A testament to how much they truly care for one another. It's easy to write someone out of your life when you don't care. No so much so, when you love them.
This is probably the best song ever. Been clean and sober 34 years now. I lost my son this year to suicide. All I know that as long I keep going forward, no drink or drug ill be ok. Good line, "you wouldnt be you if it was easy" my late sisters words are all over this. She always told me I didn't do anything the easy way, but thats what makes me who I am today. My son just forgot who he was for a time but in the end he gained his angel wings
It seems fitting somehow that I wrote you a long note, and somehow it vanished in the ether. What I was trying to say was that I got sober in '83, have experienced grief and loss, and love this song probably as much as you do. The 4/4 time and the "Travis Strum" (or "Cotton Pickin'") fingerstyle makes it easy to play for old timers like me. It's a song you can sing like nobody's watching and nobody's listening. I am so sorry that this song brings your loss to mind, but I guess you experience both joy and tears like I do when I hear it. Although I'm just a guy who's played Americana since high school -- sixty years -- I've never been very good at it, and I've always said that I wish I could write just one song this good. So I'm grateful to Rodney for doing what so many of us have longed to do. Maybe there's still time. It ain't over yet. Cheers - T👍🏼
I'm sorry to hear about your loss. It might not seem like much but reach out anytime and you can find me if you need to talk. About anything or nothing. 😊
My baby sister sent this link to me. She said it makes her cry, but it also reminds her of me. Age and struggles of our youth are catching up to us. Thank you for such a great song
This arguably the best song I’ve ever heard in my 65 years. Nice to see Rosanne and John Paul too. Put together perfectly in my opinion. Can’t stop watching. 🙏
My favorite song from Rodney Crowell is when he was young, doing a video in the country singing ' I couldn't leave you if i tried ' it's an upbeat song that makes you want to dance. Thank you Mr.Crowell for that beautiful song 🎵❤. You are still cute at your prime age, good for you! From 🇨🇦with love. Continue your career & God Bless you always 🙏❤
Occasionally while tripping around on You Tube I'll come across a song that I haven't heard before that I consider to be nothing short of brilliant. That just happened again. Thank you Rodney.
Found it just that way this morning. Just me, my coffee & Rodney. I’ve always appreciated his deft talents as a songwriter, and his plaintive voice. He’s the guy Vince Gill calls “the best songwriter in the world”. Thanks for posting this.
It's a crying ass shame that this isn't played on every radio station in America. What a great song! Rodney Crowell is at the top of the singer songwriter genre and keeps getting better.
Rodney knows that radio airplay ain't everything. He learned that at the hands of the master, guy clark, who just kept churning out masterpieces while the airwaves mostly ignored him.
It's hell to get old, this song makes me look back on my life and what I've been and won and lost. Some underrated folks giving us another great song .
Congrats on 34 years. I'd have 26 if I'd stayed stopped but I've got an honest 14 months now. Saw Rodney and Roseanne separately at the Paradise a block from where I lived in Brookline, MA in the late '70s. I was already a fan at that time.@@garrylines1988
Way, way, back, when Rodney and Roseanne were married, they were on Canadian TV, from a recoding studio in Hamilton, Ontario, ( possibly Daniel Lanois' studio ). They played a bunch of songs, accompanied by Albert Lee. We didn't have cable, and it was a late night find. I just happened upon it.
The greatest artists and songs never are. "Popular" music of all genres is a direct reflection of why vanilla ice cream is the most popular ice cream flavor in America.
Was wondering who the harmonica player is? Perfect indeed.Thanks.Seeing Rodney Crowell here in the UK in July. Saw him about 20 yrs back. Looking fwd to it!! :)
One of the most beautifully sad and profoundly heartfelt songs I have heard in my life. Rodney is pure genius. Have listened to it many, many times and it still brings tears to my eyes every time.
I keep coming back to this video, I absolutely love Rodney Crowell, especially this 2016 song, featuring John Paul White and the wonderful Roseanne Cash, what a talented trio of musicians. I can’t wait to see Rodney again!!❤❤❤❤❤
I also keep coming back to listen. It's like "I'm sitting at a bus stop waiting on a train. How I got here is hard to explain". Eleven years ago I fell 30ft and landed on my head on concrete. The fall wasn't bad, kinda exilerating. But the sudden stop was brutal. I had holes drilled in my skull to relieve pressure and surgery to reconstruct my sinuses. That stuff can't get into your brain. They waited four days to do the 1st brain surgery. They wanted the swelling to go down. I'm not sure what all they did. I do know they picked and vacuumed my forehead outta my left frontal lobe. That's were personality is developed and maintained, among other things. I had just gotten out of a drug rehab and had 121 days clean. My world and understanding change. I changed. I'm no long who I was or able to do and think like before. I was painting a 2 story house and I owned and operated the LLC business. I was well reviewed. That was then. I didn't really have friends before, just friendly acquaintances. After injuries like these they disappear too. I got back into dope and I've got charges in two counties. It's my fault. The police did their job. I'm guilty. I've stopped using and have gone through another rehab. I'm getting outpatient counseling now. I wish there was a rehab to deal with the results of my brain injury. I was more of an overachiever before. I competed in college on a four year athletic scholarship. I taught school and coached for eight years. Then I started my painting business. Everything was good. That was then. Now, am I going to get up or lay here and die? I believe God is the reason I'm alive. One of my brain surgions, an atheist, said it was highly unlikely that someone would survive what I did. He said he'd be looking into the man named Jesus I talked about. I wanna live. I know I'm alive😅 but I wanna start LIVING again. Regain what I can and with the Holy Spirit develop more. I believe this is God's plan (will) for me. But I can't seem to get myself motivated to get off the bus stop bench. I pray about it. If you pray, I'd appreciate one. I have no idea if you'll read this. But Thank you. Writing this helps. I'm not sure how. It just does.
