Inching ever closer to the November 3rd release of her second LP Unapologetically, Kelsea Ballerini has made a third cut available from the highly anticipated album. “High School” is a nostalgic, deeply personal track, as it was penned by Ballerini on her own. Reminiscent of the confessional breakthrough songs that made Taylor Swift a global superstar a few years ago, Ballerini told TIME.com of the new tune, “When you write a song by yourself, there’s a different level of vulnerability that you can tap into.”

Find the complete story behind the song here.