This Country Song Shines A Rare Spotlight On The Heartbreak Abortion Causes Fathers

With leftists constantly screaming about “a woman’s right to choose” and promulgating conspiracy theories like unborn babies don’t have heartbeats, it can be easy to forget about the human and emotional cost of abortion. Yet the pain and suffering that come with destroying unborn life are real — for all parties involved, including men. Enter country band Wilder Blue’s song “Dixie Darlin’,” a beautiful ballad that gives a rare insight into the often-overlooked father’s perspective on abortion. 

Dixie in “Dixie Darlin’” is commitment-averse, thirsting for experience, and likely suffering from a fear of missing out. She resists staying in one place and settling down with the man who loves her. Wilder Blue’s main vocalist, Zane Williams, acts as the song’s narrator, looking back at a tragic love affair with Dixie. The narrator is always there for Dixie, but as soon as she’s in his arms, Dixie quickly hits the road. “She heard the highway callin’ with the meltin’ of the snow,” sings Williams. “I tried to change her mind,” he croons, but it’s always to no avail and Dixie leaves him again and again.

The artist reveals that after Dixie’s father died, “She asked if I would hold her.” Despite Dixie’s habit of leaving, Dixie’s lover was there for her when she needed him and “held her all that week.” Love, stability, and emotional support were not enough for Dixie, and after that week she “loaded up her saddle,” sings Williams, “and she kissed me on the cheek.” Again, Dixie’s lover “tried to change her mind,” but Dixie headed out the door. 

A short while later, Dixie calls her lover with devastating news:

Dixie called me late one night on Colorado time

Told me she was two weeks late and she knew it must be mine

I wanted to raise a family right here in this little town

But in the end, she wasn’t ready to have a kid and settle down

In the heartbreaking next few lines, the artist returns to the chorus:

Dixie darlin’ did you find what you were after

A greener pasture, a wilder blue

When I think about the things that really matter

I always wish that I had mattered more to you

In the song, Dixie’s lover gave her everything he could. He offered her love and commitment. For whatever reason, though, Dixie was not ready to receive that kind of devotion. It could be past trauma or perhaps the secular world scaring her (as it does many other women) into believing that marriage and children mean giving up freedom and one’s dreams. Whatever the reason, Dixie “wasn’t ready to have a kid and settle down,” so she acted on her usual impulse, left, and aborted their baby.

There’s a sense of hopelessness in the upbeat nature of the song’s chorus. Dixie’s lover, like many other fathers, was completely powerless in his partner’s decision to kill their child. All he could do was helplessly sing that he hopes Dixie finds what she’s been after. As we all

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