I find it deeply moving the way Roseanne appears to contribute to the song celebrating her exhusband’s finding a new love. The First Lady of country music. A truly great song, and a fantastic video too.
This song makes me think about the stuff I put myself and my daughters through. I lost them for over 40 years. I was forgiven by them both. I listen to this song daily, many thanks to you for your music. Dave Crowell Tejada
Thank you so much for the love ❤️ I appreciate YOU ! I hope you will never stop listening to my music 🎶.. If you don’t mind it will only take a moment kindly drop me your hangouts or email to so I can get in touch with you privately ❤️
1980, Birmingham, AL. Saw Roseanne Cash at a bar where teenagers would get a bite to eat when taking a break from swimming in the day and the owner would have an occasional concert at night. She invited a ‘guest’ to sing with her, Rodney. I seized the moment, drove to my house, grabbed an album of each, got them autographed, and have them till this day.
It's like I'm sitting at a bus stop waiting for a train Exactly how I got here is hard to explain My heart's in the right place, what's left of it I guess My heart ain't the problem, it's my mind that's a total mess With these rickety old legs and watery eyes It's hard to believe that I could pass for anybody's prize Here's what I know about the gifts that God gave You can't take 'em with you when you go to the grave It ain't over yet, ask someone who ought to know Not so very long ago we were both hung out to dry It ain't over yet, you can mark my word I don't care what you think you heard, we're still learning how to fly It ain't over yet For fools like me who were built for the chase Takes the right kind of woman to help you put it all in place It only happened once in my life, but man you should have seen Her hair two shades of foxtail red, her eyes some far out sea blue green I got caught up making a name for myself, you know what that's about One day your ship comes rolling in and the next day it rolls right back out You can't take for granted none of this shit The higher up you fly boys, the harder you get hit It ain't over yet, I'll say this about that You can get up off the mat or you can lay there till you die It ain't over yet, here's the truth my friend You can't pack it in and we both know why It ain't over yet Silly boys blind to get there first Think of second chances as some kind of curse I've known you forever and ever it's true If you came by it easy, you wouldn't be you Make me laugh, you make me cry, you make me forget myself Back when down on my luck kept me up for days You were there with the right word to help me crawl out of the maze And when I almost convinced myself I was hipper than thou You stepped up with a warning shot fired sweet and low across the bow No you don't walk on water and your sarcasm stings But the way you move through this old world sure makes a case for angel wings I was halfway to the bottom when you threw me that line I quote you now verbatim, "Get your head out of your own behind" It ain't over yet, what you wanna bet One more cigarette ain't gonna send you to the grave It ain't over yet, I've seen your new girlfriend Thinks you're the living end, great big old sparkle in her eye It ain't over yet
Man this song has something, Played it 100 times or more lately. Usually can’t stand cliched country videos but love this. So understated. Best country song in living memory
right? I have been a fan for a very long time (30 yrs?). He gets no play in my area on the radio since Diamonds and Dirt and most country music bores me. I am late to the game on this song. I play it A LOT
@@karlwelde5496 He doesn't play in the Chicago area too often. I had tickets at Windy City Winery when covid hit and the concert was postponed 2X. I was going to treat two friends, who are in their 40's, to their first exposure to Rodney. Sadly, after the second postponement they bowed out. It's a missed opportunity I will always regret. Now I troll his tour page to see if he's going to be anywhere in the area. Nothing yet (I missed an opportunity when he was in Evanston IL. By the time I saw the tickets they were SRO, I can't do SRO. I want good seats or I don't go).
Melanie, I wish I could meet you. I would hug you and cry with you for your son. I’d say the words that would make everything right. I’m 68, my father had substance abuse issues until the day he died. I never had a single meaningful conversation with him. When he died I felt like God finally took his pain away. We’re all in this together.
I had the pleasure of seeing Rodney at the Pipers Opera House in Virginia City, Nevada. It's a 150 year old classic opera house that seats about 400 people he was with the house fiddle player from the Grand Old Opre, and the kid that one Australia's got talented playing acoustic guitar. We had 3rd row seats. It was a night of beautiful music and storytelling I'll never forget. Rodney is sitting on a stool with his beat-up old acoustic guitar telling stories. There is nothing better than that.
I hope you click on this link and listen to this wonderful song. But do not click this link without a little preparation. Please be prepared when you listen to this song! Prepare yourself by going somewhere quiet. Get a good sound system and for Pete’s sake, turn off that damn phone. Get your favorite drink of choice and sit in your favorite chair. Hell, go as far as putting on your favorite hat if that makes you more comfortable. Do what cha gotta do to be comfortable in order to clear your mind of all the nastiness we seem to live in today. Then be prepared to listen to a collaboration by legendary musicians that will simply blow your mind. And if you really want to be blown away take the time to learn about how this song came to be. It’s a beautiful story that I will not ruin... you should here Rodney tell the story himself. The words written by Mr. Rodney Crowell tell a story of friendship, pain and redemption that all of us can relate to. His music composition of this song is nothing short of genius. The way we are introduced to the other artists, first John Paul White, then Rosanne Cash and finally the greatest harp player in the universe, Mr. Mickey Raphael can only be described as class, pure class. And the harmony between these artist is beyond magical. My goodness, even the video is shot in a classy fashion. So yea, be prepared. Be prepared to look back on your life with both fondness and pain, especially at the end when Mickey Raphael closes out the song with all his God given talent.
I paraphrase Rodney Crowell lament in a previous song, that he's no Bob Dylan....but I beg to differ Mr. Crowell. Please continue to write the songs that inspire us.
