The song has been described as a southern rock anthem . Dawson stated that he and his fellows wrote the song on a Thursday , and that " Blake heard it , and by Monday he had recorded it . " Shelton first heard the song while working on his farm in Oklahoma , and was blown away by the song . He related " I had to stop and just listen to this song , because the song was talking to me about a place that I was in at that moment , which was a place in the middle of nowhere that meant something to me that probably nobody else could ever understand , what that is and what it is inside of me and what my connection is to the land . " He recalled thinking " ' I 've got ta record this song , ' and I think I even decided before I even recorded it , ' This has got to be the song that I put out next . ' " Shelton performed the song at the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards
54th Academy of Country Music Awards
54th Academy of Country Music Awards
God's Country (Blake Shelton song)