Heaven Right Now

Thomas Rhett's wife, Lauren, grew up with a friend from across the street named Hunter. They were like brother and sister, and once Rhett started dating Lauren, he too grew close to Hunter. One tragic day, before Thomas and Lauren got married in 2012, Hunter died in a freak accident when he fell off a rope swing and hit his head. Rhett wrote this song to honor their dear departed friend.

Rhett co-wrote "Heaven Right Now" with Zach Crowell and Ashley Gorley. Over an acoustic melody, he converses with Hunter, updating him about his family and friends. Your daddy's still fixin' motors and a good guy married Macy And the local news. They still ain't paved that road, on Lower Lickton Pike

Rhett told The Boot certain things still remind him of Hunter. "Whether I'm driving by certain landmarks that I used to see him at, I just noticed that he's still here in spirit," he said. Rhett added: "So the song was kind of written from my perspective of just like, you know, life is still kind of moving on, per usual, down here - a lot of things have changed - but [I'm] still kind of just doing life and wondering what he's doing, because it's probably way cooler than anything that we're doing down here."