Essay 3

Just walked down the street to the coffee shop 
Had to take a break 
I'd been by her side for 18 hours straight 
Saw a flower growin' in the middle of the sidewalk 
Pushin' up through the concrete 
Like it was planted right there for me to see 
The flashin' lights 
The honkin' horns 
All seemed to fade away 
In the shadow of that hospital at 5:08 
I saw God today 

I've been to church 
I've read the book 
I know he's here 
But I don't look 
Near as often as I should 
Yeah, I know I should 
His fingerprints are everywhere 
I just slowed down to stop and stare 
Opened my eyes and man I swear 
I saw God today 

Saw a couple walkin' by they were holdin' hands 
Man she had that glow 
Yeah I couldn't help but notice she was startin' to show it 
Stood there for a minute takin' the sky 
Lost in that sunset 
Splash of amber melted in the shades of red 

I've been to church 
I've read the book 
I know he's here 
But I don't look 
Near as often as I should 
Yeah, I know I should 
His fingerprints are everywhere 
I just slowed down to stop and stare 
Opened my eyes and man I swear 
I saw God today 

Got my face pressed up against the nursery glass 
She's sleepin' like a rock 
My name on her wrist 
Wearin' tiny pink socks 
She's got my nose, she's got her mama's eyes 
My brand new baby girl 
She's a miracle 
I saw God today


I chose the song by George Strait "I Saw God Today." I feel like this is a great song for this essay because of the message within the song and so many country songs have some sort of religion within them. I would like to research the average amount of country songs talking about religion and compare them to other genres.