"It Goes Like This" is a song recorded by American country music singer Thomas Rhett.

[1] The song was written by Rhett Akins (Thomas' father), Ben Hayslip, and Jimmy Robbins.

[2] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "the charismatic songwriter is a natural storyteller, and his lyrics bounce to life with each verse and chorus.

"[3] Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Bobby Peacock of Roughstock described the song's premise as "interesting" and said that "Rhett's lightly grained, casual, friendly delivery brings to mind the rough-edged charm of Kip Moore.

"[4] The music video was directed by TK McKamy and premiered in June 2013.