I never really "got" this song when it came out. After that, my grandmother passed away from Alzheimers. Now my mother has it and is headed down the same path. This song now means so much more to me, and I cry whenever I hear it because I understand exactly what the couple in the song went through and how the writer felt seeing them decline. This is one of the most powerful, meaningful songs I have ever heard and I am grateful to Kathy Mattea for recording it - her voice, emotion, and phrasing perfectly convey what the song is all about.
My husband, age 56, just passed away last week. I watched him fight so hard for so long but eventually, he let go. Oh my Rob....I too, looked for you forever and a day, then I found you....though we shared a mere 12 years, you filled them with so many memories. This song was one of them. As we'd listen, he'd get all teary-eyed and hold my hand. Now that is true love.
This should be used in Alzheimer's Disease commercials. This IS a POWERFUL Song!!!! The Love, Compassion and Kindness in Kathy's Voice IS just absolutely Amazing and Beautiful!!! I saw this when this song came out on MTV. I cried my eyes and heart out and all these years later, it is unchanged! Thank You Kathy, You are one of the most Precious and Beautiful Souls that Graced our World!!!!
My mother suffered with this deadly disease - I watched my father cater to her every need - his love for her was forever - I will always remember him for this - my mother at times would address me by my father's name but I took my cue from him and learned of love in such a different way - to this day I thank him for his skills and leadership whenever I remember both - RIP Mom and Dad - thank you for your guidance and love
My Dad passed away from Alzheimer’s last year. It really is the long goodbye. After his diagnosis, we watched him decline over seven years. He lived an amazing life, and we miss him every day. Thank you, Miss Kathy, for this beautiful masterpiece 🙏🏾✝️❤️
My hubby and I are living the bridge of this song right now. We have pneumonia and he also has blood clots. It's such a blessing to LOVE the man you married. Would y'all pray for us?
My sister just lost her husband to cancer after a wonderful 55 years of marriage . My dad and mom had periods of being separated due to illness. This describes what that was like.
My Mom was 32 when she married my Dad. He passed away last year just after their 60th wedding anniversary, and now I am her guardian. She asks me every where my Dad is. Her dementia doesn’t allow her to even realize he is gone. I used to love this song, but now that I am living it the meaning is more powerful than ever. I pray for the day when Mom will get to see Dad again because I know she will say to him, “Where have you been?”
Your story made me cry. God bless you Rick, I've walked that same path. I took care of my dear old step-mom, June, for thirteen years, until she went to be with my Dad again; he was only 60 when he died...I'm now much older than he got to be. I believe they are together again, in harmony. Coincidentally, that was the name of our farm in Nova Scotia. Your posting is dated two years ago; it doesn't get any easier does it.
I'm living your story now, Rick. I'm not sure I believe in the traditional form of heaven, but I know my mother-in-law does; she's just scared to go around that last bend, even though she truly believes something better is there, including her husband of 76 1/2 yerars. Peacw to all who mourn.
I cry from beginning to end. It describes my life and I don’t want it to end like that. It is the only song that I love so much that it breaks my heart. 🙏🏻💔
Lost mom to dementia in 2019, then lost dad to covid on September 27th of 2020. They are both gone now and we miss them both so much. We go on as they would both want us to, but trust me, it will never be the same, ever. Rest in peace to two of the greatest people in the world. A piece of our hearts is gone.
I lost my mother to dementia last year. She was diagnosed with “Failure to Thrive”, due to the isolation from CoVid quarantine. Lost my dad five years ago. I understand the heartbreak and loss.
I lost my mom and dad to the exact same cancer last year,"wherev you been I've been waiting on you".We're the last words she ever spoke to me and that will haunt me the rest of my life.
This beautiful song reminds me of my deceased parents. After we lost Dad, Mom was never the same. She carried on and was strong, but knowing her, she missed her mate. Mom joined Dad 20 months after his death. I miss them both, but they are reunited in the presence of the Lord. And that, my friend, is also beautiful!
