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Back To God

By Reba McEntire + Lauren Daigle

1,747 views Oct 9, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Reba McEntire and Lauren Daigle sing “Back To God,” a country ballad that begins with questions about suffering. “Have you looked around, have you heard the sound of Mama's cryin', or do you turn away when you see the face of the innocent dyin'?” The singer asks if people are not afraid that it is “too late.”

The chorus is a call to pray with the whole body: “You gotta get down on your knees, believe, fold your hands and beg and plead, gotta keep on praying.” It adds, “You gotta cry, rain tears of pain, pound the floor and scream His name, 'cause we're still worth saving.” The second verse asks about personal pain, including lost love, broken hearts and children out late. It says wishing and knocking on wood “won't do no good,” and the only answer is the line “we give this world back to God.”

Humbling oneself and praying for the land is 2 Chronicles 7:14. Praying without stopping is 1 Thessalonians 5:17, and Jesus teaching to pray and not give up is Luke 18:1.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Oh have you looked around

Have you heard the sound

Of Mama's cryin'

Or do you turn away

When you see the face

Of the innocent dyin'

In these darkest days

Are you not afraid

That it's too late


You gotta get down on your knees, believe

Fold your hands and beg and plead

Gotta keep on praying

You gotta cry, rain tears of pain

Pound the floor and scream His name

Cause we're still worth saving

Can't go on like this and live like this

We can't love like this

We gotta give this world back to God


Have you lost a love?

Do you feel like givin' up?

Has your heart been broken?

Are your kids okay?

Will they come home safe?

Do you lie there hoping?

You can make a wish, you knock on wood

Oh it won't do no good


You gotta get down on your knees, believe

Fold your hands and beg and plead

You gotta keep on praying

You gotta cry, rain tears of pain

Pound the floor and scream His name

Cause we're still worth saving

We can't go on like this and live like this

We can't love like this

We gotta give this world back to God


You gotta get down on your knees, believe

Fold your hands and beg and plead

Keep on praying

You gotta cry, rain tears of pain

Pound the floor and scream His name

Cause we're still worth saving

Can't go on like this and live like this

We can't love like this

You can hope the best

Make a wish

The only answer is


We give this world back to God

Oh, give it back

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