Walker Hayes Remembers The 'Angry' Conversation That Led To 'Good With Me'

Walker Hayes remembered a conversation he shared with a good friend as he left the gym one afternoon. The country hitmaker couldn’t help but notice his friend become “angrier” as he contained to talk about a “popular controversial issue,” leaving Hayes feel exhausted and confused by the end of it.

When Hayes returned home, he sat on the dock and admitted he feels “stupid sometimes because I don’t know what to think. I don’t have time. I have 6 kids, a wife, three dogs, a job and if I can squeeze in a workout at the end of each day I feel like I’ve completed a lot!”

Hayes shared a lengthy reflection on Instagram on Thursday (August 31), sharing the moments that led to his latest song, “Good With Me.” Hayes released the summertime anthem on August 25, teaming up with daughter Lolly to help debut it on his social media channels.

“So I just started writing this song right there,” Hayes said of his time on the dock, after running into his friend in the parking lot of his gym. He finished writing the song with Shane McAnally and Scott Stepakoff. “I plucked people from my life that I know and what they think and the first verse just spilled out. Then I thought about Laney [his wife]. How much I enjoy her company because I don’t have to have it all figured out. We can just do that together. Or not. She is more than ok with my simple mind and when we do disagree on certain topics or issues, she’s ok with that too. We couldn’t be more different but we exist together so easily.

“I know everyone in this song. I love them. They’re all a little bit crazy, just like me. But we all do life together just fine. It’s not always nice and neat but we’re good. They’re good with me. I’m glad I have them,” Hayes said. “I love my friend that stopped me in the parking lot that day. I know how it feels to feel frustratingly right about something. Maybe this song will make us laugh at ourselves a little bit and think more about people and each other and less about opinions. The more I get to know someone the more I understand them. Life is too short to dehumanize one another.”

Listen to “Good With Me” here: