Country singers Anne Wilson and Drew Baldridge have teamed up for “Maker’s Mark,” a moving song about what they hope their legacies will be.
“This song is a reminder of the kind of life I want to live,” Wilson captioned a video of the pair singing the song. “Not a perfect one, but one that points people to Jesus. I pray that long after I’m gone, the love I showed and the hope I shared leave His mark, not mine. Hope y’all are loving this new song with my friend @drewbaldridgemusic!!”
The lyrics of “Maker’s Mark” include lines like, “I’ll do my best, hope it’s enough // To leave a legacy of love,” and “And long after I’m dead and gone // I hope I’m looking down upon // A million times I left my Maker’s mark,” via Genius.
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Baldridge spoke about the inspiration behind the song, which will appear on his upcoming album, FARM FAITH FAMILY, in a recent interview with PEOPLE.
“The first verse really tells the story I’ve lived for the last couple years of my life,” he said, explaining that, after finding success with hit song “She’s Somebody’s Daughter,” he “went and bought the new car and bought the new house. And then, I was just kind of like, ‘What am I doing? This is not what I was built to do. We can be helping more people. We can be doing more.’”
Baldridge continued, “At the end of your day, you’re not going to look back and say, ‘Man, look at all these nice things I had.’ Rather, you can just sit back and say, ‘Look how many people we helped.’ I feel like this song is so true to where I’m at in life right now. And I hope when people hear it, it’ll change their heart too.”
Wilson also spoke to PEOPLE, telling the outlet, “Getting to sing this song with Drew was such an honor. I’ve always loved the way he tells stories through his music, and I love that his faith shines through these lyrics.”
“She was the first person I thought of to do this song with, because she is such a good crossover between country and Christian,” Baldridge added, “We got in the studio, and we got it back and we were like, ‘Oh my goodness, this actually turned out really, really great.’”
On “Maker’s Mark,” Baldridge and Wilson let their faith shine, sharing their hopes for a legacy of love with their listeners.
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