I heard this for the first time today-after meeting new friends-watching dogs frolicing-trees budding-grass growing. Withe several pulls on my smoke--I just smiled...I just smiled...we ole hippies aren't through yet.
It's so great to see Rodney and Rosanne are still friends and sing on each others albums and the addition of John Paul White was really nice. Great song, love it. Life lessons.
If you watch the promotion interview you will hear John Paul struggle to lay claim to authoring It AINT Over Yet while Rodney coaxes and fills in for any doubt….I wrote this
What a gift this song is. I can't get this off my mind. So simple, so sweet so deep. Wo three of my favorite singers. And the harp at the end. As close to a hymn that I've heard all week.
Damn, KJM, that harp at the end was the golden frosting on this rather poignant gold song, and what a trio, Rosanne, Rodney, and John Paul. I had the joy of seeing Rodney in SoCal a month and a half or so ago, simply the best.
Thank you, Kevin, I will now look Mickey Raphael up, such a very special ending to such a special song. These four really worked something extra special here.
Congratulations to Rodney on winning the Americana Award for Song of the Year for "It Ain't Over Yet" from his Close Ties album...a well deserved award for a beautiful song from a masterpiece album.
Country is not dead as long as you look for it. Glad to see the greats still putting out great music with meaning. Great interview on CBS This Morning with Rodney this morning.
I loved that group and was so upset when they broke up, I never thought I could see either one without the other. I have to say I’ve enjoyed all of his music since, Joy doesn’t seem to carry on as easily. John was the real talent behind that band.
Man if this song doesn't get your juices flowing, you need to see a doctor. Especially for the those of us that have had some of the highs and lows that life has to offer as we age.
I don't know MIckey Raphael, but wanted to know who the harpist is. Thanks for typing his name. Now I can go down the TH-cam rabbit hole looking for more of his work!
My vote for 2017 Song of the Year , Rodney , Rosanne & John Paul best harmony vocals I have heard in many a year. Many thanks to Rodney for this beautiful gem of a song , hoping we hear more from Rodney , Rosanne & John Paul.
Every song that has ever featured Rosanne Cash has been made better for it. She's good by herself but is the 'cherry on top ' when she sings with others.
A hymn. The perfect comment. I’m not religious by any means but you’re so right. Good morning from Houston. I checked out your channel of blues videos. Jimmie and Kim, Sonny Landreth, Bobby “Blue” Bland. Very cool.
This is a great song. One of Rodney Crowell's best in my humble opinion. I'm a DJ on our local unaffiliated broadcast radio station and I would love to play this song. Rodney has a lot of fans in this town. However, in the lyrics is the word "shit" and so can't be played on a broadcast medium. It's an FCC rule and can come with a $10,000 fine. So, don't blame me and, of course I don't blame Rodney that I can't play it. And before you suggest it, I will never modify anyone's song with a bleep or by cutting out the word. A song is like a painting. It's presented to the world by the artist as a completed work. Thanks to Rodney Crowell for a lifetime of great writing and playing.
My God! He's got another hit on his hands! I'm sure he doesn't mind that but he seems to have a message he is trying to get out in all his recent writing. The message is the thing, you write to get closer to something, someone. It is really a gift to keep expressing this stuff and have the feelings readily understood. Another heart felt gem here.
As one comment above states, this is a song about redemption, healing, and God's grace. It may be "about" Guy Clark or whoever; and as with all great art it's about me. And you, and all who have commented here that the song touches.
When you feel it down inside you. The tears just come out without warning. That's real music. It saddens me to think that I was walking around this world without this music in my life. This is a fitting song for what trials I have going on in my life right now.
It ain't over yet You can get up off the mat... The spirit behind the music is for you, and all of us As Rodney said to me when he signed my book and CD after a concert, God bless you, too. There is healing and strength in the tears. Grab it.
When is Rodney Crowell will ever come to Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 🇨🇦 Please? I love this gentleman's music, he is a genius writer and singer. Fr: Canada with love ❤
Can we talk about how great the symbolism is with Rosanna she walks in like an angel or maybe a demon but definitely a badass and then when she's singing into the mirror on her ex-husband song whoever put this video together is amazing on top of the already amazing song
This song has helped me more then words could explain. I am a singer-songwriter from Houston TX as well. My mom was signed with Conway when she was 17, and I wrote a song about it last night. I hadn't written a song in 2 years, so thank you. I was moved by an interview you did. You said "sometimes the songwriter's job is to observe". That statement changed my perspective on songwriting. I wish you would do a songwriters workshop in Houston sometime. I am also a huge fan of John Paul White. I love the call and response play on words between your versus and courses. If I never get a chance to meet you I just want to say thank you. I have so much more I want to say but I will stop now. I love the song
After listening to this for the10th TIME shades of Townes-Dylan's-Guy Clark but Rodney skill bringing it all together with his watery eye's ...silly boys...wordsmith IT'S magnificent .. Greetings from Dublin Ireland brothers and sisters Guy Clark and Susanne smiling down from heaven Doing it as a trio genius...
Every time I watch this video, I am struck by new revelations - excellent job by Rodney, Rosanne, and John Paul. You made it all come together perfectly.
Sitting here crying. Beautiful. THIS is what Rodney does. So glad to hear you two singing together again. Voices made for each other. Blessings and love.
He will miss her just as much as she will miss him, both dying never feeling what it is that keeps them moving! That smoltering fire lying beneath the belly of their souls!
Brings a tear, a smile and deep thoughts of what we have done. What can be better in a song that makes a heart heavy and yet soar across the heaven of our souls.
