Next Thing You Know

Album

So Fresh: The Hits of Summer 2024 + The Best of 2023

Label

Universal Music Group

Genre

Country

Duration

4:00

Composer(s)

Chase Mcgill;Greylan James;Jordan Davis;Josh Osborne

Entered Chart

Feb 4, 2023

Peak Date

Jul 8, 2023

Released

Unknown

Recorded

Unknown

"Next Thing You Know" chronicles the trajectory of a relationship. Jordan Davis starts the song intent on staying single but that all changes after meeting a girl in a bar. As their union progresses, Davis uses the term "next thing you know" to express his surprise at how swiftly each milestone racks up; from his girlfriend moving in, to getting married, having kids, and finally grandchildren. Jordan Davis wrote the song with Chase McGill (Cole Swindell's "Break Up in the End," Kane Brown's "Lose It"), John Osborne (Sam Hunt's "Body Like A Back Road," Morgan Wallen's "7 Summers") and Greylan James (Chris Young's "If That Ain't God," Kenny Chesney's "Happy Does"). Davis' regular producer Paul DiGiovanni produced the track. DiGiovanni also sang the backing vocals with Trey Keller. The other musicians are: Keyboards: Alex Wright Electric Guitar: Derek Wells Acoustic Guitar: Ilya Toshinskiy Bass: Jimmie Lee Sloas Drums: Nir Z

You swear that you're stayin' single
Next thing you know
You meet a girl at a bar
And next thing you know
You get her laughin'
It's 2 AM
You're telling your buddies
Three months in
That she ain't movin' in
Next thing you know
There's a U-Haul trailer
Next thing you know
Your old apartment
Is y'all's new place
There goes the carpet
But the deer head stays

Next thing you know
You're savin' money like never before, just to
Spend it all at a jewelry store, gettin'
Down on one knee on her mama's porch
Just prayin' she don't say no
Next thing you know
Your best man gives a half drunk speech and you're
Sunburnt on a honeymoon beach and you're
Left hand's gettin' used to that ring
And there the next two or three years go
Next thing you know

You weren't really tryin'
Next thing you know
There's a test on the counter
Next thing you know
She's standin' there cryin'
Noddin' her head yes
You're half excited
Half scared to death
'Cause next thing you know
You're wearing scrubs and a funny white hat and the
Doctor's sayin', how you doin' there dad and
Nobody's ever called you that
And you take that drive home slow
Next thing you know
It's first steps, first dates, first car, it's
11:01 wonderin' where they are
You're sayin' that USC's too far
It's amazing how fast seventeen years go
Next thing you know
Next thing you know

Next thing you know
You get to know your wife again and you're
More in love than you've ever been with a
Lot of years of remember when's
And still some down the road
'Cause next thing you know
You got a yard full of your kid's kids and ya
Take 'em to church, teach 'em to fish, and ya
Tell 'em stories every chance you get
About how fast this life down here can go
Next thing you know
(Next thing you know)
Next thing you know
(Next thing you know)