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Dear today, tomorrow here

Man I was just checkin' in

Hope you've been well

Me, I'm doin' alright

Could always be better

Seeing as you're the only one with a choice in the matter

If I know you, hell, you're too busy

To do damn near anything that you ought to

Guess what I'm sayin' is, is if you don't change

Boy, you'll be kickin' yourself one of these days

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So maybe you should call our mama

Have a drink with our old man

Quit wastin' our sweet time

And put that diamond on her hand

Stop takin' me for granted

Like I'll always be around

'Cause even as you read this, boy, that clock is tickin' down

And remember every second I've got's borrowed

So I hope you think of me today

Sincerely, tomorrow

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Listen, I ain't tryin' to bring you down

'Cause I know damn better than pushin' you around

I guess I was just lookin' out for you and me both

'Cause we both lose if I told you so

Dear today, tomorrow here

Man I was just checkin' in

Hope you've been well

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Luke Combs was born in North Carolina in 1990. He played and performed at a young age. He dropped out of college to persue music more seriously. Shortly after, he moved to Nashville and released his debut album. Since then, his albums have been at the top of country music charts consistently, and he has earned three grammy nominations, and a number of other music awards.

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Luke Combs’ song Dear Today is a song written like a letter from himself to his past self. His message is to slow down and enjoy life by focusing more on things like family, not work. The song is meant to encourage a listener to do the same reflecting, and appreciate things like family because you won’t always be able to. His chorus says: "maybe you should call our mama, have a drink with our old man. Quit

wastin' our sweet time and put that diamond on her hand stop takin' me for granted like I'll always be around.” This stanza is a good summary of the song. He tells himself to spend more time with his parents and propose to this girl, because there won’t always be a tomorrow. The tone feels sad and regretful. This makes me think that the narrator lost his parents and regrets not spending more time with them, and he doesn’t want his listeners to make the same mistake.

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Combs relys on symbolism in this song. He uses the two characters today and tomorrow to represent himself, today being his current self, and tomorrow being his hindsight in the future reflecting on his current self.