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Country music has long been picked at for being about losing your job, wife, dog and house. And nobody can deny there are songs out there that fit that bill. Country music has pretty consistently been a reflection of country lives, everything from farming to military service. If you took the time to count the number of country songs that mention dirt roads, swimming in the river, plowing the fields, walkin’ barefoot, Sunday dinner after church, the American flag on the front porch or the cheating spouse, you would be occupied for quite a while. Whether you are looking for a cheating heart melody or a gathering of rowdy friends, country music has always been reliable to get you through whatever torment you are going through. It also touches on daughters getting married and grandmothers, and even dogs, dying. Country music has never been afraid to touch on the topic of religion and how it impacts the soul. Whether there are songs illustrating a longing for forgiveness or praising how “Blessed” we are, country music has a definite spiritual undertone. Patriotism has become a theme in today’s country music with the war in Iraq. The economy and hard times, which is a classic country theme, also resonates hard during this great recession. Whatever topic of hardship, worship or revelation you seek, country music has it.