While fans may think that “Leave Me Again” is a sad song about being abandoned, Kelsea Ballerini’s last song on “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat” has an unexpectedly positive message. The song starts with the lyrics, “I hope you’re spending Christmas with your family / I hope you’re writing songs that you love / I hope you’re feeling happier than you’ve ever been,” giving listeners the sense that Ballerini is at peace with her divorce. The last line in the verse states, “And I hope I never leave me again,” which suggests she lost herself in her marriage.
In the chorus, Ballerini sings, “For a while the shoe fit / But then I outgrew it / And staying only made me get real good at pretend,” which we take to mean that, while she was initially happy with Morgan Evans, they eventually grew apart. She ends the chorus with a repeat of, “So I hope I never leave me again,” reiterating that she will be true to herself from now on.
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The last verse has Ballerini finding hope for Evans’ future. “I hope when I see you that you smile / I hope that you find somebody new / I hope that you get the house, and the good wife, and the kids,” she sings, showing that she doesn’t want to hold onto bitter feelings. The singer concludes the song with “I hope I never leave me again,” in a poignant ending to her album — and her divorce.
