I heard this song in a honky tonk in Tulsa then I was 19. The girl I was trolling the dance floor with walked off and I just stood there and listened. I had never had a song touch me like that. 20 years later, it still gets me. God bless you Chris. You told a young blue collar boy that he wasn't alone feeling that way.
@@joshuaneubig8721 yes sir. but at least the ones of us who know appreciate him. i literally listen to his music every day. kinda reminds me of the moe bandy song "hank williams you wrote my life". for me its chris knight you wrote my life lol
Can't believe I got onto Chris Knight so late in the game. "Old Man" came across one of my Pandora stations about a year ago and I've been a fan ever since. This guy is the real deal. We all need singers and songwriters we can believe in.
I, for over what feels like twenty years keep coming back to the classic that will never die. It somehow brings me out of dark thoughts. I dont understand it and I dont question it. I seek Mr Knight and the town of sorryville when my chips are down and being tossed in a wood chipper. Thank you for making this song. Its perfect.
This man is one of the best songwriters of his generation. Has me in awe of where all of these "poems" come from? Being from Muhlenberg Co and growing up on the Green River and with coal mining in my life, makes me feel a connection to him as well..... Met him once in Madisonville at an acoustic concert and got his set sheet signed by him.....one of my favorite memories. If you ever read these Chris.... Thank You for adding all of these songs and memories into the soundtrack of my life.
I remember when Chris first came out I just knew he was going to be huge!! To this day I still cannot believe he was robbed of being a mega star like he should have been. For whatever reason in the world that Country Music dropped the ball on this man is a travesty.
- this was my father's favorite song, well one of them to be exact bc he loved music so much, so even though my sister didn't want to play it at his funeral with the other songs on the dvd, i made her put this on it. he'd sing it so much. rip danny/dad. always love you and always miss you.
I commend you for knowing him that way. For understanding him and honoring him, even when the people around you disagreed with the way it might look, or sound. Sorry for you loss.
I met Chris twice. Was able to tell him how much his music meant to me. He was so gracious. I will never forget those two concerts. I have seen him 3 other times when I didn't meet him. Thank you Chris for your music!
How come we don't hear talent like this on the radio? Had to go all the way to Nashville to learn of Chris. Before and still, don't hear him of your local stations. There is something terribly wrong with this.
You don’t hear the good stuff on the radio anymore because the executives only care about how many units they can sell to 15 year old teenie-bopper girls. They aren’t interested in the art. The little girls want metrosexual boy bands with highlights in their spikey-hair.
Taco Gillespie Amen brother, most of the people that love this music won't be doing what I'm doing right now, they've already given up on music, just like me, and then there is Chris
Agreed. He connects with the bad yet human side of so many people that relate to the lyrics in a personal way even if they don't want to because it may confirm what they know the whole time but try to deny. The lyrics to this song , might be his best but, for me, the best song/story has to be Down the River. The emotion and how the story unfolds is fantastic.
If you played this song on a popular country music station everyone's ears would explode because they have been conditioned to think what is played today is "country music."
I've been listening to this since I was about 11 years old. best memories watching my dad drink a couple beers and listen to some chris knight. he's great
I had the pleasure of meeting him 12 years ago when he was passing through upstate ny. He was invited to play at a local tavern with his bass player, they played a few dozen songs for a bar crowd at the Ale House in Troy NY , he had met the owner of the bar on a flight through Albany , he had a layover for the night so he accepted the invitation and appeared a few hrs later , I was lucky to be eating lunch when I heard of his playing there that evening, talk about being at the right place at the right time., this video along with "Framed " was popular on CMT and GAC music stations at the time, he stood for photos with me afterwards and signed the half dozen cd o had at the time for me @ n/c , we talked about hunting and fishing and of course my admiration for him and the music he brings to the country music world. Nicest artist you'll ever meet. I hope like hell he passes through again.
What's wrong with the world today? This guy should be major big time. Did he piss off the wrong people, or what? is there any justice. What's up with this?
Ralph Stenger Clueless, the content of his songs and his personal demeanor are two different things. And like it or not, rightly or wrongly, he has acquired the reputation of being 'difficult' to deal with by the who's its in the industry. No one is disputing the integrity of his music.
Thank you brother for this song. This song helped me stay alive from my last deployment. I told you this in person a couple months ago at a bar north of Dallas and gave you a souvenir of my product that went Viral on the internet. Without this song i probably wouldnt have been able to. Thank you so much and i wish you and your family the best!
Might be his best, stellar lyrics!! I still remember the first time I heard it cruising on the Ohio River somewhere between Louisville and Owensboro KY. Lifelong hillbilly anthem!!!
