Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs: God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise

"Much of his music deals with striving, escape and with finding a better place in life. This theme is clearly exemplified, for example, in 'Beg, Steal or Borrow,' from God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise. 'You've been howling at the moon like a slack-jaw fool; And breaking every rule they can throw on; But one of these days it's gonna be right soon; You'll find your legs and go and stay gone. Young man full of big plans and thinking about tomorrow; Young man going to make a stand; You beg, steal, you borrow. ...' Asked why this thread runs through his music LaMontagne says, 'I think that's because for so much of my life I felt that. There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty. The desperation gets stuck inside of you and if you can't find release it can kill you. You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it. Music did that for me" (Ellen Sterling, "Ray LaMontagne: Digging Deep and Doing What He Does," Huffington Post, 9/2/10).

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