"When I die, I don't want to go sober," she sings. The song also touches on the loss she felt after her first husband died of a heart attack in 2005. "I have experienced what it means to lose the love of your life," Schlapman told People. "And I've experience what it feels like to love again after great loss, so this song touches me so deeply in my heart."

Not to say she's the only band member that relates to the track. Karen Fairchild, who is married to fellow bandmate Jimi Westbrook, said "Sober" also holds special meaning to her, reminding of her of when she first fell in love with Westbrook.