Don't Think Jesus

The song came about as early as October 2021, when Wallen took to his socials to perform an acoustic version of the song.^[1] Wallen said that the track brought him to tears upon first hearing it.^[2] Despite not having been written by the singer, it was said to be one of his most personal songs yet. However, it was written with the singer in mind.^[3] About the creation of the song, he revealed, "some of my friends sent me a song today…they wrote the song with me on their mind and it made me cry in the truck".^[4] Lyrically, the song describes the story of a boy turning to Jesus after having committed several shameful actions.^[2] He ultimately announced the song to be his next single in April 2022, deliberately choosing to drop on Good Friday in honor of the Easter weekend.^[5][6] The song was described as a "serious and introspective ballad that takes listener's through an unnamed boy's thoughts on life".^[7]

Wes Langeler of Whiskey Riff said that the track "might just be the most meaningful song he's ever released".^[2] Clayton Edwards at Outsider opined that the tale of the song "probably sounds familiar to Morgan Wallen fans". He saw the "slow, stripped-down, guitar-driven" track as a return to "the songs that launched Morgan Wallen to fame".^[3]