Its a beautiful day shes been crying all night

ERNEST has been kicking around Nashville for a few years now. He started his musical journey as a hick-hop artist cutting songs like “Dopeman” and “Bad Boy.”  Then, he started writing country songs. Ernest wrote hits for Florida-Georgia Line, Chris Lane, Jake Owen, and Morgan Wallen. In 2021, Ernest teamed up with Wallen on “Flower Shops” and took the country music world by storm.

Many mainstream country fans were already aware of Ernest, but “Flower Shops” put him on the radar of traditional country fans as well. This sad, steel-soaked song about a breakup taps into the sounds and themes of classic country. So, it comes as no surprise that Ernest took inspiration from one of the masters of sad country songs.

‘Flower Shops’

• Best Lines: “Mister, I’ll take your roses / If you cut off the thorns, she can’t take no more”; “It’s a bad day for love, but a good day for flower shops.”; “Well, I took some pills and she took the dogs. / It’s all gone to hell, she’s gone to her mom’s. / And I took up drinking since she took the time / To tell me I took the best years of her life.”
• Release Date: December 31st, 2021
• Written By: Ernest K. Smith, Ben Burgess, and Mark Holman
• Produced By: Joey Moi

ERNEST Opens Up About Writing ‘Flower Shops’

Before Ernest cut “Flower Shops” with Morgan Wallen, he played it on his podcast for fellow Nashville rapper-turned-singer Jellyroll. He did more than play the song, though. First, he told Jelly Roll about what inspired him to write the song.

Ernest was sitting at the bar at Old Hickory with John Daly, talking about music. During the conversation, Daly let Ernest hear a demo of a song called “Whiskey and Water” that featured Willie Nelson on guitar and singing the second verse. That song flipped a switch for the singer-songwriter. “This is country music at its purist,” he said after hearing the song. Then, he took a deep dive into sad traditional country music. More specifically, he started listening to a lot of George Jones.

Not long after that, Ernest picked up Ben Burgess to go write with Mark Holman. On the way there, they listened to the George Jones classic “A Good Year for the Roses.” Ernest and Burgess decided that they wanted to write something in the same vein and “Flower Shops” was the result.

The Meaning Behind “Flower Shops”

“Flower Shops” isn’t a hard song to decipher, but Ernest laid out the concept on his podcast. “The concept was basically, I f-cked up my relationship so much and I continue to do it every time. My only way to fix this is I’m gonna go buy every f-ckin’ flower in the flower shop. That’s all I got. I don’t have anything else that I can give you other than every flower I can buy.”

“Flower Shops” by Ernest feat. Morgan Wallen Lyrics

[Verse]
It’s a beautiful day, she’s been crying all night
Aw, there’s tears in her blue, bloodshot in mine
This bender’s been bending, it’s hell-bound to break
My baby’s had all she can take
[Chorus]
Mister, I’ll take your roses
If you cut off the thorns, she can’t take no more
I’ll buy violets and daisies to hide all the crazy, it’s gonna take all you’ve got
Aw, it’s a bad day for love, but a good day for flower shops
[Verse]
Well, I took some pills, and she took the dogs
Aw, it’s all gone to hell, she’s gone to her mom’s
And I took up drinking since she took the time
To tell me I took the best years of her life
[Chorus]
So, buddy, I’ll take your roses
If you cut off the thorns, she can’t take no more
I’ll buy violets and daisies to hide all the crazy, it’s gonna take all you got
It’s a tough day for love, but a good day for flower shops
[Bridge]
Roses are red, violets are blue
I don’t need one, I need one million to get you
[Outro]
So, mister, I’ll take your roses
If you cut off the thorns, she can’t take no more
I’ll buy violets and daisies to get back my baby, it’s gonna take all you’ve got
Aw, it’s a bad day for love, but a good day for flower shops.

Singer-songwriter Ernest tapped his friend and frequent collaborator Morgan Wallen for a new heartbreak duet, "Flower Shops," to kick off 2022.

The song tells a story of love that's lost and never coming back — a classic country storyline, and one that Ernest says he was inspired to create with fellow songwriters Ben Burgess and Mark Holman "after being on a George Jones/sad country songs kick."

But the subject matter of "Flower Shops" isn't entirely inspired just by other people's heartbreak.

"I didn't have a hard time going there because I know damn well what it's like to run out of apologies, and though flowers aren't ever going to fix it, it's just about all you can do sometimes," Ernest admits. "It's one of my favorite songs, if not my favorite song, I've written to date."

Long before its official release, the song was a live fan favorite. To go along with the studio recording, Ernest shared a music video that follows him and Wallen as they trade verses, each sitting along with an acoustic guitar and leaning against a car adorned with flowers.

"I'm excited for it to be out in the world and even more excited to have one of my best friends, Morgan, hop on it and sing it with me," Ernest adds. "I am a big believer in country music remaining honest, regardless of sonics. And this is as honest as it can get."

2022 is promising to be a big year for Ernest, who will make his Grand Ole Opry debut on Jan. 8 before he hits the road as part of Chris Lane's Fill Them Boots Tour.

Ernest (feat. Morgan Wallen)'s "Flower Shops" Lyrics:

It's a beautiful day, she's been crying all night / Ah, there's tears in her blue, bloodshot in mine / This bender's been bending, it's hellbound to break / My baby's had all she can take

Chorus:

Mister, I'll take your roses / If you cut off the thorns / She can't take no more / I'll buy violets and daisies / To hide all the crazy / It's gonna take all you've got / Ah, it's a bad day for love / But a good day for flower shops

Well, I took some pills and she took the dogs / Ah, it's all gone to hell, she's gone to her mom's / And I took up drinkin' since she took the time / To tell me I took the best years of her life

Repeat Chorus

Roses are red, violets are blue / I don't need one, I need one million to get you...

Repeat Chorus

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