Michael Ray

Ray went countrier than ever for "Whiskey and Rain," and that's just the beginning of his traditional-minded next chapter.

In debuting a new song earlier this month the "Next Girl" singer once again looks to have dug deep into her personal narrative.

"This song embodies everything that I wanted on this record ..."

"It was very clear that this was not the marriage that I wanted," she says.

"It's one of those years that you grow a lot from."

"I certainly didn't get married to get divorced," she says.

Michael Ray is all kinds of heartbroken in his new single.

All of that time at home, she says in a new interview, has "showed [her] a lot."

"I'm happy for him," she said at the time.

At least one of these separations has a happy ending!