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Get Me To God's Country is a catchphrase originally used by American country singer Morgan Wallen in a March 2025 Instagram Story posted shortly after he walked off the Saturday Night Live (SNL) stage during the credits scene without saying goodbye to the cast. Actress Mikey Madison was notably the host that night. The Instagram Story showed a picture of a private jet with the caption, inferring that Wallen was excited about leaving New York City to return to Tennessee. Wallen's post subsequently led to controversy and backlash from many online, though some praised it. It also inspired memes that used "Get Me To God's Country" to caption image macros of odd settings, humorously labeling them, "God's country."

Origin

On March 29th, 2025, Anora actress Mikey Madison hosted SNL with country singer Morgan Wallen as the musical guest. The episode ended like all SNL episodes, with the host saying thank you and everyone greeting each other and saying goodbye as the credits roll. Wallen was seen saying goodbye to Madison, then walking off the stage before the camera cut.^[1]

The clip was shared by SNL's official Twitter / X ^[2] account @nbcsnl early in the morning on March 30th, gaining over 14.2 million views and 7,400 likes in a day (shown below).

Thank you, Mikey Madison and @MorganWallen! Goodnight! pic.twitter.com/FDlInhhHqb

— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) March 30, 2025

Shortly after leaving, Wallen posted a photo of a private jet on his Instagram Story with the caption, "Get me back to God's country" (shown below). It was first posted by X^[3] user @thesnlnetwork on March 30th, where it received over 3 million views and 31,000 likes in a day.

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The Story was later reposted by the X^[4] account @PopCrave on March 30th, 2025, where it received over 18 million views and 17,000 likes in a day.

Morgan Wallen's Instagram Story amassed backlash and memes online, like a post shared by X^[5] user @ThePoliticalHQ on March 30th, showing a Fake Spirit Halloween Costume of a "conservative guy scared of cities," representing Morgan Wallen. The post received over 3,000 likes in a day (shown below).

Some country music fans championed Wallen's Story, evident in a post shared by Instagram^[6] user @countryhub on March 30th, which received over 15,600 likes in a day. Top comments on the post read, "He felt the evil there and needed out," and "Did Morgan Wallen just become my favorite artist?"

Internet users began adding "Get Me To God's Country" as an image caption soon after. For instance, on March 30th, 2025, X^[7] user @AlsikkanTV tweeted a photo of the Criterion Closet with the caption, gaining over 12,000 likes in a day (shown below).

Later on March 30th, X^[8] user @the_transit_guy tweeted a photo of The Cheesecake Factory with the catchphrase, receiving over 4,800 likes in a day (shown below).

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