The song was written by the group alongside Lori McKenna. They debuted the song at the 2013 ACM Awards.

"Your Side of the Bed" is a ballad performed in duet form with lead vocals from Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook. Fairchild said of the song: "I love that this lyric is so brutally honest. There are times in a relationship when you allow things to come between you, so much so that it feels like an incredibly long way back to each other. It's a lonely place to be especially when you're lying right next to someone you love."