It's common for long married couples to die within a year or two of the firsts death. But they never reunite. The ONLY line of truth in the various fibs foisted on "believers" is the one about " from dust to dust." Religion is the easiest scam to get your money. And control you. Trump is GOD. Send HIM money!
Years ago I fell in love with this song then I found out that it became the National Alzheimer's Association's Theme Song...they deserve it...I still love this song.
+Cathy Miller Both my parents had it. Fortunately they were able to stay in their own home instead of a care facility. My mom was with him when he died & she passed away about 2 years later.
You should listen to"Saving Grace" by Jerry Sally or the version by Cordle, Jackson & Sally it will truly help you if you are dealing with a loved one going through Alzheimer's.
The BEST Country song ever written. Whitney Houston or any other I don't think can't outdo this in the purest form. Kathy had me in tears watching her on TV as a kid singing this song at the Grammy's. I can still feel this in my heart when I think of a Love Story brought to life in a song.. Thank you Kathy for this gift of LOVE.
I agree, Judy. George Jones’ He Stopped Loving Her Today is a good one but doesn’t tug my heart like Where’ve You Been. That song represents a love story in the truest sense.
She didn't write it actually, it was done by another artist who sang this at The Blue Bird Cafe. It never became a solid hit, until Mattea used it for her single. It's a true story based on the Grandparents of the singer/songwriter (I can't think of his name). It was in Ken Burns' documentary Country Music.
@@maureen3134I wish I was like Whitney Houston and sing that song. I always think of this song and thought SOMEONE would love me like that till the end. ❤❤❤ I love Kathy for moving my heart to this song .
@@ThrdSonofSpardareally? This song I thought would be much bigger than it was. It is my song for my mom and everyone that I have missed and loved. ❤❤❤ I still cry even now❤
I just saw this story on Ken Burns' documentary "Country Music" and, yes, I cried. It is such an emotional story about her husband's grandparents love and lives. God bless Kathy, her husband, Jon Vezner and their families that are truly blessed.
@@SilverWolfM200LDH I've learned so much about country music and its history from that program. What I really learned is how much love is in that genre of music. Now, I'm in a classic country music phase.
@@dace938 So have I Dave, I've always know that about this great genre. That's excellent, I've loved all country music from all genres for decades. I've been being reacquainted with the classics recently.
I was just telling my wife about a couple in the obituaries, who both died within couple days of each other, on New Years Day and January 2nd, after being married about 67 years, likely 2 of the casualties from local nursing homes, dying from coronavirus. I asked her if she remembered Kathy's song, of this title, off of cd I still have, about the older couple in the hospital together, but she couldn't recall until Googling it. As soon as it started playing, she recalled it and we teared up, as anyone human would do. I just couldn't help but think of the many seniors who must be in hospitals and nursing homes as couples, together, and possibly not be aware of it. Beautifully done, even though she originally didn't want to record it.
I love her singing and her songs. One day I happened to make a service call for the company I worked for in Cross Lanes, WV. I was shocked to see her photos on the wall and the piano. I asked the lady if she was related to Kathy Mattea and she told me that she was Kathy's mom. It was an honor and a pleasure to just talk to her about her daughter, but it got even better when I asked if that was Kathy's piano. She said yes and asked me if I played. "A little" I replied. I could never have asked to play it, so I was blown away when her mom asked me if I'd like to play Kathy's piano. Although I'ver never met Kathy, when I hear her music, I always remember visiting her home and playing her piano.
I,remember hearing this song "Where've You Been, on the radio one day! Loving each other with all your heart, is the most precious gift you will ever receive in this world. To love one another ,into old age, must be amazing!! What a touching song!
