Songfacts®:

• "For the Both Of Us" finds Dan + Shay keeping the flames of romance burning. Shay Mooney pours his heart out to his future father-in-law, promising to be the man his daughter deserves.
• Picture this: Shay Mooney, the nerves kicking in, sits down with his lover's old man. Mooney's heart is pounding faster than a racehorse's gallop, but he knows it's time to lay it all on the line.
  
  You probably already know
  Been in my boots before
  
  Then we get to the emotionally charged chorus when Dan Smyers arrives to harmonize.
  
  I'm in love with your daughter
  And I've been since the first time I saw her.
  I'll ask her the question, if you give your blessing.
  
  Mooney and Smyers envision the big day. They're taking their beloved's hand at the altar, promising to love her "enough for the both of us."
• Mooney knows the deal. He acknowledges in the second verse that unbreakable bond between father and daughter. Even though Mooney's love burns brighter than a Texas sunset, he knows that her daddy loved her first. Respect, plain and simple.
  
  In the end, it's all about trust. He tells his sweetheart's daddy that he'll love her fiercely, treat her like a queen, and give her the world.
• Dan + Shay released "For The Both of Us" via Warner Nashville as a promotional single from their fifth studio album Bigger Houses on September 8, 2023.
• Smyers co-wrote "For The Both of Us" with regular collaborators Andy Albert and Jordan Reynolds. Other songs Albert and Reynolds co-penned for Dan + Shay include the Good Things cuts "Lying," and "Steal My Love" and the Bigger Houses title track.