
No, he didn’t thank ex-wife Miranda Lambert. Country artist Blake Shelton opens up to TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie about his new album, If I’m Honest, and the song fellow Voice coach Gwen Stefani helped. Here we go hey hey you and me different as different can be. To the end you and me are gonna be friends hey. He also thanked her brother, Todd Stefani, who worked as part of Shelton's crew filming behind-the-scenes footage of his tour. Friends by BlakeSheltonSongs: Friends by Blake SheltonAlbum: IfImHonestSpotify: Friends Lyrics:Theres a moment in this journey that I gave upMy boots jus. I can see that you and me are gonna be friends. Read on for a deep dive into each track and what we think Shelton may have had in mind while he was singing it.Īnd because we know you're wondering: Yes, he did thank Stefani (simply, only stating her name) in his liner notes. The singer sticks with his classic country roots on fun tracks like "Straight Outta Cold Beer," "Doing It to Country Songs," and "Green," while mourning a love lost on the top half of the record and reveling in a new relationship through the rest.


Shelton co-wrote just three of the album's 15 tracks - including a duet with girlfriend Gwen Stefani and a heart-tugging gospel offering written at "a very dark time in my life last year," he said - but the overall message of If I'm Honest is clear.
