The day my grandpa died my family and I was there for him when he passed. Later that evening on the way back home, this song played on the radio and I wept. That was seven years ago and I still weep when I hear this song like it was all just yesterday. The universe has a way of giving you what you need when you need it.
Logged in just to reply & like this comment. I had a similar experience with song and my grandfather who passed away in 2017, also a WW2 vet. What an incredible song. Thank the Good Lord for our the courage of our grandfathers - can’t even imagine what it must have felt like (and what it feels like even now) to leave home to go halfway across the world to defend your country.
I cried the second I heard the first line. My 92 yo Mama is huge on photos and memories…and my would be 101 yo Dad was a heavy machine gunner in the Battle of the Bulge..WWII Purple Heart shot 2x once thru neck one side to the other. We are LUCKY to have the greatest generation EVER!!!! All in these black n white memories that are in color!!!
My Step grandfather died about 20 years ago. He was a rambling old man who rarely talked about his past. We never really paid him much attention. After he died, we went through his things. 3 purple hearts, and 2 silver stars. I wish he was here now. He had stories that we tried to piece together. He was a hero. Fed the orphans. Protected his men. Loved the Lord. Bless you, Herbert Brasher. You don't know what you've got, until it's gone.
@@briyo76 god bless your grandfather. I wish I had known mine better and got to hear his stories as well. One day we will all get the chance to catch up.
That post makes me proud to be an American thank you I love reading stuff like that other than the fact you did not get to hear his stories but I I have the upmost respect for the men of that era
This is a song that is the soul of what our country should be and used to be. I don't care what genre of music you like. If you listen to the story told in this song, this sums up what a real man and a life well lived is all about. I pray that when the good lord calls me home, I am listening to this song.
Everytime I hear this song I get teary eyed, thinking of all the men and women that have and had fought so unselfishly for our country, especially my dad a Vietnam Vet! As well as my Grandfather, WWII. Thank you to all those who have and are serving! Much love to you all and God bless you and your families!!
Same here tears me up everytime I hear it. My grandfather was a ww2 vet. Greatest generation ever. No generation will ever match what they accomplished. God bless the USA 🇺🇸
The morning my grandfather passed, I put this song on and it brought me comfort. As much as it hurt, I didn’t cry. That was December… That summer, out on the road trucking gravel, I let my mind wander as I often did. Suddenly a memory of him popped in and I thought to myself how great it would be if In Color came on the radio… This was before I had on demand music in the truck. As if someone was listening the DJ announced this song was up next. I fell apart right there. Came to a stop and let it all out… That was 14 years ago. And the memory of that day is still as vivid now as it was then.
I will listen to this song every night of my life. It so reminds me of my Dad and his older brother that were trying to survive the Ozark timberland instead of a cotton farm. They helped keep their family alive through the early 40’s. Miss them and those like them.
I'm 54 ,My Daddy was in the Navy in WWII. I was the 6th of 7 kids. My Dad rarely talked about the war but I was always the one just me and him when he talked about it. He was stationed in the Philippines..He was on a ship going to Japan when they were ordered to turn sound. That's the same day they dropped the bomb on Hiroshima ..After that conversation .I said Daddy you were in the Navy you don't have any tattoos..He said I was scared of that. Lol..My Dad come from a farm family..Never been to a big city..Oh how I miss that Man..
My grandfather fought in world war I and II and when I was a kids back in the sixties. He would tell me stories that you probably shouldn't even tell kids. He actually got shot by a machine gun about six times up the stomach. he actually fell out in some snow. And they said the only reason that he survived by the time they found him was because the cold kept him from bleeding to death. But he had the scar to prove it. He was my buddy and he got cancer. By the time they knew he had the cancer it already spread to four or five different places. He called me his gold nugget. Glad you have all those good memories with your dad!!
THIS IS MY DAD'S LIFE.....HE WAS A TAIL GUNNER ON THE B24'S.....I PRESENTED A BOOK MY DAD WAS IN DURING THE PLOESTI RAIDS....I WAS HOPING TO MEET JAMIE BUT COVID MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE....WHAT A GREAT SONG AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION.....MY BROTHER ED JUST PASSED OF PANCREATIC CANCER.
It's not often you sit and watch a video on youtube and then realise you watched it without moving and with your mouth open. This performance makes that happen. Astonishing performance of a great song.
Hands Down one of the best written songs I've heard. I'm a musician|Writer myself and man this is top notch fire . I'm going to Add a vid card to my vid channels for sure . Thanks Jamey Johnson you've shown me that good music writing still does exist. way to speak from the heart!!!!!!!!