Incredibly beautiful song. Poignant lyrics, and exceptional vocals by Rodney, along with Rosanne Cash and John Paul White. Rodney's still a powerhouse when it comes to writing or singing...W-O-W!!!
We should all be so lucky to have exes who mean as much to us as Rodney and Roseanne mean to eachother.
A testament to how much they truly care for one another. It's easy to write someone out of your life when you don't care. No so much so, when you love them.
This is probably the best song ever. Been clean and sober 34 years now. I lost my son this year to suicide. All I know that as long I keep going forward, no drink or drug ill be ok. Good line, "you wouldnt be you if it was easy" my late sisters words are all over this. She always told me I didn't do anything the easy way, but thats what makes me who I am today. My son just forgot who he was for a time but in the end he gained his angel wings
Sorry for your loss
Losing your love is a hole in your heart that can't be feeled. Tiny bit healed.
It seems fitting somehow that I wrote you a long note, and somehow it vanished in the ether. What I was trying to say was that I got sober in '83, have experienced grief and loss, and love this song probably as much as you do. The 4/4 time and the "Travis Strum" (or "Cotton Pickin'") fingerstyle makes it easy to play for old timers like me. It's a song you can sing like nobody's watching and nobody's listening. I am so sorry that this song brings your loss to mind, but I guess you experience both joy and tears like I do when I hear it. Although I'm just a guy who's played Americana since high school -- sixty years -- I've never been very good at it, and I've always said that I wish I could write just one song this good. So I'm grateful to Rodney for doing what so many of us have longed to do. Maybe there's still time. It ain't over yet. Cheers - T👍🏼
I'm sorry, he's in a better place know that and I'm glad you find strength in music
I'm sorry to hear about your loss. It might not seem like much but reach out anytime and you can find me if you need to talk. About anything or nothing. 😊
I don't care what anyone says, Rodney and Roseanne are magic together, it's bittersweet listening to them sing this, they were a beautiful couple!
Seven Year Ache.
Che bella canzone/una grande performance... 😊😍😍😘😘🎶🎸🎸🎶💘❤️💋💋💯💯
That is a 10- 4 on that.
My baby sister sent this link to me. She said it makes her cry, but it also reminds her of me. Age and struggles of our youth are catching up to us.
Thank you for such a great song
This song appeared on the horizon as my wife of 38 years lay dying. It was us. I cry every time I hear this lovely song. Thank you, Rodney.
How can someone you don't even know tell you how sorry they are for your loss. And you believe it. Believe it
Married for 11, can't even begin to imagine trying this world without her... I'm so sorry for your loss.
@@erikwoll491 thank you, my friend.
I fear we are in the same shape. Peace
@@davidgantt2108 because sometimes a human being can give a simple kindness. I took Eric’s note as just that, a simple kindness.
Easily one of the greatest songwriters America has produced in the last 50 years. Rodney is never less than brilliant.
Well Johnny Cash liked him.
This arguably the best song I’ve ever heard in my 65 years. Nice to see Rosanne and John Paul too.
Put together perfectly in my opinion. Can’t stop watching. 🙏
Brings tears to my eyes. So beautiful.
No argument here, Terry. 62 yrs of listening to all genres, this one cut deep.
My favorite song from Rodney Crowell is when he was young, doing a video in the country singing ' I couldn't leave you if i tried ' it's an upbeat song that makes you want to dance. Thank you Mr.Crowell for that beautiful song 🎵❤. You are still cute at your prime age, good for you! From 🇨🇦with love. Continue your career & God Bless you always 🙏❤
Extremely enjoyable presentation. It got me right in that place. ❤
Occasionally while tripping around on You Tube I'll come across a song that I haven't heard before that I consider to be nothing short of brilliant. That just happened again. Thank you Rodney.
Found it just that way this morning. Just me, my coffee & Rodney. I’ve always appreciated his deft talents as a songwriter, and his plaintive voice. He’s the guy Vince Gill calls “the best songwriter in the world”. Thanks for posting this.
@@terrydavis8957 Check out "Josh Turner Guitar", "The Other Favorites", "Reina del Cid" - found them the same way.
I stumbled upon it myself this morning and probably have played it 20 times..and counting .
Try Clay Pigeons John Prins
Agreed brother
It's a crying ass shame that this isn't played on every radio station in America. What a great song! Rodney Crowell is at the top of the singer songwriter genre and keeps getting better.
...and Canada. This is definitely deserving of some serious air play.
Spend a lifetime trying to kill me, do you think my music will make it to mainstream?
Rodney knows that radio airplay ain't everything. He learned that at the hands of the master, guy clark, who just kept churning out masterpieces while the airwaves mostly ignored him.
Yes it is, because 3 yrs after I'm just hearing this.
@@unclebobunclebob Agreed. I also think this applies to JJ Cale and John Prine and who can forget Blaze Foley.
It's hell to get old, this song makes me look back on my life and what I've been and won and lost. Some underrated folks giving us another great song .
Get it
getting old does suck but it is a privilege denied to many
I wrote this Not absolutely about substance or getting old…maybe just moving along
I have listened to Rodney since my 20's. Turned 71 last week. Sober for 34yrs.Thanks Rodney for telling my life story.
Congrats on 34 years. I'd have 26 if I'd stayed stopped but I've got an honest 14 months now. Saw Rodney and Roseanne separately at the Paradise a block from where I lived in Brookline, MA in the late '70s. I was already a fan at that time.@@garrylines1988
Excellent song with 3 great voices. The addition of Roseanne Cash is a premium bonus, she has a voice like no other. Well done by all.👍👍🇨🇦
Way, way, back, when Rodney and Roseanne were married, they were on Canadian TV, from a recoding studio in Hamilton, Ontario, ( possibly Daniel Lanois' studio ). They played a bunch of songs, accompanied by Albert Lee. We didn't have cable, and it was a late night find. I just happened upon it.
