Morgan Wallen is the most successful artist in country music today, and fans have been hotly anticipating his new song, “Been By Now.”
What Is Morgan Wallen’s New Song, “Been By Now”?
The new track does not disappoint, with lyrics about the challenges of a relationship that just won’t quite come to fruition.
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“If it was meant to be, we’d have been by now / We wouldn’t have to keep trying to work things out / Yeah, baby, we’re a breeze when the lights go down / It wouldn’t be so hard when we ain’t in the dark / If we were in the stars, they’d have lined right up / Yeah, maybe from the start, we been tryin’ too much / I know you wanna think that it’s what we found / But if it was meant to be, we’d have been by now,” Wallen sings in the chorus.
Listen to Morgan Wallen’s New Song, “Been By Now”
Who Wrote Morgan Wallen’s “Been By Now”?
Wallen co-wrote the song alongside Charlie Handsome, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, Rocky Block and Taylor Phillips.
Joey Moi produced the track, which offers a mid-tempo, contemporary pop-country feel.
Morgan Wallen’s “Been By Now” Lyrics
No need to act surprised / I’ve seen it in your eyes / I feel it when we lie here worlds apart / It’s easier to stay / It’s easier to say / That there’s gonna come a day it won’t be this hard
Nah, we don’t even fight like we used to / We don’t even care enough to cry no more / It’s been a hundred nights since I knew you / How long we gonna keep lookin’ at that door?
CHORUS:
If it was meant to be, we’d have been by now / We wouldn’t have to keep trying to work things out / Yeah, baby, we’re a breeze when the lights go down / It wouldn’t be so hard when we ain’t in the dark / If we were in the stars, they’d have lined right up / Yeah, maybe from the start, we been tryin’ too much / I know you wanna think that it’s what we found / But if it was meant to be, we’d have been by now / Been by now
If I could go and find / The moment or the night / My heart went cold as ice, I’d light the match / Don’t wanna draw the line / Don’t wanna say goodbye / But we’re just wastin’ time, girl, that we don’t have
REPEAT CHORUS
Nah, we don’t even fight like we used to / We don’t even care enough to cry no more / It’s been a hundred nights since I knew you / And I can’t spend another lookin’ at that door
REPEAT CHORUS
Morgan Wallen’s Top 10 Songs That Make Him An Important Modern Country Artist
Honestly, Morgan Wallen could be considered one of the most important modern country artists based on the face that he’s released so much music on just a few albums. His projects have consistently been double albums since Dangerous arrived in 2021.
However, Wallen’s music is not just quantity, it’s quality and it has caught on with a wide audience – very wide. Despite his ups and downs in his career, he always brings raw honesty and self-deprecating content to his lyrics, making him a favorite among country music fans.
Plus, selling out stadiums back-to-back nights on his tours certainly shows how in-deman Wallen in.
We’ve rounded up this country hitmaker’s top 10 songs that prove his worth in the genre.
13 Best Lyrics From Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m the Problem’ Album, Ranked
Writing the perfect country song can’t be easy. How do you sing about similar themes, but paint the picture differently?
It truly is an art form, and Wallen rounded up some of the best songwriters in the business to help him with his latest project, I’m the Problem. So we rounded up some of the best lyrics on the 37-track collection below.
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