"Henry, Come On" (stylized in sentence case and also referred to as "Henry") is a song by Lana Del Rey, written with Luke Laird; it was produced by Del Rey, Laird, and Drew Erickson. The song is presumed to be the lead single from Del Rey's upcoming tenth studio album Stove. It was officially released as a single on April 11, 2025.
Background[]
Del Rey posted a snippet of the song to her Instagram stories, and a longer snippet as a post on January 18, 2024.[1]
Del Rey again teased the release of the song on Instagram on March 26, 2025, posting a promotional photo taken by Neil Krug.[2] Del Rey's hairstylist Anna Cofone would later post the entire photo to her Instagram stories. More promotional pictures from the shoot were used for playlisting promotion for various Spotify markets.
On the day of the song's release, a billboard promoting the single was spotted in Palm Springs, California.[3]
Live performances[]
Del Rey performed the song live for the first time at her April 25, 2025, performance at Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California as part of the 2025 Tour. It has since been performed on every stop of the tour thus far.
Cross-references[]
- A cowgirl is mentioned in "Your Band Is All the Rage".
- The lyric "go on and giddy-up" is similar to "put your red boots on, baby, giddy-up" from "If You Lie Down with Me".
- The lyric "soft leather, blue jeans" is similar to "in his soft leather and his blue jeans" from "Lake Placid".
- The phrase "like lightning" is also mentioned in "Carmen" and "White Mustang".
- Direct references to "Blue Jeans" and "Because of You".
Lyrics[]
I mean, Henry, come on
Do you think I'd really choose it?
All this off and on, Henry, come on
I mean, baby, come on
Do you think I'd really lose it on ya?
If you did nothing wrong, Henry, come on
Last call, "Hey, y'all"
Hang his hat up on the wall
Tell him that his cowgirl is gone
Go on and giddy-up
Soft leather, blue jeans
Call us into '40s dreams
Return it but say it was fun
And it's not because of you
That I turned out so dangerous
Yesterday, I heard God say "It's in your blood"
And it struck me just like lightning
I've been fightin', I've been strivin'
Yesterday, I heard God say "You were born to be the one
To hold thе hand of the man
Who flies too close to thе sun"
I'll still be nice to your mom
It's not her fault you're leavin'
Some people come and they're gone
They just fly away
Take your ass to the house
Don't even bother explainin'
There's no workin' it out
No way
It's last call, "Hey, y'all"
Hang his hat up on the wall
Tell him that his cowgirl is gone
Go on and giddy-up
Soft leather, blue jeans
Don't you get it? That's the thing
You can't chase a ghost when it's gone
And it's not because of you
That I turned out so dangerous
Yesterday, I heard God say "It's in your blood"
And it struck me just like lightning
I've been fightin', I've been strivin'
But yesterday, I heard God say "You were born to be the one
To hold the hand of the man
Who flies too close to the sun"
All these country singers
On their lonely rides to Houston
Doesn't really make for the best
You know, settle down type
It's last call, "Hey, y'all"
Hang his hat up on the wall
Tell him that his cowgirl is gone
Go on and giddy-up
Last call, "Hey, y'all"
Hang his hat up on the wall
Tell him that his cowgirl is gone
Go on and giddy-up
Go on and giddy-up
Go on and giddy-up
Hey
Credits[]
- Lana Del Rey – songwriting, production, vocals
- Luke Laird – songwriting, production, engineering, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Drew Erickson – production, recording arrangement, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drum, hammond organ, keyboard, piano, strings
- Michael Harris – engineering
- Mike Stankiewicz – engineering
- Aidan Thillmann – additional engineering
- Jon Sher – additional engineering
- Dean Reid – mixing
- Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering