Chris Stapleton And Miranda Lambert Deliver Flawless Duet Of “What Am I Gonna Do” For The First Time Live

Inject it directly into my veins. Last night, Chris Stapleton headlined Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, where fellow country superstar Miranda Lambert opened for him and also joined him onstage to perform "What Am I Gonna Do," which the two of them wrote together. It's the first time they've ever performed the song live together as a duet, so I'm sure it was an amazing moment for all the fans there in person and in all of the videos I've seen, they sound incredible. The stellar opening track to Chris' 2023 Higher album, "What Am I Gonna Do" finds him lamenting the end of a relationship and can’t stop thinking about what he’s going to do if he ever moves on from this girl. He’s drinking too much because he can’t handle the pain of her leaving, and can’t find a way to move on or forget about her: “Been drinkin’ everything on that shelf Feels like I’m killin’ myself You’re gone, and it hurts like hell Wishin’ I was anybody else What am I gonna do When I get over you? What am I gonna be When you’re just a memory? What am I gonna drink? When I don’t have to think About what I’m gonna do Without you?” Coupled with his incredible voice and the sweet background vocals of his wife Morgane on the studio cut, it was an easy standout on what is a truly fantastic record from top to bottom (Chris never misses, I think we all know that). Of course, leave it to Chris and Miranda to pen such a gut-wrenching heartbreaker that I can’t get enough of… the only thing we needed was to hear them sign it together, and this was the perfect opportunity and I can't get enough. This is country music: It's not often that I think Chris needs anyone else to help him deliver a song (and he doesn't here either), but having Miranda sing on it and make it a duet to also include the woman's perspective gives it so much depth, and I'd love to get a studio cut with both of them one day. Or at the very least, maybe they can finally release "Somebody Winds Up Pregnant" ? A girl can dream... "What Am I Gonna Do" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA51HFVgGho