NASHVILLE, TENN. (June 14, 2024) – Country-Soul troubadour Drake White delivers moving new track “Life, Love and War,” sharing the hand-me-down wisdom of a country life – at the very moment it all changes… with parenthood.
Co-written by White with Erik Dylan and Andy Sheridan, the big-picture ballad captures the epiphany of suddenly seeing your place in the world – a homespun message of hope from a proud father to newborn child that draws from White’s deeply personal experience with his son Hawk following his emotional journey with his wife Alex through IVF.
Co-produced by Jonathan Singleton, the song features an acoustic guitar highlighting White’s tender Southern vocal. All throughout, he explores the thoughts racing through a new dad’s mind, and the genuine wish all parents have for their sons and daughters: To flourish through “Life, Love and War.”
“My wife and I battled infertility for seven years,” White explains. “When I finally became a father, I was overcome with joy, but I also had fear. Was I enough? Would I be gone too much as a musician? Would I be able to catch his fastball with my left hand? Would I be able to father him as well as my amazing father did for me? So I wrote. I wrote him a letter. I wrote him this song. To all the men out there with their heels in the mud doing the best job they can, happy Father’s Day!”