I remember getting introduced to this tune on CMT’s show “Jammin’ Country”. They use to air the kinda stuff you don’t hear on the radio. This is real country music. All the bro-country, hick-hop phonies need to take note.
Some may think this blasphemy, but Guy Clark comes to mind damn near every time I listen to Chris. I think Chris resides right there with legendary songwriters like Mr. Clark, Townes Van Zandt, James McMurtry and so on. Thank you Mr. Knight for the joy your stories bring me.
👍 I find a lot of great and similar artists on a forth worth radio station, 95.9 the ranch. In fact they just played Chris's new song tonight. Bunch of great singer songwriters out there, if you know where to look.
There ought to be a town somewhere Named for how I feel Yeah I could be the mayor down there And say ‘welcome to sorryville’ It wouldn’t be on a map no where You might say that it don’t exist But if you make enough wrong turns It’da be hard to miss There ought to a bridge somewhere they could dedicate to me I'd probably come to the ceremony with a can of gasoline Walk on over to the other side Where I'd light a match Sit and stare through the smoke and flames and wonder how I'm gonna get back Why do I do the things I do? Was I born this way or am I self made fool? I shoot the lights and I curse the dark I need your love but I break your heart And I know the words that’ll bring you back but But I don’t say nothing as I watch you pack I had to work to become the jerk I've come to be It ain’t easy being me There oughta be a side show "act" For freaks like me I could be the star of the show w/ my name on the marquee In a room with a big red button that says ‘danger do not touch’ Twice a day I'd mash it down and you can watch me self-destruct Why do I do the things I do Was I born this way or am I self made fool I shoot the lights and I curse the dark I need your love but I break your heart And I know the words to get you back but But I don’t say nothing as I watch you pack I had to work to become the jerk i’ve come to be It ain’t easy being me It ain’t easy being me
It sure as hell ain’t easy. I’m sick of this shit. This was added 14 years ago. I wouldn’t of understood this then when it came out, but now I can relate to it.
His first album. Every song amazing. Remember hearing it on cmt breakthrough artists and having to order American import costing me £20... As a school boy a few years ago that was a lot of money but worth it and every album since
Chris Knight changed my life, my music anyhow, how does he wrote this stuff, everybody I let listen to down the river all had the same fd up look on their face, 😧🤪🤤
I just found out about this guy and finally somebody has picked up the ball Steve Earle dropped in the early 90's and is putting out rich, powerful and masculine country music...the video is killer, too.
My brother showed me this song once now as I sit here living in my Regal this song popped up on here definitely fitting I might just put it on repeat Pop a Top God bless you all here's to Better Days
If your here you've been there.
🤘🏼
Been where, sorryville? I gave away all my things and moved in years ago.
Your not wrong my friend🤣
Still there hoss
Well said...
Let's all be thankful there are still people writing songs, not riffs.
This song is over 25 years old you know that right....😂
I heard this song in a honky tonk in Tulsa then I was 19. The girl I was trolling the dance floor with walked off and I just stood there and listened. I had never had a song touch me like that. 20 years later, it still gets me. God bless you Chris. You told a young blue collar boy that he wasn't alone feeling that way.
Chris Knight is def. by far one of the most underrated signers and songwriter of all time hands down
I’ve been saying this for years brother. Hands down deserves more fame and light then given to him. Especially compared to the “country” trash today
Amen
@@joshuaneubig8721 yes sir. but at least the ones of us who know appreciate him. i literally listen to his music every day. kinda reminds me of the moe bandy song "hank williams you wrote my life". for me its chris knight you wrote my life lol
Amen
He didn't do it told yall he'll if he did he didn't get backed
Slaughters, Kentucky's favorite son. What a jewel!
Chris knight was the man when I was In High school. Where did the time go.
Blake Shelton couldn't lick the bottom of Chris' boots when it comes to singing this song.
💯👍👍
Exactly not even close chris is the man!!!
Tyler Childers doing this one is the best
Agreed 👍💯👍
John Anderson does a version as well...no one is even close to Chris other then Tyler
I'm only 10 but I love Chris knight my papaw is actually related to him and I talked to him today and it made my day
That’s awesome pal! Tell him I said hello from sorryville 💪🏻
REALLY
@@mortaki84 now thats common sense
He lives about 10 miles from me or used to I haven't seen him n a few years but I've got busy
My papaw is brothers with chris
Can't believe I got onto Chris Knight so late in the game. "Old Man" came across one of my Pandora stations about a year ago and I've been a fan ever since. This guy is the real deal. We all need singers and songwriters we can believe in.
