Kelsea Ballerini Swaps Song Lyrics About Morgan Evans Divorce: ‘The Healed Version’
usmagazine.comLife imitates art! If Kelsea Ballerini’s new “Penthouse” lyrics are any indication, then the country songstress has recovered from her divorce from Morgan Evans.“‘Penthouse (the healed version).’ I think I’m gonna keep the lyric swap, yeah?” Ballerini, 29, captioned a Saturday, May 13, TikTok video of herself singing the Rolling Up the Welcome Mat song during one of her recent concerts with Kenny Chesney.“Penthouse,” which was released in February, seemingly looks back at Ballerini’s marriage to Evans, 38, after they moved into a penthouse apartment in downtown Nashville.
By the end of the track, the pair have moved out amid their divorce.“It hurts putting s—t in a box / And now we don’t talk,” the “Heartfirst” artist sings. “And it stings rolling up the welcome mat / Knowing you got half.
I kissed someone new last night / But now I don’t know where you’re sleeping, baby. We got along real nice, until I wanted out, now I know you hate me.”During her concert earlier this week, Ballerini swapped the lyrics to be “I kissed someone new last night / And now I don’t care where you’re sleeping, baby.”The Tennessee native announced in August 2022 that she and the “Kiss Somebody” crooner had split after four years of marriage.
Ballerini filed for divorce later that month, which was ultimately finalized in November 2022.Amid the pair’s divorce proceedings, they each penned breakup tracks about their journey.
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