My husband and I have been married for 50 years. My soul for sure is right with God. Death holds no fears, me losing my best friend and the love of my life does. I love you Bud Walker and I pray that we die coupled up in each other's embrace❤
I saw her on TV once. I'm not normally a country fan but this song is great. She wrote it about her husband's grandparents. The grandma had dementia and the grandpa took care of her. They both got sick and were admitted to the hospital. Grandma stopped eating and speaking and shut down. Grandpa finally got well enough to come visit her on another floor and she woke right up and asked "Where have you been?" True love means taking care of someone when they are old and frail.
This is practically my paternal grandparents' story. My grandfather was a car salesman. Fanny my grandmother developed Alzheimers Disease in the 80s. Grandpa was diagnosed with Leukemina around that same time. He made the decision to undergo chemotherapy to survive to care for his wife. Unfortunately he lost his battle. At one point they were even in the same hospital in different rooms on different floors as the song says. Everytime I hear this song I think of them. From the moment I heard this song it touched my heart in a very special way.
My Mom and Dad are reunited in heaven now. I hope your sorrow heals in time. A very good friend who's now in heaven introduced me to this song long ago. I'm glad I found it again. It is a comforting song.
Rosanne, why would you want to take from Dennis a peace he has found in the loss of his dad and most of all his son. Dennis didn't try to tell anyone who was right or wrong, he just directed another Music lover named Linda where she might also find some peace! And correct me if I'm wrong but it is stated as a Bible study. I haven't gone there and I doubt you have either! You are taking a scriptural passage and telling Dennis this is the only way that you can believe. I am sorry you found a need to try to take the peace that Dennis has found, take it away, and tell him the way that he should believe. My comment to you is "how dare you". My Comment to Dennis is "Keep what you found Dennis and hold it dear to your saddened heart". May God hold you and bring you peace. In Jesus's name I pray, Amen
Such a beautiful song -- makes me think of my own life. There is none of us getting younger. Some day you will ask yourself -- where did my life go? Seize the day and the loved ones you have....before its too late.
I love this song. My mom has Alzeimers and getting worse every day. My dad wont leave her side. Both are still at home though. It is wearing him out physically and mentally. They have been married 62 years. It's tough to see the situation but so beautiful to see the love they have for each other. Marragie shouldnt be a trial basis sort of thing. God brought them together and blesses them every day.
I heard this beautiful song less than one year after my mother’s sudden death on Christmas Eve, 1998. To say I sobbed like a child would be an understatement. Thank you, Kathy! 😢
It can be also finding your true love. It feels like you have known them all your life. Not just a spouse but genuine love of God. My son loves me like that :)
Watched the Ken burns country music documentary with my grandpa and when they were talking about this song we both cried, so heartfelt and touching. This song stuck with me
I've always liked this song . Such great lyrics and sad at the same time. I'm in my seventies now and one of the things I hope I am not afflicted with is memory loss or Dementia. We just celebrated our 55th. wedding anniversary this summer. 💞 I hope neither of us will be affected this way.
This song is something we can all relate to. It was written by her husband. It stuns me and makes me love just about everything. She and they read many awards for this.
@@amazingcars8303 you got that right now it's about how someone looks an not how they sound I always say if I wanted to see a naked woman I'd look on porn hub not cmt
I am so sorry for your loss. This song is very touching to those of us that has lost a loved one. I pray that God puts his arms around you and comforts you during this time and let you know you are not alone ❤
I have loved this song for years so well written, so perfectly arranged, and amazingly delivered. It always brings back the humanity to me that we all forget. 💞
My dad met my mom and started dating her when she was 16 I'm 49 now on May 26th this song describes them perfectly outside of the fact that he just died a few years ago... I wanted to dedicate this to Twila Weatherford. The greatest Mom anyone could ever ask for...
We are all graced that Kathie had decided to perform this song despite the pain of doing so. Imagine living without having ever heard this most incredible song.
I creid when this song came out...little did I know this song would become a reality, My Dad died from the complications of Alzheimer's in 2003. Mom symptoms began showing in 2010. God bless us, all...
