One of the Reasons I Like Country Music

It's unfortunate that Jake is on his mission, so he isn't going to read this (at least not for a while).

In the last year and a half I've become a big fan of country music.  Just like any other genre, there are songs that I like, and plenty that I don't like.  But one of the reasons I like country music is because it seems like country artists express religion far more than artists in other genres (gospel music excepted).  I have a few examples of songs that I've become aware of recently:



This is "Love Without End, Amen" by George Strait.  I'm likely to be a fan of any song about father-son relationships, but this one is really good.  I like the shifts in perspective in each of the three verses, especially the last one.  Next is another George Strait song.



The other day I had a very spiritual conversation with a good friend.  We got in the car to head home, and this song was the first that came on.  I really like the humble reflection in the words of the chorus.  Hopefully we don't need to wait for the milestones in our lives to open our eyes.



This one is a previously unreleased song by Johnny Cash entitled "I Came to Believe."  Listen to the lyrics.  I'd really like to learn some more about Johnny Cash and how he changed his life.  I'm hoping to watch the film Walk the Line sometime.
Brandon Flowers, the lead singer of the Killers, sings a cover of this song that I really like.  It's in a short video about the new Johnny Cash CD.  The song starts at 1:03, but I suggest listening from the beginning.  He talks about some of his own feelings about the song.



Hope you appreciate my thoughts--feel free to comment with your own.  Do you know any songs where artists express their spiritual sides more?