Emotional Country Music, A Joke Gone Too Far

This song tells the story of a man reflecting on the regret he feels after unintentionally hurting the woman he loves. He realizes too late that his words, spoken without malice, deepened the emotional pain she was already carrying. The recurring theme, "I didn’t know," expresses his sorrow and remorse for not recognizing her struggles sooner. As he looks back on their relationship, he laments the lost chances to heal the growing distance between them. The song captures the heartache of missed opportunities and the overwhelming sadness of understanding the hurt when it’s too late to fix it.