@@dana.4230 When I first heard this song a found myself taking a good look at my own writing and the soulful music i offer on my TH-cam Page- Now I'm told my music has a lot more hear, feel and soul ... I thanks this very man for showing that truth and a sweet melody can be just the thing people need at these confusing times- MUCH LOVE TO EVERYONE WORLD WIDE.
Love this song tells the story of my Daddy and Uncle to a T.Wish I could have been there with them. They were real men .God Bless America and the Veterans who put it all on the line.
This song reminds me of times when I’ve sat and looked at old b&w pics in the past of my parents and theirs. Hits me deep in the heart EVERY TIME! Beautiful!
You know music is good when it gives you goosebumps!! This song gives me goosebumps. So impressive that it's just him and his talent making this happen.❤
I remember telling my best friend and my father-in-law that we needed to be glued to our seats when he came on. Reliving some awesome memories watching some nostalgic Farm-Aid clips. Thanks for sharing!
First time I heard this, it made an immediate impression on me.. I'm amazed that Jamey is not a superstar like Waylon and Merle.. His vocal style and tone is perfect for this style of country music. Good luck FarmAid.
Cuz the crowd always wants to sing this song with him, and usually drowns him out - great to hear his voice front and center without a bunch of woo hoos and yee has
This is the most beautiful song. Your voices beyound wonderful. I had not heard you both ever. What a peace inside me I feel. When I die I hope they this at my fureral. I would honored.
Just a guitar, couple of amps and one hell of a voice. 100% talent.
That's due to the fact that you can't fake talent!
I agree!!🍻👍🇺🇸
I agree!!🇺🇸👍🍻
You should of seen it in color!!
Said perfectly
The day my grandpa died my family and I was there for him when he passed. Later that evening on the way back home, this song played on the radio and I wept. That was seven years ago and I still weep when I hear this song like it was all just yesterday. The universe has a way of giving you what you need when you need it.
Logged in just to reply & like this comment. I had a similar experience with song and my grandfather who passed away in 2017, also a WW2 vet. What an incredible song. Thank the Good Lord for our the courage of our grandfathers - can’t even imagine what it must have felt like (and what it feels like even now) to leave home to go halfway across the world to defend your country.
Our 🌎 Family 💯
Same here...my grandfather was the finest man I will ever know...There isn't a single day he isn't on my mind
Same for me bud, same for me
I cried the second I heard the first line. My 92 yo Mama is huge on photos and memories…and my would be 101 yo Dad was a heavy machine gunner in the Battle of the Bulge..WWII Purple Heart shot 2x once thru neck one side to the other. We are LUCKY to have the greatest generation EVER!!!! All in these black n white memories that are in color!!!
My Step grandfather died about 20 years ago. He was a rambling old man who rarely talked about his past. We never really paid him much attention. After he died, we went through his things. 3 purple hearts, and 2 silver stars. I wish he was here now. He had stories that we tried to piece together. He was a hero. Fed the orphans. Protected his men. Loved the Lord. Bless you, Herbert Brasher. You don't know what you've got, until it's gone.
@@briyo76 god bless your grandfather. I wish I had known mine better and got to hear his stories as well. One day we will all get the chance to catch up.
That post makes me proud to be an American thank you I love reading stuff like that other than the fact you did not get to hear his stories but I I have the upmost respect for the men of that era
@@briyo76 Don't capitalize "step."
This is a song that is the soul of what our country should be and used to be. I don't care what genre of music you like. If you listen to the story told in this song, this sums up what a real man and a life well lived is all about. I pray that when the good lord calls me home, I am listening to this song.
Without a doubt, this is one of the best songs ever written. Thanks Mr. Johnson for this amazing gem!!
Everytime I hear this song I get teary eyed, thinking of all the men and women that have and had fought so unselfishly for our country, especially my dad a Vietnam Vet! As well as my Grandfather, WWII. Thank you to all those who have and are serving! Much love to you all and God bless you and your families!!
Same here tears me up everytime I hear it. My grandfather was a ww2 vet. Greatest generation ever. No generation will ever match what they accomplished. God bless the USA 🇺🇸
Same here, with more tears to see how all they worked and died for is being purposefully abandoned and destroyed.