The greatest artists and songs never are. "Popular" music of all genres is a direct reflection of why vanilla ice cream is the most popular ice cream flavor in America.
When all is said and done. Rodney Crowell will get his due. One of our greatest singer-songwriters.
Totally agree with you.
He never wrote a bad song or made a bad record.
Charles Horn you couldn't have said it better. Hear, hear 👏🏼
he doesn't get the credit he deserves. Mickey Raphael on harmonica at the end is just perfect
Was wondering who the harmonica player is? Perfect indeed.Thanks.Seeing Rodney Crowell here in the UK in July. Saw him about 20 yrs back. Looking fwd to it!! :)
One of the most beautifully sad and profoundly heartfelt songs I have heard in my life. Rodney is pure genius. Have listened to it many, many times and it still brings tears to my eyes every time.
This song is light years ahead of ANYTHING playing on the radio today
I doubt if this will make it to mainstream radio. But try WUMB Boston.
or KPIG-FM on the Monterey Bay...
and light years behind...timeless...
I heard it live on NPR yesterday : )
2 steps in front, one step behind
This is with out a doubt one of the best songs ever written.
Agree.
I disagree, and the experts confirm, Rodney just can’t write a bad song!
I agree, however it is one among many "ones"
Yep, 100% agree
Remarkable song.
I keep coming back to this video, I absolutely love Rodney Crowell, especially this 2016 song, featuring John Paul White and the wonderful Roseanne Cash, what a talented trio of musicians. I can’t wait to see Rodney again!!❤❤❤❤❤
Well, I saw a poster for a Rodney concert in our town in May, my husband saw a poster the last time, in 2019, so it was my turn!!
I also keep coming back to listen. It's like "I'm sitting at a bus stop waiting on a train. How I got here is hard to explain". Eleven years ago I fell 30ft and landed on my head on concrete. The fall wasn't bad, kinda exilerating. But the sudden stop was brutal. I had holes drilled in my skull to relieve pressure and surgery to reconstruct my sinuses. That stuff can't get into your brain. They waited four days to do the 1st brain surgery. They wanted the swelling to go down. I'm not sure what all they did. I do know they picked and vacuumed my forehead outta my left frontal lobe. That's were personality is developed and maintained, among other things. I had just gotten out of a drug rehab and had 121 days clean. My world and understanding change. I changed. I'm no long who I was or able to do and think like before. I was painting a 2 story house and I owned and operated the LLC business. I was well reviewed. That was then. I didn't really have friends before, just friendly acquaintances. After injuries like these they disappear too. I got back into dope and I've got charges in two counties. It's my fault. The police did their job. I'm guilty. I've stopped using and have gone through another rehab. I'm getting outpatient counseling now. I wish there was a rehab to deal with the results of my brain injury. I was more of an overachiever before. I competed in college on a four year athletic scholarship. I taught school and coached for eight years. Then I started my painting business. Everything was good. That was then. Now, am I going to get up or lay here and die? I believe God is the reason I'm alive. One of my brain surgions, an atheist, said it was highly unlikely that someone would survive what I did. He said he'd be looking into the man named Jesus I talked about. I wanna live. I know I'm alive😅 but I wanna start LIVING again. Regain what I can and with the Holy Spirit develop more. I believe this is God's plan (will) for me. But I can't seem to get myself motivated to get off the bus stop bench. I pray about it. If you pray, I'd appreciate one. I have no idea if you'll read this. But Thank you. Writing this helps. I'm not sure how. It just does.
Mickey Rafael, Roseanne Cash, John Paul White, and Rodney Crowell's songwriting... Pure Heaven.
Hello how are you? So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song
I find it deeply moving the way Roseanne appears to contribute to the song celebrating her exhusband’s finding a new love. The First Lady of country music. A truly great song, and a fantastic video too.
@Rodney Croswell who are you man
@Rodney Croswell it's not croswell it's crowell you can't even read
This song makes me think about the stuff I put myself and my daughters through. I lost them for over 40 years. I was forgiven by them both. I listen to this song daily, many thanks to you for your music.
Dave Crowell Tejada
March '23. Just found this. I'm 62, raspy old cuss........and crying.
Just because some people aren't together doesn't mean they don't have love.
It’s bad when you’re 60 and this song is your today. An old mans life driven by a young mans heart can make for a rough road.
so true, im there at 65
Same for old women, man.
Lyrics are superb, a metaphor of life. Looking back, but going forward. Share this song 🎵 with anyone you know who is struggling.
Rodney Crowell is an American treasure. I love him so much.
Thank you so much for the love ❤️ I appreciate YOU ! I hope you will never stop listening to my music 🎶.. If you don’t mind it will only take a moment kindly drop me your hangouts or email to so I can get in touch with you privately ❤️
1980, Birmingham, AL. Saw Roseanne Cash at a bar where teenagers would get a bite to eat when taking a break from swimming in the day and the owner would have an occasional concert at night. She invited a ‘guest’ to sing with her, Rodney. I seized the moment, drove to my house, grabbed an album of each, got them autographed, and have them till this day.
