美國鄉村樂女皇［蕾芭．麥肯泰］B面歌曲──鄉村流行曲──［State of Grace／恩典狀態］

Grace worked down at walmart
For thirteen years she punched that clock
Been two weeks without a day off
She never gave it too much thought
Til one morning in the mirror
Two new lines opened her eyes
And suddenly it hit her
She still had the wings to fly
Attention late night shoppers
A two for one on broken chains

Thats the state of grace
Its the weak made strong
Its finding what youre missing
Was right there all along
Its an open road to a better place
Its a life worth living
In the state of grace

Grace cleaned out her bank account
Bought a beat up camper truck
Turned her pink slip into personnel
Then tore her time card up
As she drove away she wondered
What new york city would be like
And would the stars really keep you up
On a clear desert night
With a front seat full of road maps
To help her lose her way

Thats the state of grace
Its the weak made strong
Its finding what youre missing
Was right there all along
Its an open road to a better place
Its a life worth living
In the state of grace

Grace knew when she looked up
There wouldnt be a sky
If the dreams wed been given
Werent supposed to fly

Its an open road to a better place
Its a life worth living
In the state of grace

Its a life worth living
In the state of grace

１９９６年１１月　美國鄉村樂女王蕾芭．麥肯泰爾（Reba McEntire）發行第２３張大碟〔What If It’s You〕（MCA唱片發行）

這是她第一張沒用到錄音室樂師, 純粹靠巡迴樂團伴奏的專輯．

蕾芭也難得沒跟長期伙伴Tony Brown合作,改與John Guess共同製作．

雖然樂評普通,　但商業表現依舊良好

登上美國Billboard專輯榜＃１５（1997年榜#65）　

副榜──鄉村專輯榜冠軍（年榜：1996#70／1997#9）　，拿到雙白金（２００萬張＋）

１９９７年３月, 距上首單曲已經半年　麥肯泰推出大碟第三主打〔I’d Rather Ride Around with You／我寧願與你兜風〕

登上美國鄉村榜亞軍　加拿大鄉村榜亞軍

其B面歌曲為專輯曲目［State of Grace／恩典狀態］

由Trey Bruce, Lisa Drew創作，

蕾芭與John Guess共同製作成一首鄉村流行曲，節奏輕快，節拍有勁．

麥肯泰以自信爽朗的唱腔演繹追求夢想的心態．

［State of Grace］與A面歌曲〔I’d Rather Ride Around with You〕風格相似，皆是專輯中的快歌．

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJeFBUAOIlw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qaa_VcDGBmA