The lyrics to Cole Swindell' s new song "Make Heaven Crowded" were inspired by a speech made by Charlie Kirk 's widow , but the ballad is bigger than a reaction to tragedy.

Swindell's simple suggestion is what many Americans are calling for and perhaps even what the country needs: a little less rhetoric, a lot less yelling and some sustained effort to find similarities, not differences.

Swindell wrote "Make Heaven Crowded" with Greylan James, Joel Hutsell and Blake Pendergrass.

He says the seed was planted when he heard this speech from Kirk's widow, Erika.

Earlier this month, Swindell began the Happy Hour Sad Tour . He'll be on the road through October.

To date, Swindell's biggest hits have been brought party vibes ("Chillin' It," "She Had Me at Heads Carolina") or breakup

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