Christ Knight is a hero of the working class. He is absolutely perfect.
Bob Johnsonface
I, for over what feels like twenty years keep coming back to the classic that will never die. It somehow brings me out of dark thoughts. I dont understand it and I dont question it. I seek Mr Knight and the town of sorryville when my chips are down and being tossed in a wood chipper.
Thank you for making this song. Its perfect.
This man is one of the best songwriters of his generation. Has me in awe of where all of these "poems" come from? Being from Muhlenberg Co and growing up on the Green River and with coal mining in my life, makes me feel a connection to him as well..... Met him once in Madisonville at an acoustic concert and got his set sheet signed by him.....one of my favorite memories. If you ever read these Chris.... Thank You for adding all of these songs and memories into the soundtrack of my life.
Shoots The Lights And Curses The Dark, I Felt That To The Bone.
Same here man I relate to this song a ton
I remember when Chris first came out I just knew he was going to be huge!! To this day I still cannot believe he was robbed of being a mega star like he should have been. For whatever reason in the world that Country Music dropped the ball on this man is a travesty.
- this was my father's favorite song, well one of them to be exact bc he loved music so much, so even though my sister didn't want to play it at his funeral with the other songs on the dvd, i made her put this on it. he'd sing it so much. rip danny/dad. always love you and always miss you.
Well the man had good taste rip
I played one of my dad's favorites at his funeral, too. Here comes the rain....
I commend you for knowing him that way. For understanding him and honoring him, even when the people around you disagreed with the way it might look, or sound. Sorry for you loss.
Thanks for honoring your father
💪💪
I heard Hard Edges on some random show about 7 years ago and fell in love with this guy's music here in the UK
Awesome. He's one of the last real country artists out there.
I'm comment 556. God bless this man for putting into words what we've all felt and couldn't say no matter how we tried
I met Chris twice. Was able to tell him how much his music meant to me. He was so gracious. I will never forget those two concerts. I have seen him 3 other times when I didn't meet him. Thank you Chris for your music!
It's not easy being both embarrassed of who you are and proud of who you are at the same time.
How come we don't hear talent like this on the radio? Had to go all the way to Nashville to learn of Chris. Before and still, don't hear him of your local stations. There is something terribly wrong with this.
You don’t hear the good stuff on the radio anymore because the executives only care about how many units they can sell to 15 year old teenie-bopper girls. They aren’t interested in the art. The little girls want metrosexual boy bands with highlights in their spikey-hair.
Merle is gone. Now Chris will sing for the working man
Taco Gillespie yes sir !
Taco Gillespie Amen brother, most of the people that love this music won't be doing what I'm doing right now, they've already given up on music, just like me, and then there is Chris
One of the best songs ever written and performed, just perfect!
Agreed. He connects with the bad yet human side of so many people that relate to the lyrics in a personal way even if they don't want to because it may confirm what they know the whole time but try to deny. The lyrics to this song , might be his best but, for me, the best song/story has to be Down the River. The emotion and how the story unfolds is fantastic.
If you played this song on a popular country music station everyone's ears would explode because they have been conditioned to think what is played today is "country music."
Blake Shelton did a version of this song. Granted, I don't know how popular it got on mainstream stations as I stopped listening to those long ago...
+ShroudedTraveler me either lol
ShroudedTraveler j
Chris Knight and Wheeler Walker Jr are the last Country Musicians around,
D Chris Stapleton, Jamey Johnson, Eric Church, Stergil Simpson.... Plenty of them.
Glad to see Spotify finally added this song and the rest of Chris Knight's first album.
Somebody mentioned his guy on sturgill Simpson, and man I'm glad they did, 4 beers in and I can't help but listen to this twice
I've been listening to this since I was about 11 years old. best memories watching my dad drink a couple beers and listen to some chris knight. he's great
I love beer!! Oh and good music 🍺🍺🍺😎
CK is the best songwriter in the business bar none. If you get a chance to see him perform live don’t miss it.
Hey Chris I would listen to your Music any day of the week ! Thank you Sir !
🤙✌️🌏🌎🌍🤞🤯💨💨💨😤🤪🙃👌🤘🙄😁🥶🌬️🌨️❄️☃️👽🏂🐐 from Lakes of the North, Michigan 💚💚💚
My dad recently died .. we both loved this song, I still do but I can’t stop tearing up every time I hear it
"I've had too work to become the jerk i've come to be." Chris Knight a very underrated American songwriter from Kentucky.