It's like I'm sitting at a bus stop waiting for a train
Exactly how I got here is hard to explain
My heart's in the right place, what's left of it I guess
My heart ain't the problem, it's my mind that's a total mess
With these rickety old legs and watery eyes
It's hard to believe that I could pass for anybody's prize
Here's what I know about the gifts that God gave
You can't take 'em with you when you go to the grave
It ain't over yet, ask someone who ought to know
Not so very long ago we were both hung out to dry
It ain't over yet, you can mark my word
I don't care what you think you heard, we're still learning how to fly
It ain't over yet
For fools like me who were built for the chase
Takes the right kind of woman to help you put it all in place
It only happened once in my life, but man you should have seen
Her hair two shades of foxtail red, her eyes some far out sea blue green
I got caught up making a name for myself, you know what that's about
One day your ship comes rolling in and the next day it rolls right back out
You can't take for granted none of this shit
The higher up you fly boys, the harder you get hit
It ain't over yet, I'll say this about that
You can get up off the mat or you can lay there till you die
It ain't over yet, here's the truth my friend
You can't pack it in and we both know why
It ain't over yet
Silly boys blind to get there first
Think of second chances as some kind of curse
I've known you forever and ever it's true
If you came by it easy, you wouldn't be you
Make me laugh, you make me cry, you make me forget myself
Back when down on my luck kept me up for days
You were there with the right word to help me crawl out of the maze
And when I almost convinced myself I was hipper than thou
You stepped up with a warning shot fired sweet and low across the bow
No you don't walk on water and your sarcasm stings
But the way you move through this old world sure makes a case for angel wings
I was halfway to the bottom when you threw me that line
I quote you now verbatim, "Get your head out of your own behind"
It ain't over yet, what you wanna bet
One more cigarette ain't gonna send you to the grave
It ain't over yet, I've seen your new girlfriend
Thinks you're the living end, great big old sparkle in her eye
It ain't over yet
Kaysler thank you posting the beautiful lyrics.
Thank you so much 👍👍👍.
Great song
Thanks!
Thank you! One of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. I’m so grateful we all get to experience this magic
Man this song has something, Played it 100 times or more lately. Usually can’t stand cliched country videos but love this. So understated. Best country song in living memory
right? I have been a fan for a very long time (30 yrs?). He gets no play in my area on the radio since Diamonds and Dirt and most country music bores me. I am late to the game on this song. I play it A LOT
@@oldcats-n1c Just saw him live recently. A master story teller…
@@karlwelde5496 He doesn't play in the Chicago area too often. I had tickets at Windy City Winery when covid hit and the concert was postponed 2X. I was going to treat two friends, who are in their 40's, to their first exposure to Rodney. Sadly, after the second postponement they bowed out. It's a missed opportunity I will always regret. Now I troll his tour page to see if he's going to be anywhere in the area. Nothing yet (I missed an opportunity when he was in Evanston IL. By the time I saw the tickets they were SRO, I can't do SRO. I want good seats or I don't go).
@@karlwelde5496 Wouldn't you call this more "western" than "country"?
@@oldcats-n1c, I like both kinds of music, Country AND Western.
Year after year, album after album, Crowell keeps delivering the goods
Melanie, I wish I could meet you. I would hug you and cry with you for your son. I’d say the words that would make everything right.
I’m 68, my father had substance abuse issues until the day he died. I never had a single meaningful conversation with him. When he died I felt like God finally took his pain away.
We’re all in this together.
Rodney Crowell is truly one of the greats.
it's so cool when you see Roseanne walking down the hall and then starts singing almost immediately
This feels like the story of my husband and I. I lost him a year ago. I listen to this song often and let the tears fall.
Hello how are you? So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song
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@@ChrisGageTXciao Chris! 🙋♀️😍😘💘🌄🍀
I hear you.
@@margaret-dianedube6939 ❤
Roseanne adds the Royalty that this song deserves, so nice.
I had the pleasure of seeing Rodney at the Pipers Opera House in Virginia City, Nevada. It's a 150 year old classic opera house that seats about 400 people he was with the house fiddle player from the Grand Old Opre, and the kid that one Australia's got talented playing acoustic guitar. We had 3rd row seats. It was a night of beautiful music and storytelling I'll never forget. Rodney is sitting on a stool with his beat-up old acoustic guitar telling stories. There is nothing better than that.
I hope you click on this link and listen to this wonderful song. But do not click this link without a little preparation. Please be prepared when you listen to this song!
Prepare yourself by going somewhere quiet. Get a good sound system and for Pete’s sake, turn off that damn phone. Get your favorite drink of choice and sit in your favorite chair. Hell, go as far as putting on your favorite hat if that makes you more comfortable. Do what cha gotta do to be comfortable in order to clear your mind of all the nastiness we seem to live in today.
Then be prepared to listen to a collaboration by legendary musicians that will simply blow your mind. And if you really want to be blown away take the time to learn about how this song came to be. It’s a beautiful story that I will not ruin... you should here Rodney tell the story himself.
The words written by Mr. Rodney Crowell tell a story of friendship, pain and redemption that all of us can relate to. His music composition of this song is nothing short of genius. The way we are introduced to the other artists, first John Paul White, then Rosanne Cash and finally the greatest harp player in the universe, Mr. Mickey Raphael can only be described as class, pure class. And the harmony between these artist is beyond magical. My goodness, even the video is shot in a classy fashion.
So yea, be prepared. Be prepared to look back on your life with both fondness and pain, especially at the end when Mickey Raphael closes out the song with all his God given talent.
Agreed on all points mentioned.
"If you came by it easy, you wouldn't be you." Oh man.
make me laugh, you make me cry, you make me forget myself.
How cleverly done with such wonderful lyrics.
Good Lord, did I just have a good cry. A master class on healing and redemption...and, of course, songwriting.
The guy on the harmonica rocks.😎
Mickey Rapael. Spot on. Nice to see he gets some love as he got no credits
I paraphrase Rodney Crowell lament in a previous song, that he's no Bob Dylan....but I beg to differ Mr. Crowell. Please continue to write the songs that inspire us.
The best ever...and then Mickey Rafael shows up with his harmonica. Just wonderful.
