curious to know

And uh, like I said, one of the hardest songs that I've been a part of writing

Just on the sheer fact of like bringin' up you know

Old winds and you know every time you talk about loss

I mean there's definitely comes a point where you

I don't wanna say you get over it, but you learn how to live with it

And you know, especially watching my wife deal with that

Well it was a tough time for sure

But sometimes when I don't know how to say things just in conversation

Somehow they come out in a song

And that's one-, that's ones that came out in a song

Again, it's called "Heaven Right Now"

And man I just love this song

It's on Big Machine Radio

And you'll find it on Thomas' new album

"Country Again: Side A"