Abby Anderson Dishes On Her Latest Single, ‘Good Lord’

The rising star shares the story behind her feel-good new single.

Lauren Jo Black

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June 1, 2019

5:17 am

Abby Anderson; Photo by John Shearer

After turning heads with her poignant debut single, “Make Him Wait,” Abby Anderson is back at country radio with a pop/country infused jam called “Good Lord.”

The up-tempo number is perfect for summer and puts Anderson’s bubbly personality on full display. Throughout the track, the Texas native gives thanks to the man upstairs for blessing her with the perfect man.

“I bet the good Lord took His sweet time on your dark hair and your brown eyes/ Must have had me on his mind when he made your Georgia smile,” she sings throughout the chorus.

The lyrics were inspired by Anderson’s real-life boyfriend, whose name she chooses to keep under wraps.

“This song is about my boyfriend I’ve been dating for the past year,” Anderson explains to Country Now. “There’s really no other way to explain it…Good Lord, I got a good man!”

The song came about at the end of 2018 when the Texas native decided she wanted to sing about her boyfriend. She already had the “good Lord, I got a good man” line written and pitched the idea to her co-writers, Josh Kerr and Jordan Minton. They decided to run with it and the rest is history.

Anderson insists “every line in that song is true” and can’t help but smile as she gushes over her muse.

“He leaves me letters on little Post-its when he leaves and [he] notices when I paint my nails a new color and notices when I don’t have my nails done,” she says with a laugh. “He makes me feel absolutely brilliant every day, just makes me feel like a million bucks.”

“I like to think I’ve always felt that, even when I was single, but to meet somebody who adds to it is pretty amazing,” she continues. “I hope everybody finds somebody like that.”

So, what does Anderson’s mystery man think of “Good Lord?”

“I don’t think he thinks much about it, honestly,” Anderson admits. “I sent him the song when we wrote it and I was like ‘I wrote a song about you.’ He loved it. I think he gets a little embarrassed sometimes, but he really doesn’t mind. He lets me do my thing and he just always says, ‘you write about what you want to write about.’”

While it’s her relationship that inspired “Good Lord,” Anderson looks to all aspects of her life when she’s in the writing room.

“I draw inspiration from every day, real-life situations I’m going through. Life for me, just like for everybody else, is not always sunshine and rainbows,” she confesses. “I have my moments of the dark clouds, but how you get through the dark cloud moments are, I think, very telling about your character. I’d like to think that I handle them with grace and get through it all with a smile on my face. I love writing about those moments, about the dark stuff in life, and how to handle it all with joy.”

Fans eager to hear more from Anderson should stay tuned for new music. She tells us she is “gonna keep rolling out the new tunes” through the end of the year.

Until then, fans can catch her on tour with Rob Thomas throughout the summer.

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Lauren Jo Black

Lauren Jo Black is a longtime country music journalist, editor, host, and media personality whose work has helped shape the conversation around country music for nearly two decades. As the current Editor-in-Chief of Country Now, she has become one of the genre’s most respected voices, interviewing hundreds of country music’s biggest stars, including Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, Randy Travis, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, and countless others. Over the course of her career, Black’s written work and interviews have reached billions of country music fans worldwide. A 2009 graduate of the University of Central Florida, Black began her career by founding Country Music Is Love, one of country music’s earliest independent digital publications, which she later sold to a major record label in 2015 before it was rebranded as Sounds Like Nashville. She then served as the publication’s Editor-in-Chief for more than two years. Her work has also appeared in Forbes, and she previously served as the Country Music Expert for Answers.com. Widely recognized for her expertise, Black has appeared as a featured guest on The Bobby Bones Show, BobbyCast, and Scripps News Morning Rush, providing insight on country music’s biggest moments. She has also hosted Country Now Live, a concert series featuring performances from artists including Lady A, Dierks Bentley, Riley Green, Jordan Davis, Dustin Lynch, Gabby Barrett, Brett Young, Jon Pardi, Kip Moore, Chris Young, and more. The series has welcomed thousands of fans in person while reaching millions more online. In addition, she hosted Connect With Country Now, a weekly interview series featuring conversations with rising country stars. Throughout her career, Black has earned a reputation for discovering and championing artists long before they become household names. She has covered Luke Bryan since the early days of his career, beginning when he was writing songs for other artists, including Billy Currington’s No. 1 hit “Good Directions,” before stepping into the spotlight with his debut single, “All My Friends Say” and eventually becoming one of biggest names in music. She also gave Megan Moroney her first opportunity to walk a major red carpet as Country Now’s official guest correspondent at the 2022 CMA Awards. An interview she conducted in 2018 for Forbes.com with Luke Combs that inspired his multi-week No. 1 hit, “Doin’ This.” She has also hosted stages at CMA Fest, moderated an industry panel at Country Radio Seminar, and helped lead important conversations about the evolving landscape of country music media. Beyond journalism, Black has also used her platform to support charitable causes and highlight organizations making an impact. Through Country Now Live, she has helped raise awareness and support for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, while also advocating for animal rescue through Country Now’s Pupdate series, spotlighting organizations including MuttNation Foundation, Wags & Walks, and Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue. Black has been recognized as one of Country Aircheck’s Women of Influence and received the 2012 Rising Star Award from the University of Central Florida. She is a longtime member of both the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music (ACM). After nearly 20 years covering country music, Lauren Jo Black has spent her career telling the stories behind the artists, songs, and moments that have shaped the genre. Her first-ever book, Country Music Forever: An A-to-Z Celebration of Icons, Songs and Stories, brings that same passion and firsthand knowledge to the page, celebrating not only the legendary artists and timeless songs that have become the soundtrack to generations of fans, but also the places, traditions, and cultural moments that have made country music one of the most beloved genres around the world.