Lovely song. ❤
Best new song I've heard in 2017.
I heard this for the first time today-after meeting new friends-watching dogs frolicing-trees budding-grass growing. Withe several pulls on my smoke--I just smiled...I just smiled...we ole hippies aren't through yet.
I'll say this about that. If you get it, you do if you don't, then it's ok, you will.
That's my favorite line in the whole song. Wonderful.
Man, I was having a rough day. missing my Mom, Rodney was her favorite. This song came up, and just made everything alright. God Bless this man.
God bless your mom.
I just watched "Walk the Line ( Revisited )" tonight; brilliant video.
It's so great to see Rodney and Rosanne are still friends and sing on each others albums and the addition of John Paul White was really nice. Great song, love it. Life lessons.
“Addition of JP White”…? What does that mean..?
If you watch the promotion interview you will hear John Paul struggle to lay claim to authoring It AINT Over Yet while Rodney coaxes and fills in for any doubt….I wrote this
Not to undermine anyones’s talent in that video, and the harmony is everly bros leverage
No mentioning Micky rafaelon harmonica
What a gift this song is. I can't get this off my mind. So simple, so sweet so deep. Wo three of my favorite singers. And the harp at the end. As close to a hymn that I've heard all week.
Kevin J. Matthews Mickey Raphael from Willie’s band on harmonica.
Damn, KJM, that harp at the end was the golden frosting on this rather poignant gold song, and what a trio, Rosanne, Rodney, and John Paul.
I had the joy of seeing Rodney in SoCal a month and a half or so ago, simply the best.
Thank you, Kevin, I will now look Mickey Raphael up, such a very special ending to such a special song. These four really worked something extra special here.
John Paul White was the founding member of the group “The Civil War”. I’ve been a fan of his ever since I heard him way back when.
@@JP-fe8py Thanks I wondered who that was!
Congratulations to Rodney on winning the Americana Award for Song of the Year for "It Ain't Over Yet" from his Close Ties album...a well deserved award for a beautiful song from a masterpiece album.
Thank you for the info,..I missed this in 2017, Toni!
Toni Marteney m rodney crowell - texas - full album
amazing beauty, amazing grace in it's true sense
Country is not dead as long as you look for it. Glad to see the greats still putting out great music with meaning. Great interview on CBS This Morning with Rodney this morning.
Hey kids. No computer, no auto-tune,.........just talent.
Rodney is a great songwriter; Rosanne is a great singer; I don't really know John Paul White, but it all comes together!
Along with Joy Williams, John Paul White was one-half of the great ex-duo The Civil Wars
JPW has a wonderful voice. He is very talented.
Michael Colby check out Civil Wars. You re going to love John Paul
Still heartbreaking John Paul White & The Civil Wars broke up. Good to see him again.
I loved that group and was so upset when they broke up, I never thought I could see either one without the other. I have to say I’ve enjoyed all of his music since, Joy doesn’t seem to carry on as easily. John was the real talent behind that band.
Beautiful performers, singer-songwriters (the BEST) and a well-crafted, sensitive aesthetic official video on this tune! Many Blessings ~
Who's on HARMONICA? he plays with so so many americana artists .... XO
Mickey Rafael is on harmonica. He’s in Willies band and is the most sought after harmonica player.
Just about the time I think Rodney can not record a better song, he does. What a wordsmith.
Man if this song doesn't get your juices flowing, you need to see a doctor. Especially for the those of us that have had some of the highs and lows that life has to offer as we age.
hey kids! you don't have to sing like you are on the voice. take note, this is how its done. a totally awesome song.
This song will move me forever. Incredible trio of talents
Incredible collaboration. Mickey Raphael the best harmonica player we will ever see! Rodney Crowell deserves so much more credit than he gets.
Victoria Gensheimer I think he's gonna get it !!
I don't know MIckey Raphael, but wanted to know who the harpist is. Thanks for typing his name. Now I can go down the TH-cam rabbit hole looking for more of his work!
Mickey is showing up everywhere. Does he gambling debts to pay off? :)
He's played with Willie Nelson forever.
Such a classic, and so fine to see Mickey there... my ears saw him before my eyes
So wonderful to see and hear Rodney and Roseanne together; their harmonies could break your heart.
The Americana Music Association Song of the Year for 2017. Congratulations, Rodney Crowell!
My vote for 2017 Song of the Year , Rodney , Rosanne & John Paul best harmony vocals I have heard in many a year. Many thanks to Rodney for this beautiful gem of a song , hoping we hear more from Rodney , Rosanne & John Paul.
Brings tears to this old guy's eyes. He is a master, as is Rosanne.
Rodney Crowell is amazing and has been for forty years. Rosanne Cash is equally amazing as well.
50 years! At least
Every song that has ever featured Rosanne Cash has been made better for it. She's good by herself but is the 'cherry on top ' when she sings with others.
A hymn...that's what it is! Kevin is right...this song cuts right to the feeling places. Thanks for the feels, Rodney.
A hymn. The perfect comment. I’m not religious by any means but you’re so right. Good morning from Houston. I checked out your channel of blues videos. Jimmie and Kim, Sonny Landreth, Bobby “Blue” Bland. Very cool.
This is a great song. One of Rodney Crowell's best in my humble opinion. I'm a DJ on our local unaffiliated broadcast radio station and I would love to play this song. Rodney has a lot of fans in this town. However, in the lyrics is the word "shit" and so can't be played on a broadcast medium. It's an FCC rule and can come with a $10,000 fine. So, don't blame me and, of course I don't blame Rodney that I can't play it. And before you suggest it, I will never modify anyone's song with a bleep or by cutting out the word. A song is like a painting. It's presented to the world by the artist as a completed work. Thanks to Rodney Crowell for a lifetime of great writing and playing.