Absolutely! God blew our American hero’s. We have to get our country. Lots of blood shed for this place
The morning my grandfather passed, I put this song on and it brought me comfort. As much as it hurt, I didn’t cry. That was December…
That summer, out on the road trucking gravel, I let my mind wander as I often did. Suddenly a memory of him popped in and I thought to myself how great it would be if In Color came on the radio…
This was before I had on demand music in the truck. As if someone was listening the DJ announced this song was up next. I fell apart right there. Came to a stop and let it all out…
That was 14 years ago. And the memory of that day is still as vivid now as it was then.
I'm crying now
I will listen to this song every night of my life. It so reminds me of my Dad and his older brother that were trying to survive the Ozark timberland instead of a cotton farm. They helped keep their family alive through the early 40’s. Miss them and those like them.
I'm 54 ,My Daddy was in the Navy in WWII. I was the 6th of 7 kids. My Dad rarely talked about the war but I was always the one just me and him when he talked about it. He was stationed in the Philippines..He was on a ship going to Japan when they were ordered to turn sound. That's the same day they dropped the bomb on Hiroshima ..After that conversation .I said Daddy you were in the Navy you don't have any tattoos..He said I was scared of that. Lol..My Dad come from a farm family..Never been to a big city..Oh how I miss that Man..
My grandfather fought in world war I and II and when I was a kids back in the sixties. He would tell me stories that you probably shouldn't even tell kids. He actually got shot by a machine gun about six times up the stomach. he actually fell out in some snow. And they said the only reason that he survived by the time they found him was because the cold kept him from bleeding to death. But he had the scar to prove it. He was my buddy and he got cancer. By the time they knew he had the cancer it already spread to four or five different places. He called me his gold nugget. Glad you have all those good memories with your dad!!
Ive never cried like I did when papa died. He was the only father I knew. 7 years ago and it still hurts !!!
THIS IS MY DAD'S LIFE.....HE WAS A TAIL GUNNER ON THE B24'S.....I PRESENTED A BOOK MY DAD WAS IN DURING THE PLOESTI RAIDS....I WAS HOPING TO MEET JAMIE BUT COVID MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE....WHAT A GREAT SONG AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION.....MY BROTHER ED JUST PASSED OF PANCREATIC CANCER.
It's not often you sit and watch a video on youtube and then realise you watched it without moving and with your mouth open. This performance makes that happen. Astonishing performance of a great song.
The most under rated musician/songwriter ever.
Who couldn't like Jamey Johnson?
My favourite version of this song...Absolutely beautiful...Maggie&Pete
Would it be okay if a 65 year old man cries when he listens to this song
Of course...im crying now.
@@codypulley7682 yeah brother
Sounds like you can relate
Crying for you
Hands Down one of the best written songs I've heard. I'm a musician|Writer myself and man this is top notch fire . I'm going to Add a vid card to my vid channels for sure . Thanks Jamey Johnson you've shown me that good music writing still does exist. way to speak from the heart!!!!!!!!
Yup
Te I Love it song
Birthday was surprises
It has been a pleasure and an absolute privilege to see him live TWICE at both the Farm Aid’s I’ve been to. This is phenomenal ! Thanks for sharing!
@@dana.4230 When I first heard this song a found myself taking a good look at my own writing and the soulful music i offer on my TH-cam Page- Now I'm told my music has a lot more hear, feel and soul ... I thanks this very man for showing that truth and a sweet melody can be just the thing people need at these confusing times- MUCH LOVE TO EVERYONE WORLD WIDE.
I could listen to him all day. Beautiful
I could over and over same song even!
@@dannyrobinson8105 I know, right.
I love Jamey he has a raw unadulterated talent in his voice and acoustics. 🥰
And if it looks like we were scared to death like a couple of kids just tryin to save each other , ya shoulda seen it in color 🤙
Nothing Better than an Acoustical Singer..
These men saved this World. Greatest generation.
Now this is a true country original song great lyrics and great colors 🌹🌹🎤🎤🎸🎸
the first time I heard this song a tear came to my eye.
Love this song tells the story of my Daddy and Uncle to a T.Wish I could have been there with them. They were real men .God Bless America and the Veterans who put it all on the line.
My mother and all my grandparents are passed. Cant listen to this song without thinking about them.
This comes up today..69th anniversary of my grandfather's passing..Thank you
I can play and sing just like him😂😂😂❤️
I grew up in Tennessee on country. This is what country needs to get back to. Absolutely fantastic.
I get chills when I hear this version. ❤
Some people are easier to see what gifts from God they are. This man and his talent are two gifts from God thank you for sharing and God bless
I'm an old dude and know country music and this is one of my favorites hands down brother. It has all the ingredients
I was there and we had just found our seat to take a rest when Jamey started singing this. We were moved to tears
Will learn his music on the guitar and sing his songs! His music touches my heart!
