Tuesday, September 05, 2006

He Ain't the Leavin' Kind

While I listen to Christian music about 90% of the time, I do still enjoy a little country every now and then. I've recently started really liking Rascal Flatts. I bought their latest album yesterday, Me and My Gang.

The last song on the album is a great example of how a group can play music besides Christian labeled music, yet still get across an unabashedly Christian message. It is entitled, "He Ain't the Leavin' Kind," and it is completely about God being there no matter that some don't believe in Him or may lose their faith in Him for a period of time. Here are some of the lyrics:

They tried their best to drag him out
of a courthouse down in Montgomery

Now they want to kick him out of school

And take him off our money


They can take those words off of paper and stone
But he aint gone, no

He ain't the leavin' kind

He'd never walk away
Even from those who dont believe
And wanna leave him behind

He ain't the leavin' kind


She stayed mad at him for a lot of years

For taking her husband

Started losing her faith and thinking that

Her life meant nothin


But when she looks at those kids

She raised all by herself

She knows she had some help

Yeah she knows

He ain't the leavin' kind
What a great song!!! That is so true. So many times we think God isn't concerned with our lives when bad things happen, yet He is always there. We were never promised a life of roses, just that He would always be by our side through it all.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I hear that the singer and his cousin (black hair guy) are Christians. Country music has Jesus everywhere thru Brad Pasiley, Carrie Underwood, Brooks & Dunn and Rascall Flatts.

Carole Turner said...

I love that!

Cajun Tiger said...

Anon...that's cool. My favorite of theirs is "Bless the Broken Road" from the "Feels Like Today" album.

Cajun Tiger said...

ML...that is AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing that =)

Dionne said...

I've become a fan of them recently also. I was impressed with Carrie Underwood in the same way. Her "Jesus Takes the Wheel" song has a powerful message. And anonymous is right about Country Music.