My God! He's got another hit on his hands! I'm sure he doesn't mind that but he seems to have a message he is trying to get out in all his recent writing. The message is the thing, you write to get closer to something, someone. It is really a gift to keep expressing this stuff and have the feelings readily understood. Another heart felt gem here.
Musicrelic I believe he wrote this in part for Guy Clark
As one comment above states, this is a song about redemption, healing, and God's grace. It may be "about" Guy Clark or whoever; and as with all great art it's about me. And you, and all who have commented here that the song touches.
Rodney Crowell is what the 80s was all about
@@garywarner8307 Yep, I love his song, “Here Come The 80’s”
When you feel it down inside you. The tears just come out without warning. That's real music. It saddens me to think that I was walking around this world without this music in my life. This is a fitting song for what trials I have going on in my life right now.
God Bless you my Friend!
It ain't over yet
You can get up off the mat...
The spirit behind the music is for you, and all of us
As Rodney said to me when he signed my book and CD after a concert,
God bless you, too.
There is healing and strength in the tears. Grab it.
Ms Melanie, it’s ODAT. That’s how you got 32 years. I hope you find comfort in this wonderful song. God Bless
It doesn't get any better than this story, these voices...
When is Rodney Crowell will ever come to Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 🇨🇦 Please? I love this gentleman's music, he is a genius writer and singer. Fr: Canada with love ❤
Can we talk about how great the symbolism is with Rosanna she walks in like an angel or maybe a demon but definitely a badass and then when she's singing into the mirror on her ex-husband song whoever put this video together is amazing on top of the already amazing song
Wow, what an incredibly powerful song. Absolutely beautiful by everyone involved.
if he never wrote another song this would put it all in place....
Really nice tune! Love Rodney's music. Seems he penned it in honor of Rosanne so its pretty awesome to have her sing on it with her "angel wings".
I think its mostly about guy clark
Its not about Roseanne. I heard Rodney talk about it. Its about Guy Clark
This song has helped me more then words could explain. I am a singer-songwriter from Houston TX as well. My mom was signed with Conway when she was 17, and I wrote a song about it last night. I hadn't written a song in 2 years, so thank you. I was moved by an interview you did. You said "sometimes the songwriter's job is to observe". That statement changed my perspective on songwriting. I wish you would do a songwriters workshop in Houston sometime. I am also a huge fan of John Paul White. I love the call and response play on words between your versus and courses. If I never get a chance to meet you I just want to say thank you. I have so much more I want to say but I will stop now. I love the song
when Rosanne starts in I get goosebumps!
Fantastic writing, picking and singing from one of America's BEST singer songwriters! They get as good maybe BUT no better than ole Rodney...
What a great song. One of America's truly great song writers and performers.
Beautiful. I really like John Paul and Rodney, John Paul and Rosanne are killing it together.
Hello Linda, how are you doing?
Put this beautiful, soulful, rueful tune in your back pocket and take a walk into your past...spare a smile for the kids we once were. XO
Hello beautiful
Guy would be proud of the job he does on this one. Well written.
Watched CBS Sunday Morning a few minutes ago. Now I can't get this song out of my mind. I have to buy this album and I'm not a country music fan!
Stuart Fralick It is an amazing piece of work!
Same here. Woke up hearing it on TV. And now I'm stuck. Beautiful song!
americana Music
me also.....a very great thing they did for us, almost perfect
Me neither, but this song just made a CM fan outta li'l ol' me! ;-)
I regret that I have but one Like to give for my country . Been a long time since a song put a lump in my throat
A true masterpiece. From melody to lyrics to mood to wisdom, it just all fits together so beautifully. BRAVO!!!
After listening to this for the10th TIME shades of
Townes-Dylan's-Guy Clark but Rodney skill bringing it all together with his watery eye's ...silly boys...wordsmith
IT'S magnificent ..
Greetings from Dublin Ireland brothers and sisters Guy Clark and Susanne smiling down from heaven
Doing it as a trio genius...
I Like it so much, i want the chords
World seems changed with guy and susanna clark gone. And townes-seemed where ever they were so was he... all gone. Great song by rodney
It's a crying shame you have to come to TH-cam to hear quality music these days.
Not really. Music is MORE accessible now than it's ever been.
The money I spend on TH-cam is some of the best money I spend
I liked this..... but it makes me cry. Rodney and Roseanne should of had a long beautiful life together.
Every time I watch this video, I am struck by new revelations - excellent job by Rodney, Rosanne, and John Paul. You made it all come together perfectly.
God bless you Rodney, Roseanne and everyone who contributed to this. Where there is life there is hope.
Sitting here crying. Beautiful. THIS is what Rodney does. So glad to hear you two singing together again. Voices made for each other. Blessings and love.
He will miss her just as much as she will miss him, both dying never feeling what it is that keeps them moving! That smoltering fire lying beneath the belly of their souls!
One of our premier, treasured song-writers with yet another perfect song. Thank you, Rodney Crowell.
Guys, this is something else.... Well done! Just discovered Rodney Crowell today, and I am so glad I found him.
Brings a tear, a smile and deep thoughts of what we have done. What can be better in a song that makes a heart heavy and yet soar across the heaven of our souls.
What a wonderful, expressive tune. Thanks, Rodney!
So beautiful. I can hear Townes in there...
Lupe and Lil would agree
Incredibly beautiful song. Poignant lyrics, and exceptional vocals by Rodney, along with Rosanne Cash and John Paul White.
Rodney's still a powerhouse when it comes to writing or singing...W-O-W!!!
Mickey Raphael gets no love? Lol
Such a beautiful song and full of meaning for those of us of a "certain age"!