AMERICAN IDOL alum Gabby Barrett’s song, “In On It,” explains how a full life comes with a lot of messes and answered prayers.
Over a video of her washing dishes to the song, Barrett wrote, “The life you prayed for is still gonna make you tired. A full life comes with a full sink. You don’t get the people, the memories the dinners, the career, the chaos, the babies and somehow skip the mess that comes with all of it.”
She knows that everything has a cost, and she’s happy to pay it “every time.”
Some of the lyrics to her song are:
Keep betting on a dream even when you can’t win on it
Keep holding on when you’re way out on a limb on it
Might be your hands but he’s got his fingerprints on it
God’s got a plan even if you ain’t in on it
The song is really about her trust in God. She knows that there are hard seasons, but God rewards them.
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Barrett said about the song on her Instagram, “I think we’ve all had moments where we’ve wondered if things are ever going to get better. Sometimes faith simply looks like taking the next step and trusting that He sees the bigger picture, even when we don’t. I hope this song meets you right where you are!”
She believes her song is timely. A lot of people could benefit from listening to it.
“It’s just a reminder that the author hasn’t handed us the script of life,” she told SiriusXM, “and to just trust what that means and how that’s going to work out.”
In a post on Sep. 1, Barrett said she’s worn out. In the video, she shows rice that’s all over the table and the ground and explains she is “solo parenting” her three young children while her husband is gone for a few days and has a lot of responsibilities.
“I’m tired, but I’m grateful,” she explained. “But new music is coming and real life is happening.”
Her new song, “Every Minute of It,” expresses gratitude for the hard moments. Its meaning carries a little bit of similarity to “In On It.”
She explains everyone has real-life moments behind their social media and phone screens. And most people don’t get to see it.
“I love my life deeply and have SO much to be grateful for,” she said.
With two new singles in just the last few months, it’s possible that Barrett is working on a new album. She hasn’t said yet whether that’s the case…but in the meantime, we’ll enjoy these new songs.
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