If you’ve been bumping Gavin Adcock’s recent release, “Loose Strings,” then you need to hear it sung by the man who wrote it.
Earlier this year, Gavin Adock released a new track titled “Loose Strings,” which was very fitting given that he had just mended his relationship with his girlfriend, Hailey, after a public breakup. While it was not as public as Zach Bryan and Brianna Chickenfry’s, fans were convinced it seemed like Gavin’s fame got to his head, leading him to act differently, and his woman was not putting up with it.
The song was very fitting for this time of his life as he tried to mend the “Loose Strings” of his relationship. Adcock fans instantly loved the track, and while his take on it is impressive, it’s not a new song to some other country fans.
Written by Brent Cobb, Erik Dylan, and Phillip White, the song first appeared on Hailey Whitters’ 2020 album The Dream and was later recorded by Cobb as an Amazon exclusive.
Today, Cobb again shares the words he penned in a beautiful acoustic take.
The lyrics describe the hurt of not being together after a fight and the struggle to figure out how to tie down the “Loose Strings” to end up back together, this time with a stable and strong foundation for the relationship. Cobb opens up by saying that this song was inspired by a fight he and his wife had.
“Yeah, ‘Loose Strings.’ I lived it. Um, and I think a lot of people have lived it. It’s a, it’s a…I think I said in an interview somewhere that my now-wife and I had a healthy, uh, misunderstanding or something.
I mean, that whole first verse and chorus I wrote about… I wrote the next morning. Because we rode dirt roads that evening in the old Toyota and, um, that really happened, you know. And I really found her jacket. It’s just the truth, is all that was.”
After providing a little backstory on the track, Cobb begins strumming his acoustic guitar before diving into the lyrics. Brent Cobb is one of those songwriters who has a way of putting together simple sentences that convey big emotions and thoughts. His lyrics are easily digestible and relatable, yet they pack a hefty punch.
And here, Cobb delivers the lyrics with conviction. As you know, he did mend those “Loose Strings,” and he and his wife are now happily together raising their daughter and son, but the hurt is still in his voice when he thinks about losing someone he cherishes so much.
“When I stagger home alone, still thinkin’ about you
I’m through talkin’ about all the things I can’t change
It’s hard movin’ on, I don’t want you gone
Ain’t it strange the way we keep tryin’ to tie down this thing
With these loose strings…”
Brent Cobb’s songwriting is unmatched, and “Loose Strings” is another example of how his music relates to many other artists.
Before you go, fire up Gavin Adcock and Hailey Whitter’s versions of “Loose Strings.”
Gavin Adcock
Hailey Whitters
