Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘So American’ Lyrics Seem to Be a Love Letter to Her British Boyfriend, Louis Partridge (2024)

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Olivia Rodrigo did more than just drop the music video for “Obsessed” last night. The singer also released a new song, “So American,” which doesn’t really hide the fact it’s a love letter to her British boyfriend, actor Louis Partridge. The song is part of Guts (Spilled), her album’s new deluxe edition.

While Rodrigo never says Partridge by name, she alludes to the non-American guy she’s dating and hints at him in her lyrics. Examples include: “Drivin’ on the right-side road,” while in Britain, people drive on the left, and the couple was first seen kissing at a gas station in New York. But the most prominent line is in the chorus, where she stresses her new partner is not the U.S.: “And he says I’m so American / Oh God, I’m gonna marry him / If he keeps this sh*t up.”

With many songs on Guts are about unhealthy relationships or heartbreak, “So American” offers a refreshingly optimistic reflection on new love, along with the fear that comes with hoping for a future.

Rodrigo and Partridge, by the way, were first romantically linked in October. They were photographed making out in New York City in December. Partridge has since been seen in the audience of Rodrigo’s Guts tour shows multiple times.

Earlier this week, he spoke to British Vogue about their relationship—and why he prefers not to talk about it. “Dating probably shouldn’t be done in the public eye,” he said. “There’s enough going on between two people. You don’t need the voices of thousands of others in your head. I think she’s got it a lot worse than I have. I can be a bit of a normal person. She’s got tons and tons of eyes on her case.”

Rodrigo still (seemingly) gave her fans a little glimpse into her happiness with Partridge. Read the lyrics to “So American,” via Genius, and listen to the song below:

Verse 1
Drivin’ on the right-side road
He says I’m pretty wearin’ his clothes
And he’s got hands that make Hell seem cold
Feet on the dashboard, he’s like a poem I wish I wrote
I wish I wrote

Chorus

And he laughs at all my jokes
And he says I’m so American
Oh God, it’s just not fair of him
To make me feel this much
I’d go anywhere he goes
And he says I’m so American
Oh God, I’m gonna marry him
If he keeps this sh*t up
I might just be in lo-lo-, lo-lo-, lo-lo-, lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love

Verse 2
God, I’m so boring and I’m so rude
Can’t have a conversation if it’s not all about you
The way you dress and the books you read
I really love my bed, but, man, it’s hard to sleep when he’s with me
When he’s with me

Chorus

And he laughs at all my jokes
And he says I’m so American
Oh God, it’s just not fair of him
To make me feel this much
I’d go anywhere he goes
And he says I’m so American
Oh God, I’m gonna marry him
If he keeps this sh*t up
I might just be in lo-lo-, lo-lo-, lo-lo-, lo-lo-love

Bridge
I apologize if it’s a little too much, just a little too soon
But if the conversation ever were to come up
I don’t wanna assume this stuff
But ain’t it wrong?
I think I’m in love

Chorus

And he laughs at all my jokes
And he says I’m so American
Oh God, it’s just not fair of him
To make me feel this much
I’d go anywhere he goes
And he says I’m so American
Oh God, I’m gonna marry him
If he keeps this sh*t up
I might just be in lo-lo-, lo-lo-, lo-lo-, lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love

Outro: Dan Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo

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