Kelsea Ballerini questioned music career after watching hometown friends living in Knoxville

Kelsea Ballerini is gearing up to release her fifth studio album, but admits that she once had doubts about continuing with her music career.

During a new interview with Women's Health magazine, the 31-year-old country star recalled feeling burned out after years of touring and seeing the contrast between her lifestyle and those of her friends in her hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee.

"I’d been on the road for four years, and I was exhausted," the "Miss Me More" singer said. "I was married [to Australian country singer Morgan Evans], and I was looking around at all my friends who have 9-to-5 jobs and still live in my hometown, and I was realizing I felt really removed, really different."