Megan Moroney shared the spoke about the sweet inspiration behind a Cloud 9 ballad during a live-recorded podcast event.

Moroney recently caught up with Southern Living Editor-in-Chief Sid Evans at the first-ever Biscuits & Jam Live event in New York City. The award-winning country star spoke about “Beautiful Things,” one of 16 tracks from her Cloud 9 era, which serves as a compassionate message to her 2-year-old niece. Moroney told Evans, “I wrote that song for my niece [who] has no idea what that song means and definitely doesn't need [it] yet, but [when] she was born and I looked at her and I was like ‘Oh my gosh.’ I never want her to feel sadness, but at some point in her life [she’s] gonna feel excluded. And then at some point in her life maybe she'll get her heart broken, which is what the second verse is about. I want her to know that even though those feelings feel very real…it's not the end of the world. The hope of writing that song was that if and when she needs it, she has it.”

The Emo Cowgirl performed “Beautiful Things” live for the first time in September, months before Cloud 9’s February release. Moroney took the stage at Credit One Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina, and unveiled the story behind the song before she played it for the first time. She told the audience, “this song is just a great reminder that we’re all going through something, so just be nice to each other.”

“Beautiful Things” appears on Cloud 9 with the title track, “6 Months Later,” “I Only Miss You” with Ed Sheeran, “Bells & Whistles” with Kacey Musgraves, “Wish I Didn’t,” “Who Hurt You?,” and more. Moroney previously said the album was “written about honest, personal experiences, but these songs were written by the strongest, most confident version of myself I’ve ever been. My feet feel firmly planted in my artistry and it was fun to play around sonically, while still sticking to my roots of what my fans and I love. Cloud 9 is a state of mind, and I have no doubt this will be the best chapter yet.”

See her upcoming “Cloud 9 Tour” dates here:

MAY

29 | Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center

30 | Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse

JUNE

2 | Chicago, IL – United Center

3 | Chicago, IL – United Center

5 | Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena

6 | Greensboro, NC – First Horizon Coliseum

8 | Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena

9 | Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena

12 | Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center

13 | St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center

16 | Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena

18 | Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest

19 | Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena

20 | Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena

JULY

6 | Boston, MA – TD Garden

7 | Boston, MA – TD Garden

9 | Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

10 | Newark, NJ – Prudential Center

11 | Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena

14 | Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center

16 | Orlando, FL – Kia Center

17 | Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena

18 | Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena

24 | Monticello, IA – Great Jones County Fair

25 | Minneapolis, MN – Target Center

26 | Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena

28 | Denver, CO – Ball Arena

AUGUST

1 | Portland, OR – Moda Center

2 | Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena

5 | Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center

7 | Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena

8 | Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena

11 | Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena

14 | Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

15 | Tulsa, OK – BOK Center

16 | Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center

18 | Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena

21 | Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

22 | Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

SEPTEMBER

13 | Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene

15 | Stockholm, SE – Annexet

18 | Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Victoria

19 | Tilburg, NL – 013 Poppodium

21 | Paris, FR – Le Trianon

23 | London, UK – Eventim Apollo

26 | Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo

27 | Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy

28 | Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy

OCTOBER

1 | Belfast, UK – SSE Arena

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