“I used to be texting [Cherry], and he or she was like: ‘I’m in Rhode Island at a 4th of July occasion,’ and I used to be like” ‘So am I,’” Ed beforehand informed Individuals, “I kinda mentioned to Taylor: ‘Can I invite certainly one of my previous schoolmates?’ The remaining is historical past.”
And instantly, Ed’s “Finish Sport” lyric: “One thing was born on the Fourth of July” all is sensible, together with his and Cherry’s romance additionally referenced earlier within the verse, the place Ed sings: “Knew her after I was younger / Reconnected after we had been just a little bit older.”
Taylor later stunned Ed and Cherry by marking their first anniversary at her 2016 Fourth of July occasion, and the glad couple ended up getting married in 2019 earlier than welcoming two daughters collectively.