True love like this is far too rare, and Kathy Mattea's song struck my sensitive chord and my tear ducts. Even a retired cop can cry. Thank you Fred, Ned, and Mrs. Mattea for such a soul-rendering performance.
This is still one of the most beautiful and saddest songs I've ever heard. I listen almost every day to remind myself people and the world used to be like that. Not what we have today.
Just heard about a lucky couple in their late 90’s who are enjoying sharing a room in a nursing home. Made me think of this song. I’d love to hear the songwriters’ stories behind how they wrote the words & music that became this beautiful, timeless song. It’s not easy to say so much in so few words. And that melody! And of course, Kathy nailed it! Bravo and Brava!! 👏👏👏👏👏
Beautiful song. I just lost my youngest son & I know this song isn't about that kind of loss, but it brings him to mind & manages to put a smile on my face cause I know I'll see him again.
Oh Sherry, I do not have children, but I know it is the deepest kind of loss. I am so very sorry. I lost my dear husband last summer, he was only 50. He wad diagnosed in October and gone by August. We will see them again and when I see something that reminds me of him I smile and feel so lucky that I was able to be a part of his life, if only for a short time. Hugs..
Shelley, you will find it and it'll be great. I don't no what happen to Kathy. By the way if you ever need to talk, get a hold of me. How great is this love? breaks my heart.
I heard this song for the first time when I was a teenager in the late 80s and bawled my eyes out then and still do now such a powerful song that a whole generation probably doesnt know
willee51 After hearing Kathy on this song, I somehow feel she is a bit more than "Country"; with the ensemble, she was an "ensemble singer" (I don't know if that's a proper term). She was a "human instrument", a voice that blended in with the viola, the piano, whatever they are called. I am not a studied musician but I know beautiful music when I hear it.
Wow what wpuld we be without love to carry us through our life journey! I met my true love of 45 years on a blind date arranged by a friend. I send him a thank you card every year on the anniversary of that first date.
My Mom passed in 2010 Nov.6th. That was my son's birthday who passed away Jam. 25th 2008. My parents were married for 63 years & he took care of her the last 6 months of her life. This song means so much to me.
hands down the most beautiful song ever written. Thank You for all of us who love our spouses and have remained faithful to them. Love freely give in matrimony outshines every thing meant to distracts us from that glorious commitment
Reminds me of my maternal grandparents while they are still alive they have been going through their share of health struggles here lately and it has been very hard on them both because they have had to be a part here recently and they have been together since they were 16 and 18 years old, and they have been married for nearly 56 years
I have the pleasure of seeing Kathy and Suzy Bogguss in concert in about a week. I have to pre-listen to this one all I can. But I have a feeling I'll still be sobbing during the concert.
No one should sing this song but Kathy Mattea, maybe it's the family connection. You can tell by listening that this one truly comes from within. Beautiful. Tim M. 4/6/2023
my husband of 44 yrs has been really ill,,,had surgery in st Louis and I have held myself together for his sake but I sometimes play this song to let myself cry and grieve for what is to come,,,
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You just can't help but cry when you hear this song😥😥😥
This was our wedding song as I walked down the aisle to my handsome groom of 33 years now. 💕
I never really "got" this song when it came out. After that, my grandmother passed away from Alzheimers. Now my mother has it and is headed down the same path. This song now means so much more to me, and I cry whenever I hear it because I understand exactly what the couple in the song went through and how the writer felt seeing them decline. This is one of the most powerful, meaningful songs I have ever heard and I am grateful to Kathy Mattea for recording it - her voice, emotion, and phrasing perfectly convey what the song is all about.
Her husband wrote this about his grand parents.
My husband, age 56, just passed away last week. I watched him fight so hard for so long but eventually, he let go. Oh my Rob....I too, looked for you forever and a day, then I found you....though we shared a mere 12 years, you filled them with so many memories. This song was one of them. As we'd listen, he'd get all teary-eyed and hold my hand. Now that is true love.
My condolences
Oh bless your heart ❤️ prayers for you during this awfully hard time.
