Songfacts®:

• This song finds Los Angeles singer-songwriter Ricky Montgomery singing about not being able to function without his lover by his side. He suffers from self-esteem issues and struggles when he's on his own.
  
  Oh, baby, I am a wreck when I'm without you
  I need you here to stay
  I broke all my bones that day I found you
  Crying at the lake
  
  Montgomery cares deeply for his girlfriend but worries that she's losing her feelings for him.
  
  Was it something I said to make you feel like you're a burden?
  Oh, and if I could take it all back
  I swear that I would pull you from the tide
• The song title doesn't appear in the lyrics but alludes to Montgomery's insecurities about the relationship. In the same way that a fishing line without a hook won't work, the singer perceives himself out of his lover's league and their romance is doomed to failure.
• Ricky Montgomery recorded "Line Without A Hook" for his 2016 Montgomery Ricky album. The song purposely contradicts the major themes of the record, which are rebirth, re-growth and self-acceptance.
• Ricky Montgomery wrote "Line Without A Hook" with the song's producer Jon Heisserer. The pair also collaborated on another Montgomery Ricky track, "Mr. Loverman."
• On the face of it, this is about a failing relationship, but Montgomery told Billboard there is a second underlying meaning. "The song presents itself as a love song," he explained, "but it's really me using the space of that song to capture the emotion of finally feeling like I was the one in control of my own life."
• After "Line Without a Hook" blew up on TikTok during the summer of 2020, it generated a huge buzz of interest from the major labels. Montgomery signed with Warner Records in December 2020 and released a new version of the song with Oakland, California singer-songwriter Mxmtoon.