The night my dad passed I saw his ghost standing as I rolled that semi out on my way . I'll never forget .
I stand corrected, when I said all the great ones had all crossed over.
This song reminds me of times when I’ve sat and looked at old b&w pics in the past of my parents and theirs. Hits me deep in the heart EVERY TIME! Beautiful!
Jamey Johnson writes songs about my life!! I can relate to ALL his music.
I hope someday before I leave this world that I get to see this man perform! His words words are so heartfelt and real!
Jamey is very underrated and extremely talented.
You know music is good when it gives you goosebumps!! This song gives me goosebumps. So impressive that it's just him and his talent making this happen.❤
I love it... just Jamey and his guitar. This is an awesome performance!
JESUS CHRIST.............
BRAVO ❤❤❤❤❤
I remember telling my best friend and my father-in-law that we needed to be glued to our seats when he came on. Reliving some awesome memories watching some nostalgic Farm-Aid clips. Thanks for sharing!
Alot of respect for the crowd to let this great artist sing his song!!!!! JJ is top notch
Great singer, great song, perfect performance!
God bless you Jamey! Love this man!
Jamie Johnson you are all that.
Jamey Johnson you are awesome
Saw him with Chris Stapleton in Austin TX November 4th. Songwriters with heart. I love them. Support Farm Aid.
Speechless. But I will. Drowned in love.
Raw talent here... Beautiful song ❤
First time I heard this, it made an immediate impression on me.. I'm amazed that Jamey is not a superstar like Waylon and Merle.. His vocal style and tone is perfect for this style of country music. Good luck FarmAid.
I’m a little young to be in touch with this song. My dad was a WW2 vet. This song has so much meaning for me and my children. I tear up when I hear it
LOVE this man! And this song even more. It touches my soul
Full of gratitude for hearing such a talent. Thanks so much. Takes me back home.
To honor and glory of those men and women
good stuff right there....I don't care who you are....
This is a truly great song. Gets me every time - and it will stand the test of time.
Jamey is the man!!!!!!!
Wow, that is great talent.
It doesn't get better than this..every story told can never be 100%...
He was awesome at FarmAid. This song 💚 Entire line up this year were wonderful, they ALL had super performances. Looking forward to it next year.
Cant agree more
To you young guys and gals out there…this is country!
What a voice and story
Such a beautiful song ,makes you stop and think. Love Jamey singing ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Jamey you are the best! Please make more music.
The voice is the best on the country music 🤠👊🏻
my pop was a pow in the 2nd ww. thanks for this j
One of the best songs I have ever heard! GOD Bless and GOD Protect you and yours always in Christ Our Lord!!
Beautiful love it thank you God
Just wow
Jammie we love you in ga. Man 1602_ you 👑❤️🦃
That is absolutely breathtaking.
Amazing the patience the crowd had to listen I really appreciate that.
Who cares about the patience of the crowd.
Cuz the crowd always wants to sing this song with him, and usually drowns him out - great to hear his voice front and center without a bunch of woo hoos and yee has
Though when I see him I'm gonna yee ha and woo hoo my arse off
Guaranteed they edited them out, bro. No way you’re not hootin n hollerin
I miss my Grand pop so much, I can't wait too see him again, Thank you fathet
I love this song -makes me cry every time I hear it-
So powerful, so gentle at the same time!❤
Top 5 country song of all time. He stopped loving her today. 1. Merle, Hank, Conway, George , Tammy ?
This is the most beautiful song. Your voices beyound wonderful. I had not heard you both ever. What a peace inside me I feel. When I die I hope they this at my fureral. I would honored.
Best song ever, play it to remind myself
Every one of his songs are awesome
Wow. Goose bumps. Thank you so much for this 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Amazing talent, Amazing person!
I cry every time he sings it
This is one hell of a song, by one hell of an artist. ❤❤
This song makes cry………..dad was in the South Pacific in WW2. He and is brother Fritz cross path on Okinawa. small world I guess. Rocky West Point NE
When you can hear a pin drop in the audience, THAT'S when you knowv you're listening to someone and something special.
awesome
Unbelievable I’m trying to think of something to write but I’m speechless I have no words❤
I love this song. 😢
Jamie this my favorite song
I love this song so much
WOW, love this
Johnson is the real deal. Semper Fi buddy!
I love this...and my Debbie..,
This song means so much to me
Absolutely powerful!!
Always Amazing!!!!!!!!!!
Incredible. Thank you.