This is one of the best country songs ever written.
He is one of the best writers.
I think everyone who is honest..... can relate to this song.
I can relate
Live it every day
Yes we can ❤️❤️❤️
Me too🙂
I've never seen a holler in person and I absolutely can
I had the pleasure of meeting him 12 years ago when he was passing through upstate ny. He was invited to play at a local tavern with his bass player, they played a few dozen songs for a bar crowd at the Ale House in Troy NY , he had met the owner of the bar on a flight through Albany , he had a layover for the night so he accepted the invitation and appeared a few hrs later , I was lucky to be eating lunch when I heard of his playing there that evening, talk about being at the right place at the right time., this video along with "Framed " was popular on CMT and GAC music stations at the time, he stood for photos with me afterwards and signed the half dozen cd o had at the time for me @ n/c , we talked about hunting and fishing and of course my admiration for him and the music he brings to the country music world. Nicest artist you'll ever meet. I hope like hell he passes through again.
Chris Knight the dude ain't never had no bad songs
I can't believe I forgot about him! Heard this on my way to Sturgis and had to favorite this
Iv found this town about 4 years back. I still live here.
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Always appreciate Chris’s Music he is the real deal and a great story teller I wish he could live forever....
I'm seeing him tonight and i can't wait!!!! Truly a rare amazing talented musician!!!
What's wrong with the world today? This guy should be major big time. Did he piss off the wrong people, or what? is there any justice. What's up with this?
Actually, despite his excellent music, his rather anti-social demeanor hasn't helped endear him to folks in the industry...
Antisocial? This is real talk, real life. Great stuff.
Ralph Stenger Clueless, the content of his songs and his personal demeanor are two different things. And like it or not, rightly or wrongly, he has acquired the reputation of being 'difficult' to deal with by the who's its in the industry. No one is disputing the integrity of his music.
Yeah or maybe this song was stolen.....
Not Jewish
Thank you brother for this song. This song helped me stay alive from my last deployment. I told you this in person a couple months ago at a bar north of Dallas and gave you a souvenir of my product that went Viral on the internet. Without this song i probably wouldnt have been able to. Thank you so much and i wish you and your family the best!
Can he get a like for all us rural folks plz. God's country here in eastern Oregon 🙂
Stopped in for a cup of coffee 20 years ago and all my travels since then have brought me back, doesn't matter what continent I am on🤔
This would go straight to #1, because it resonates with so many people, everywhere, everyday. First time I heard it was 2004.
Chris knight! And #17 forever!
Found this at 21 i think instantly fell in love with it
Might be his best, stellar lyrics!! I still remember the first time I heard it cruising on the Ohio River somewhere between Louisville and Owensboro KY. Lifelong hillbilly anthem!!!
Love, love, love Chris Knight. Holy heck, what a songwriter.
Saw Chris live tonight. It was a blessing, wished I could have seen him in his prime though…
This song is about me. I sit with it on repeat as the crazy in my eyes gets stronger.
Love me some Chris Knight he's an amazing artist. Most people haven't heard of him. I try to interduce em to everyone
The greatest injustice i feel in my life was not discovering Chris till 2018
Remember that song by Montgomery Gentry, She Couldn't Change Me? Yeah, Chris Knight wrote that, too.
That's awesome, I can't find Chris Knight's version
wow, I never knew that. No wonder i always like that one!
Way do i do the things i do
I remember getting introduced to this tune on CMT’s show “Jammin’ Country”. They use to air the kinda stuff you don’t hear on the radio. This is real country music. All the bro-country, hick-hop phonies need to take note.
Holy hell!!! How have not known of this dude before now????
Welcome brother. Welcome.
this song is 20 years old
Great music is TIMELESS, 20 seconds, 20 years, 20 centuries: no difference.
I've been a fan of this guy since this album came out.
Me too.....
Some may think this blasphemy, but Guy Clark comes to mind damn near every time I listen to Chris. I think Chris resides right there with legendary songwriters like Mr. Clark, Townes Van Zandt, James McMurtry and so on. Thank you Mr. Knight for the joy your stories bring me.
ONE OF THE BEST SINGER SONG WRITERS OF ALL TIME
#REALCOUNTRYMUSIC
This is real, Music! Mr. Knight puts pen to paper with his heart bleeding through the ink. Stay true my friend!
Thanks for sharing. Chris Knight performing on stage Saturday night!
Chris Knight kicks ass..........
This song speaks to 150 million people, some embrace, and 66 are pissed and think Chris is making fun of them....LOL
Another timeless classic by a true artist. This song is as fresh and real as the first time I heard it.