@@cherylallison4166 thank you.
So so sorry 💞💞
I'm so sorry! 💔💔
This should be used in Alzheimer's Disease commercials. This IS a POWERFUL Song!!!! The Love, Compassion and Kindness in Kathy's Voice IS just absolutely Amazing and Beautiful!!! I saw this when this song came out on MTV. I cried my eyes and heart out and all these years later, it is unchanged! Thank You Kathy, You are one of the most Precious and Beautiful Souls that Graced our World!!!!
Joseph& I went thru this together. He fought so hard to understand why this happened yo him❤
I am so sorry I feel so bad😢😢😢😢😢😢😮😢😢
Niki white,my husband joseph us in heaven& out of pain. Loving him everday
This song makes me think about my Grand parents. they were married over 60yrs and he passed away at home. My Grandma was holding his hand when passed
My mother suffered with this deadly disease - I watched my father cater to her every need - his love for her was forever - I will always remember him for this - my mother at times would address me by my father's name but I took my cue from him and learned of love in such a different way - to this day I thank him for his skills and leadership whenever I remember both - RIP Mom and Dad - thank you for your guidance and love
Tears.... Such a beautiful song. I love revisiting my favorite songs from the 80's.. But the song holds a different meaning now.... 🌷💕
My Dad passed away from Alzheimer’s last year. It really is the long goodbye. After his diagnosis, we watched him decline over seven years. He lived an amazing life, and we miss him every day. Thank you, Miss Kathy, for this beautiful masterpiece 🙏🏾✝️❤️
It is the known as the long goodbye for a reason. You say goodbye to that person over& over again.not knowing if or when they can reach out
Just lost my wife of 54 years and I listen to this and cry my eyes out. Love this song!
Dad passed away this past Sunday with me holding him. Mom left in September. Reunited again ❤😢🎉
My deepest sympathies 🥀
My wife is in a nursing home. This song made me cry.
I'm so sorry. 😔😔💔
I'm so sorry. (((Hugs))) ❤
Sending a hug to you today.
🫂... not how we expect things to go but she has you there. All that will ever matter.
I took care of my mom for 8 months at home after she was diagnosed with 4-stage Cancer 😢
I'm crying, you're crying, we're all crying...
xedra every damn time
Is that what's happening - this old sentimental beat up Vietnam vet just thought my eyes were leaking.
Yeah . . .
Am not. It’s allergies. In January. That’s all.
Kathy Mattea's husband wrote this song about his grandparents. So it's a true love story. It's a touching and beautiful story.
My hubby and I are living the bridge of this song right now. We have pneumonia and he also has blood clots.
It's such a blessing to LOVE the man you married. Would y'all pray for us?
We are healed, Praise God!!
❤ with you ❤
My sister just lost her husband to cancer after a wonderful 55 years of marriage .
My dad and mom had periods of being separated due to illness. This describes what that was like.
My Mom was 32 when she married my Dad. He passed away last year just after their 60th wedding anniversary, and now I am her guardian. She asks me every where my Dad is. Her dementia doesn’t allow her to even realize he is gone.
I used to love this song, but now that I am living it the meaning is more powerful than ever. I pray for the day when Mom will get to see Dad again because I know she will say to him, “Where have you been?”
Yes one day we will all meet our loved ones in Heaven
Your story made me cry.
God bless you Rick, I've walked that same path. I took care of my dear old step-mom, June, for thirteen years, until she went to be with my Dad again; he was only 60 when he died...I'm now much older than he got to be. I believe they are together again, in harmony.
Coincidentally, that was the name of our farm in Nova Scotia.
Your posting is dated two years ago; it doesn't get any easier does it.
😢😢
I'm living your story now, Rick. I'm not sure I believe in the traditional form of heaven, but I know my mother-in-law does; she's just scared to go around that last bend, even though she truly believes something better is there, including her husband of 76 1/2 yerars. Peacw to all who mourn.
