We should probably talk about the photo first.
Late on Monday night (Dec. 30), Morgan Wallen posted a grainy five-year-old picture from April 14, 2017. It’s just a black and white shot of him and four of his buddies in a bar. But when you read what he wrote, the picture is worth a thousand words.
“Wrote this song with my buddies about some moments and times in my life that have made me who I am today. Some good, some bad, but all of them I can look back on and grin a little,” Wallen wrote. “Hope it makes you do the same.
“Be safe in whatever Bar you find yourself in tonight. Happy New Years.”
Wrote this song with my buddies about some moments and times in my life that have made me who I am today. Some good, some bad, but all of em I can look back on and grin a little. Hope it makes you do the same. Be safe in whatever Bar you find yourself in tonight. Happy New Years. pic.twitter.com/jyHtHRlTjW
— morgan wallen (@MorganWallen) December 31, 2019
Now, about “This Bar.” Wallen co-wrote the brand new tune with HARDY, Ernest K., Charlie Handsome and Jackson Morgan. And like just like he does in his first two break-out hits — “Up Down” and “Whiskey Glasses” — he makes a night out drinking sound like a modern-day form of self discovery. In this one, he finds himself literally and figuratively in a bar.
I found myself in this bar
Making mistakes and making new friends
Us growing up and nothing made sense
Learning how to live with a broken heart
I found myself in this bar