AMEN...CHRIS...AMEN...
Can say that this man is the most criminally underrated songwriter of our generation
Yes. Fantastic story teller. Go listen to down the river.
@@crazydave4455 absolutely amazing song, it's actually the first song I heard from him
👍 I find a lot of great and similar artists on a forth worth radio station, 95.9 the ranch. In fact they just played Chris's new song tonight. Bunch of great singer songwriters out there, if you know where to look.
Saw him a few weeks ago in Bristol TN! Acoustic style! Loved it!!!
Seen him 23 times. From as far back as i can get..still awsome
There ought to be a town somewhere
Named for how I feel
Yeah I could be the mayor down there
And say ‘welcome to sorryville’
It wouldn’t be on a map no where
You might say that it don’t exist
But if you make enough wrong turns
It’da be hard to miss
There ought to a bridge somewhere they could dedicate to me
I'd probably come to the ceremony with a can of gasoline
Walk on over to the other side
Where I'd light a match
Sit and stare through the smoke and flames and wonder how I'm gonna get back
Why do I do the things I do?
Was I born this way or am I self made fool?
I shoot the lights and I curse the dark
I need your love but I break your heart
And I know the words that’ll bring you back but
But I don’t say nothing as I watch you pack
I had to work to become the jerk I've come to be
It ain’t easy being me
There oughta be a side show "act"
For freaks like me
I could be the star of the show w/ my name on the marquee
In a room with a big red button that says ‘danger do not touch’
Twice a day I'd mash it down and you can watch me self-destruct
Why do I do the things I do
Was I born this way or am I self made fool
I shoot the lights and I curse the dark
I need your love but I break your heart
And I know the words to get you back but
But I don’t say nothing as I watch you pack
I had to work to become the jerk i’ve come to be
It ain’t easy being me
It ain’t easy being me
Awesome seeing him in Jackson Everyone sang every song, and I was right there with them Great experience
Chris knight is the real country
Awesome! Probably my favorite song by Chris Knight.
Forgot how great this song is listening to it in my garage on Labor Day weekend.. hits the spot love it
Chris Knight has pulled me from hell multiple times... what a treasure...
Hits home every time
Kentucky boys bringing country back!
And
NC boys
Chris you are the most real musician i have listened too. love your music and love the sound
The 590 that gave this a thumbs down are Luke Bryan fans
🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
"900"
How do YOU know, Luke?! Lol
@Neal Borganelli That make you some kinda official or something?! Do we salute you?
Wore this whole album out back in the day and this is my favorite track on it.
It only took 58 years to realize that it ain't easy
It sure as hell ain’t easy. I’m sick of this shit. This was added 14 years ago. I wouldn’t of understood this then when it came out, but now I can relate to it.
Ain't been easy in a looong time, been listening to this song since it was put here 13yrs ago
Dude sure can write a song.
His first album. Every song amazing. Remember hearing it on cmt breakthrough artists and having to order American import costing me £20... As a school boy a few years ago that was a lot of money but worth it and every album since
Two of my favorite things.... Chris Knight and Demolition Derby's......
Hell yes
Chris Knight changed my life, my music anyhow, how does he wrote this stuff, everybody I let listen to down the river all had the same fd up look on their face, 😧🤪🤤
I just found out about this guy and finally somebody has picked up the ball Steve Earle dropped in the early 90's and is putting out rich, powerful and masculine country music...the video is killer, too.
hey Chris u almost got a million views. This my man. He sings songs that I wish I could say. Chris speaks for me
Taco Gillespie a hundred at least are mine.lol
Was a born this way...or am I a self made fool...this guy is amazing
I think ALOT of his songs would be great ROCK AND ROLL SONGS that being said their great as they are!!!
Perfect music+lyrics. I've learned so much from him. Respect.
One of the best songwriter ever born in Missouri... M-I-Z...
the best songs the ones that make it to the top are the ones that are true and i tell you what this is about as true as it gets for anyone
Just went to a concert best time I’ve ever had
chris knight is the best saw him in macon georgia and the drummer is the man ...best band ever please come back
I like how the guy in overalls is constantly changing instruments in video.
"love shouldn't hurt" is the best name for a derby car ever
My brother showed me this song once now as I sit here living in my Regal this song popped up on here definitely fitting I might just put it on repeat Pop a Top God bless you all here's to Better Days
My perfect song!!!
one of my favorite songs by him
Good, real, honest music.
Mad about it I still need a radio station
Beautifully written
If you let it history will reapeat itself if you let it look to god and what he has given not the Maybe you