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Lady Antebellum’s ‘What I’m Leaving For’ Hits Home For The Trio

Lady Antebellum’s brand new single “What I’m Leaving For” is a song that all three group members can relate to. The song expands on the universal message of making sacrifices…

Lady Antebellum's 'What I'm Leaving For' Hits Home For The Trio
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Lady Antebellum's brand new single "What I'm Leaving For" is a song that all three group members can relate to. The song expands on the universal message of making sacrifices for the people you love for people who support their families while being apart.

Hillary Scott says, “This song really describes exactly where we’re at in our lives and the give and take to try to find a personal balance with career and family. Whether you are in the military, returning from maternity leave or just experiencing those tender-hearted ‘goodbyes’ we hope it resonates and evokes a piece of comfort in the example we set for our children."

Scott says it's hard for her to leave her girls while she travels on the road. She offers, "I want my daughters to know that it's important to chase your calling and what you feel like you then put on this earth to do and that sometimes means that you don't get to be with them every single day. But that's what's best for the situation and for them right now. And so one day they'll be able to travel with me all the time."

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.