Kelsea Ballerini ‘Leave Me Again’: Lyrics and Meaning
Country singer Kelsea Ballerini‘s “Leave Me Again” lyrics wrap up the sentiment behind her EP Rolling Up the Welcome Mat. Ballerini surprised fans when she released Rolling Up the Welcome Mat on Feb. 14. With the mini-album, Ballerini explores the emotions she felt regarding her divorce from Australian country singer Morgan Evans. “Leave Me Again” is the last song on Rolling Up the Welcome Mat. Here’s a look at the lyrics and meaning behind the song.
‘Leave Me Again’ lyrics meaning
With each song story on Rolling Up the Welcome Mat, Ballerini comes to a different realization about herself and her marriage.
In the EP’s first track, “Mountain With a View,” Ballerini realizes that her marriage is not meant to last. Meanwhile, in “Blindsided,” Ballerini wonders how her partner did not realize the marriage was not working.
When one first sees the title of “Leave Me Again” and combines that with the message of Rolling Up the Welcome Mat, one might assume that Ballerini is speaking about a partner leaving her in the song. However, Ballerini uses the hook of the song to address herself.
“I hope I remember all the pieces/ Of who I was that I lost on the way/ I hope I learn to love myself like I loved you then/ And I hope I never leave me again/For a while the shoe fit, yeah, yeah/ But then I outgrew it/ And staying only made me get real good at pretend/ So, I hope I never leave me again,” Ballerini sings in the song.
With “Leave Me Again,” Ballerini’s lyrics share her desire to never lose herself in a relationship ever again:
I hope you’re spending Christmas with your family
I hope you’re writing songs that you love
I hope you’re feeling happier than you’ve ever been
And I hope I never leave me again
I hope you’re hiking that old trail in West Meade
And I hope you and Jane are talking more
I hope the top is off the Jeep, and you’re driving in the wind
And I hope I never leave me again
For a while the shoe fit
But then I outgrew it
And staying only made me get real good at pretend
So, I hope I never leave me again
I hope I remember all the pieces
Of who I was that I lost on the way
I hope I learn to love myself like I loved you then
And I hope I never leave me again
For a while the shoe fit, yeah-yeah
But then I outgrew it
And staying only made me get real good at pretend
So, I hope I never leave me again
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
I hope when I see you that you smile
I hope that you find somebody new
I hope that you get the house, and the good wife, and the kids
And I hope I never leave me again
Yeah, I hope I never leave me again
Who wrote Kelsea Ballerini’s song ‘Leave Me Again’?
There are six songs on Rolling Up the Welcome Mat, and all of the songs were written and produced by Ballerini and Alysa Vanderheym. Here’s the complete tracklist:
- “Mountain With a View”
- “Just Married”
- “Penthouse”
- “Interlude”
- “Blindsided”
- “Leave Me Again”
Of the six songs, Ballerini wrote “Mountain With a View,” “Just Married,” and “Leave Me Again” lyrics on her own. She co-wrote “Penthouse,” “Interlude,” and “Blindsided” with Vanderheym.
In addition to releasing the EP, Ballerini also released a short film with the same name to go along with Rolling Up the Welcome Mat.
“Leave Me Again” is the last chapter in the short film and shows Ballerini playing guitar while sitting on the floor of a closet that is partially empty, implying that she has begun moving out or just moved into a new place on her own.