God bless, know that in her heart he lives there forever.💕♥️❤️🌅
You are not human if you don't break down and cry when this song plays
I at the end...
Constance Lane I kinda wimpier some
Constance Lane this song tugs my heart strings
3 people in the room listening to this song.. 3 people reaching for the box of tissues to wipe away tears. xx
I cry from beginning to end. It describes my life and I don’t want it to end like that. It is the only song that I love so much that it breaks my heart. 🙏🏻💔
Lost mom to dementia in 2019, then lost dad to covid on September 27th of 2020. They are both gone now and we miss them both so much. We go on as they would both want us to, but trust me, it will never be the same, ever. Rest in peace to two of the greatest people in the world. A piece of our hearts is gone.
I lost my mother to dementia last year. She was diagnosed with “Failure to Thrive”, due to the isolation from CoVid quarantine. Lost my dad five years ago.
I understand the heartbreak and loss.
I lost my mom and dad to the exact same cancer last year,"wherev you been I've been waiting on you".We're the last words she ever spoke to me and that will haunt me the rest of my life.
This beautiful song reminds me of my deceased parents. After we lost Dad, Mom was never the same. She carried on and was strong, but knowing her, she missed her mate. Mom joined Dad 20 months after his death. I miss them both, but they are reunited in the presence of the Lord. And that, my friend, is also beautiful!
Yes, it is.
My grandparents were in a nursing home same room thank God. There were 6 months apart in death. ❤
I can relate after my mum passed in 2012 me Da was never the same and 1 year and 7 months later he passed.
It's common for long married couples to die within a year or two of the firsts death. But they never reunite. The ONLY line of truth in the various fibs foisted on "believers" is the one about " from dust to dust." Religion is the easiest scam to get your money. And control you. Trump is GOD. Send HIM money!
Wonderful song though.🤑
Years ago I fell in love with this song then I found out that it became the National Alzheimer's Association's Theme Song...they deserve it...I still love this song.
+Cathy Miller Both my parents had it. Fortunately they were able to stay in their own home instead of a care facility. My mom was with him when he died & she passed away about 2 years later.
Cathy Miller years ago I didn't. Know who this was but I liked this song
You should listen to"Saving Grace" by Jerry Sally or the version by Cordle, Jackson & Sally it will truly help you if you are dealing with a loved one going through Alzheimer's.
@@sarahswomley2580 God be with you!
I didn't know that, Yes very fitting🙏🛐🙏
The BEST Country song ever written. Whitney Houston or any other I don't think can't outdo this in the purest form. Kathy had me in tears watching her on TV as a kid singing this song at the Grammy's. I can still feel this in my heart when I think of a Love Story brought to life in a song.. Thank you Kathy for this gift of LOVE.
Saddest and bestCounty song ever goes to George Jones with: he stopped loving her today.
I agree, Judy. George Jones’ He Stopped Loving Her Today is a good one but doesn’t tug my heart like Where’ve You Been. That song represents a love story in the truest sense.
She didn't write it actually, it was done by another artist who sang this at The Blue Bird Cafe. It never became a solid hit, until Mattea used it for her single. It's a true story based on the Grandparents of the singer/songwriter (I can't think of his name). It was in Ken Burns' documentary Country Music.
@@maureen3134I wish I was like Whitney Houston and sing that song. I always think of this song and thought SOMEONE would love me like that till the end. ❤❤❤ I love Kathy for moving my heart to this song .
@@ThrdSonofSpardareally? This song I thought would be much bigger than it was. It is my song for my mom and everyone that I have missed and loved. ❤❤❤ I still cry even now❤
One of the most gorgeous voices in music.
I just saw this story on Ken Burns' documentary "Country Music" and, yes, I cried. It is such an emotional story about her husband's grandparents love and lives. God bless Kathy, her husband, Jon Vezner and their families that are truly blessed.
I cried as well, very moving piece.
