Keith Urban Tells Fans to Stop "Reading" Into His Lyrics Amid Nicole Kidman Divorce

Before Keith Urban sang his song "You'll Think of Me" during the final date of his High and Alive Tour, he urged fans not to speculate about a deeper meaning in his lyric changes.

By Brahmjot Kaur Oct 23, 2025 6:17 PM
| Updated Oct 23, 2025 10:14 PM
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Watch: Keith Urban Addresses Lyric Changes in Songs Amid Nicole Kidman Split

Keith Urban isn't thinking of anyone in particular at his concerts.

Nearly one month after Nicole Kidman filed for divorce from the country singer, he slammed fans who speculated a deeper meaning in the changed lyrics of his song "You'll Think of Me."

"I've been covering like this for a long time," Keith said on the final night of his High and Alive Tour in Nashville, Tennessee, Oct. 17. "Stop reading s--t into it."

As the 57-year-old sang the chorus, which was originally "Take your space and take your reasons," he revised the latter to "all your bulls--t reasons." When he reached the line, "You'll think of me," he yelled out, "But I betcha think about me!" 

Indeed, the "Blue Ain't Your Color" singer is no stranger to adding some color to his songs. In fact, he's changed the lyrics to his 2003 track at several shows over the years—most recently multiple stops on his world tour.

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Keith Urban Changed Song Lyrics Inspired by Nicole Kidman Romance Before Breakup News

Although Keith has regularly deviated from the lyrics of "You'll Think of Me," he had recently raised eyebrows after changing the words to "The Fighter," which was inspired by his 20-year marriage to the Big Little Lies actress.

During the Sept. 27 show in Omaha, Nebraska, Keith spotlighted touring guitarist Maggie Baugh, who was playing alongside him. Instead of singing the original lyrics, "When they're tryna get to you, baby I'll be the fighter," he went with, "When they're tryna get to you, Maggie, I'll be your guitar player."

It was especially surprising for fans, since the Grammy winner—who shares kids Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14, with Nicole—revealed that the song was about the difficult start to his relationship with the Oscar winner.

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"It's all from a conversation my wife and I had early on in our relationship, that when things get tough, I need to hold her tighter and just try to take care of her," he told Billboard in 2017. "The song is about wanting to heal somebody, wanting to take care of somebody, wanting to protect somebody. It's really like a vow in so many ways."

As Keith and Nicole navigate their divorce—for which the former cited "irreconcilable differences" in the Sept. 30 filing—they've been looking ahead. For the Baby Girl star, it's been important to embrace the ups and downs of this chapter.

"The best part is the experiences that you've accumulated," she told Harper's Bazaar earlier this month. "You go, 'Oh, I've been here before. I actually know how to handle this now.' Or, 'Maybe I haven't been in this place, but I've experienced something similar to this, and I do know that I will get through it.'"

For a closer look at Keith and Nicole's breakup, keep reading.

Beginning of Summer 2025: Split

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban privately separated and started living apart at the beginning of summer, E! News learned. But there were many notable moments over the summer that ultimately led to their divorce filing.

May 22, 2025: Keith Urban Begins His Tour

His High and Alive World Tour kicked off in Alabama and he spent the summer traveling across the U.S., Canada and Australia.

June 20, 2025: Last Public Outing

The pair last appeared together publicly at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in Nashville, where they were seen laughing and smiling. 

June 25, 2025: 19th Wedding Anniversary

In honor of 19 years of marriage in June, Kidman posted a photo of the couple with the caption, "Happy Anniversary Baby." Urban commented a heart emoji but did not write a post of his own.

July 1, 2025: Keith Urban Walks Out of Interview After Nicole Kidman Question

The country singer raised eyebrows when he abruptly ended an interview after being asked about Kidman's onscreen chemistry with costar Zac Efron in A Family Affair.

“The first thing I thought of with your beautiful wife, Nicole Kidman, being on so many great movies, TV shows all the time,” a radio host said on Australia’s Mix 102.3’s Hayley & Max in the Morning. “What does Keith Urban think when he sees his beautiful wife with beautiful younger men like Zac Efron having these beautiful love scenes on TV and radio?”

Suddenly, Urban disappeared from the call.

“He's disconnected from Zoom,” a radio staffer said. “I think his team hung up on us because they didn't want us to ask that question.”

His rep didn't respond to E!'s request for comment at the time. 

July 24, 2025: It's Revealed That Nicole Kidman Applied for Residency in Portugal

E! News learned that the Practical Magic star had submitted application to become a resident of Portugal, with Urban preparing to do the same himself. 

“Keith was unable to be in Portugal for this appointment as he is currently on tour in the U.S.," a source with knowledge of the situation told E!, "and it is mandatory for applicants to be physically present in order to apply for the visa. He is scheduled to submit his application at a later date that works with his tour schedule."

At the time, the source said both planned to maintain a permanent residence in Nashville as well.

Aug. 6, 2025: Sunday Rose Shares Insight Into Family Life

The couple's eldest daughter Sunday Rose shed light on on their parenting dynamic in an interview, saying that "there are two big rules" at home.

"The first was that I couldn’t explore any kind of fashion work until I was 16," she told Nylon, "and the second is that school always has to come first, which at first I hated, but I am actually really glad that I have these rules in place because it keeps me in a good mindset."

Aug. 19, 2025: Keith Urban Not Pictured in Nicole Kidman's Family Photos

Kidman shared a look at her summer memories with her teens Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret, but her husband was absent from the Instagram carousel.

"Summer memories," the actress wrote. "Now back to school."

Aug. 28, 2025: Nicole Kidman's Lawyer Prepares Parenting Plan

In August, her lawyer prepared a Child Support Worksheet included in a Parenting Plan stating that Kidman and Urban would be "joint custodians" of their teen daughters Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret.

However, the Oscar winner was listed as the "primary residential parent," with the girls spending 306 days a year with their mother and 59 days with their father (Urban will have the children every other weekend.). 

Neither will pay child support, according to the doc obtained by E! News.

“The mother and father will behave with each other and each child so as to provide a loving, stable, consistent and nurturing relationship with the child even though they are divorced,” it stated. “They will not speak badly of each other or the members of the family of the other parent. They will encourage each child to continue to love the other parent and be comfortable in both families.”

Aug. 29, 2025: Keith Urban Signs Paperwork

Urban moved forward with their Marital Dissolution Agreement, getting it notorized in August, per the doc obtained by E! News.

The document said that Kidman would "institute divorce proceedings against" him due to irreconcilable differences. It also stated that neither party would be getting alimony or spousal support in their split.

The same date, he also signed off on the Parenting Plan.

Sept. 6, 2025: Nicole Kidman Signs Paperwork

A week after Urban, the actress had the Marital Dissolution Agreement notorized as well and signed the Parenting Plan.

The same day, a judge signed off on an order that both stars would complete a manditory parenting seminar unless they file for an exemption, per the doc obtained by E! News.

Sept. 25, 2025: Nicole Kidman Steps Out Still Wearing Wedding Ring

Despite signing the documents, she still wore her engagement ring during an event at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles.

Sept. 29, 2025: News Breaks of Their Split

Their breakup made headlines as E! News confirmed that the pair—who started dating in 2005—had privately called it quits. 

Sept. 30, 2025: Nicole Kidman Files for Divorce

The Big Little Lies star officially filed to end their marriage, listing their date of separation as the date of filing: Sept. 30, 2025. 

Their Marital Dissolution Agreement and Parenting Plan were officially submitted the same day to be approved by a court in Tennessee.

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