“I Would” reflects on the narrators opinion of settling down in a monogamous relationship. It describes a steady-moving relationship that’s reaching the point where the next step towards a higher level of commitment is ready to be taken—but only if the subject wishes for the same.
In early 2017, CO...
[Verse 1]
I've never held so tight
Feels like the first time that I ever drove alone
Leaving for a holiday, wishin' that I could've stayed
In the comfort of my home
[Pre-Chorus 1]
If you want it, I have it
I'll do it, just ask it
I've never been static
You know
[Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, oh
If you wanted me to stay around
I could, I said
Oh, oh, oh, oh
If you really wanna settle down
I would
(You know I would)
[Verse 2]
A dream from a past life
Free like the first time that we ever talked alone
Tell me and I'll stick around
Settle in a ghost town just to call a place my own
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I don't know what to do, I think I might be in love with you
I don't know what to do, I think I might be in love with you
[Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, oh
If you wanted me to stay around
I could, I said
Oh, oh, oh, oh
If you really wanna settle down
I would
(You know I would)
[Outro]
Oh, oh, oh, oh
If you want me to stay around
I could, I said
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I'm not asking you to settle down
But I would
(You know I would)
I Would was written by Ryan Winnen & Jay Joyce & Joe Memmel & Zachary Dyke & Chase Lawrence.
I Would was produced by Jay Joyce.
According to lead singer Chase Lawrence in a tweet responding to a fan, the lyrics for “I Would” were written as he was singing them.