Craig Morgan says there’s a new song on his American Soundtrack EP that he can’t get through without becoming emotional.
“God’s Problems” isn’t necessarily the lyric you would label as a weeper, but it strikes one of the singer’s greatest vulnerabilities.
“I just don’t want to be one of God’s problems,” he tells Taste of Country.
- Morgan’s new American Soundtrack EP was released on Feb. 28.
- He co-wrote five of the six songs on the project, with the exception being “God’s Problems.”
- Listen to his full interview with Evan Paul on the Taste of Country Nights: On Demand podcast.
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“I know it sounds cheesy, but I live my life in an attempt to do good and to be kind and caring and helpful in life,” Morgan continues. “I work very hard at not being one of God’s problems, so that song really affects me.”
“I can’t undo the things I’ve done / They led me to who I’ve become / I don’t wanna be just another one / Of God’s problems,” he sings to close the chorus.
Hard work is a theme on the new project. When pressed for one song that defines this chapter of his career, Morgan points to “Blue Collar Prayer.”
“It talks about what I think is the true fabric of our country: The blue collar people; the farmers, the waitresses, the people that work hard for a living,” he says.
“I know I’m an entertainer, but I still work hard, as well, not just as an entertainer, but in life. I work very hard on my farm, I work very hard with our business in Alaska. I consider myself very much a blue collar, middle-of-America guy.”
Morgan’s 20 years of success in country music relies on him singing of subjects he knows as well as his driveway. The most stirring example is “The Father, My Son and the Holy Ghost,” a song he released in 2019, three years after the death of his son Jerry.
His ability and willingness to steer head on into the emotions that came with the tragedy allowed him to connect with endless country fans who’d experienced similar loss.
That song was so difficult to perform that he told Taste of Country it was never a guarantee he’d play it on a given night. “God’s Problems” finds him slightly less emotional.
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