'Don't We' by Morgan Wallen - Lyrics and Meaning

Since 2021's release of Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen has been on the fast track to country music superstardom.

Bolstered by 2023's standout record, One Thing At A Time, the Tennessee native has become the biggest name in the format, even infiltrating across genre lines and landing singles atop the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.

After a little over two years, the award-winning entertainer has finally arrived with a new batch of music in the form of his 37-track opus, I'm the Problem, arriving May 16 and sprawling with his next era of record-breaking hits and beloved fan-favorites.

Taking up the 20th track on the behemoth project is the blue collar anthem of 'Don't We.' Celebrating so many of the things that make southern life and a country way of living what it is, the tune sees Wallen taking great pride in his Tennessee upbringing.

Not setting itself apart much from the bulk of Wallen's already lengthy discography, 'Don't We' finds production support from the likes of Joey Moi and Charlie Handsome.

Written by Wallen alongside a sprawling list of frequent collaborators, including Rocky Block, John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Blake Pendergrass and Ryan Vojtesak, the slow-rolling tune takes on Wallen's signature blend of pop-trap infused country.

"Wouldn’t trade this holler for a stone cold million dollars
My green all comes blue collar and I’m all good with that
This world's been changin’ but these folks ‘round here they ain’t been
They all still windshield wavin’ when they slow rollin’ past

We could live a little higher on the hog
But I don't think that we'd be no better off"

Wallen starts off the tune by explaining that no amount of money could ever be worth more to him than the place he calls home.

Celebrating the blue collar way of life, he explains that even though the rest of the world is constantly evolving and updating to meet the fast-paced lifestyle we know today, his hometown is still firmly rooted in the past where people care about their neighbors.

While things could obviously be better or they could live a more lavish life, it's hard for Wallen to imagine how things could really be that much more enjoyable than the life he's got.

"Not everybody got that spot out in the forty
Some ten point buck they shot hangin' like a velvet trophy
Fridays in parkin' lots outside of somewhere holy
Not everybody likes this kinda life but we do, don't we
Still workin' hard like my daddy told me
Still keep it low key, still ridin' high behind them low beams
If you don't know about this nowhere, you don't know me
Not everybody thinks we got it made but we do, don't we"

Referencing the "forty" – usually a remote or undeveloped piece of land, typically signifying the most inaccessible area of any place – he makes mention of his healthy hunting lifestyle and the Friday night ragers held in the local church parking lot.

Recognizing that this way of living isn't meant for everybody, he makes a point that, to him, this is heaven on earth, even if other people may turn up their nose at it.

"It might be simple but these two lanes they’re my temple, and that river rollin’ gentle wash my worries
away
I used to hate it but I travelled lots of pavement and there ain’t no better places at the end of the day
So I pass the plate and thank the Lord he put me here
And pray that towns like mine don’t ever disappear"

While some folks often call the country way of life "simple," Wallen finds peace and comfort in the two lane roads that make up his map dot hometown.

Even though he didn't appreciate this place when he was younger and had tunnel vision, he's lived a lot of life since then and seen a whole lot of the world, which makes his all the more thankful for his little piece of home.

"Not everybody got that spot out in the forty
Some ten point buck they shot hangin' like a velvet trophy
Fridays in parkin' lots outside of somewhere holy
Not everybody likes this kinda life but we do, don't we
Still workin' hard like my daddy told me
Still keep it low key, still ridin' high behind them low beams
If you don't know about this nowhere, you don't know me
Not everybody thinks we got it made but we do, don't we"

As is often the case of late, the ‘Thought You Should Know’ singer-songwriter has so far remained tight-lipped on how the song came about.

However, when revealing the release date for I'm the Problem, Wallen provided fans with an insight into the theme of introspection that courses through the project as a whole.

“I have been a problem, for sure, and I've got no problem admitting that. But there are other sides to me as well," he explained. "I've spent the last 11 months really trying to figure out, 'Do I still want to be the problem? Is it time to move past that phase in my life? I think it probably is, and this might be the last time I get a chance to honestly say it.”

Wouldn’t trade this holler for a stone cold million dollars
My green all comes blue collar and I’m all good with that
This world's been changin’ but these folks ‘round here they ain’t been
They all still windshield wavin’ when they slow rollin’ past

We could live a little higher on the hog
But I don't think that we'd be no better off

Not everybody got that spot out in the forty
Some ten point buck they shot hangin' like a velvet trophy
Fridays in parkin' lots outside of somewhere holy
Not everybody likes this kinda life but we do, don't we
Still workin' hard like my daddy told me
Still keep it low key, still ridin' high behind them low beams
If you don't know about this nowhere, you don't know me
Not everybody thinks we got it made but we do, don't we

It might be simple but these two lanes they’re my temple, and that river rollin’ gentle wash my worries
away
I used to hate it but I travelled lots of pavement and there ain’t no better places at the end of the day
So I pass the plate and thank the Lord he put me here
And pray that towns like mine don’t ever disappear

Not everybody got that spot out in the forty
Some ten point buck they shot hangin' like a velvet trophy
Fridays in parkin' lots outside of somewhere holy
Not everybody likes this kinda life but we do, don't we
Still workin' hard like my daddy told me
Still keep it low key, still ridin' high behind them low beams
If you don't know about this nowhere, you don't know me
Not everybody thinks we got it made but we do, don't we

(Yeahhh)
But we do, don’t we

Not everybody takes off their hat, stands for the flag that them boys overseas got on their sleeves
Not everybody dies where they’re born, takes a field full of corn and turns it into whiskey, say it with me

Yeah we do, don’t we
Not everybody got that spot out in the forty
Some ten point buck they shot hangin' like a velvet trophy
Fridays in parkin' lots outside of somewhere holy
Not everybody likes this kinda life but we do, don't we
Still workin' hard like my daddy told me
Still keep it low key, still ridin' high behind them low beams
If you don't know about this nowhere, you don't know me
Not everybody thinks we got it made but we do, don't we

Not everybody got that spot out in the forty
(But we do, don’t we)
Fridays in parkin' lots outside of somewhere holy
Not everybody likes this kind of life but we do, don't we

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