“She Got the Best of Me” by Luke Combs
Luke Combs uses “She Got the Best of Me” to capture the concept of a person’s first heartbreak which is usually the hardest and its negative effect on future relationships. Here, the narrator appears to have been heartbroken by a girl he fell in love with in his youth.
He explains that he fell deeply in love and got his feelings hurt bad, as young love usually does not consider the consequences of giving your all to a person. In the chorus, Luke claims that this girl took the best parts of him. And owing to that, his future lover might only get to enjoy the rest of the devotion he has (which is obviously not much). The singer also stresses on the fact that although thoughts of his ex, still linger, he has found a way to get over her. He uses metaphors such as six strings to signify that losing her actually drove him to take interest in making music.
Summary
At the end of the day, there is one important message Luke is trying to get across in “She Got the Best of Me”. And said message is about his resolution to never give himself completely to another lover the way he did with his first lover.
“She Got the Best of Me” Facts
Luke, in an interview he granted to The Boot, revealed more about this song. According to him, he had the title ”You Got the Best of Me” in 2014. He then proceeded to write it with two of his friends while he was still in college in North Carolina. Below are the names of said friends:
- Rob Snyder
- Channing Wilson
About four years after the song was written, it was recorded and released. This was on July 1st, 2018. And Luke’s management released it as single No. 4 and a bonus track from his bestselling debut album. Said album is titled “This One’s For You”.
The above mentioned songs are also singles from Luke’s maiden album. And just like these songs, “She Got the Best of Me” also met with real success. For instance, not only was it number 1 on Billboard’s “Country Airplay” charts, but it also topped Canada’s Country singles chart. It also gave Luke a top-40 hit on the noted “Hot 100” charts.