I couldn't of said it any better, I heard of this song on the same amazing documentary, and I feel the same way.
@@SilverWolfM200LDH I've learned so much about country music and its history from that program. What I really learned is how much love is in that genre of music. Now, I'm in a classic country music phase.
@@dace938 So have I Dave, I've always know that about this great genre. That's excellent, I've loved all country music from all genres for decades. I've been being reacquainted with the classics recently.
I am watching now...and yes I am crying.
My mom died from cancer.... 5 years ago 😢 I took care of her at home, for 8 months, after she was diagnosed... With 4-stage... I Still Miss Her 😢
I was just telling my wife about a couple in the obituaries, who both died within couple days of each other, on New Years Day and January 2nd, after being married about 67 years, likely 2 of the casualties from local nursing homes, dying from coronavirus. I asked her if she remembered Kathy's song, of this title, off of cd I still have, about the older couple in the hospital together, but she couldn't recall until Googling it. As soon as it started playing, she recalled it and we teared up, as anyone human would do. I just couldn't help but think of the many seniors who must be in hospitals and nursing homes as couples, together, and possibly not be aware of it. Beautifully done, even though she originally didn't want to record it.
Good God… Even now this song STILL makes me choke up 🥹
I'm so sorry. This song always makes me cry. Takes me back to somewhere in my past. I wish I could give you a hug
I love her singing and her songs. One day I happened to make a service call for the company I worked for in Cross Lanes, WV. I was shocked to see her photos on the wall and the piano. I asked the lady if she was related to Kathy Mattea and she told me that she was Kathy's mom. It was an honor and a pleasure to just talk to her about her daughter, but it got even better when I asked if that was Kathy's piano. She said yes and asked me if I played. "A little" I replied. I could never have asked to play it, so I was blown away when her mom asked me if I'd like to play Kathy's piano. Although I'ver never met Kathy, when I hear her music, I always remember visiting her home and playing her piano.
That'[s a really nice anecdotal comment. .
Wow what an amazing story. Thanks for sharing.
Wow what a story. Love it.
Bildad1976 I live near Cross Lanes 😀
Wow! What a wonderful story and an incredible Blessing for both you and Kathy’s Mom!
I,remember hearing this song "Where've You Been, on the radio one day! Loving each other with all your heart, is the most precious gift you will ever receive in this world. To love one another ,into old age, must be amazing!! What a touching song!
This song never fails to make me cry my eyes out.
My husband and I have been married for 50 years. My soul for sure is right with God. Death holds no fears, me losing my best friend and the love of my life does. I love you Bud Walker and I pray that we die coupled up in each other's embrace❤
What a beautiful. Way to honor someone.you love from now and forever
I saw her on TV once. I'm not normally a country fan but this song is great. She wrote it about her husband's grandparents. The grandma had dementia and the grandpa took care of her. They both got sick and were admitted to the hospital. Grandma stopped eating and speaking and shut down. Grandpa finally got well enough to come visit her on another floor and she woke right up and asked "Where have you been?" True love means taking care of someone when they are old and frail.
Correction her husband wrote the song.
Exactly.
So beautiful ❤
I am 35 and have just now found this kind of love. I don't know you situation, but never give up!! I was ready to give up when Susie came along!!
My husband and I will celebrate our 59th anniversary tomorrow. This song is so sad but so touchingly celebrates long love.
Oh Betta, oh Wally, I can'tbare it I miss you
This is practically my paternal grandparents' story. My grandfather was a car salesman. Fanny my grandmother developed Alzheimers Disease in the 80s. Grandpa was diagnosed with Leukemina around that same time. He made the decision to undergo chemotherapy to survive to care for his wife. Unfortunately he lost his battle. At one point they were even in the same hospital in different rooms on different floors as the song says. Everytime I hear this song I think of them. From the moment I heard this song it touched my heart in a very special way.
She's sleeping six feet away like the angel she is.I thank God I finally found her
My Dad passed away in April and my Mom went to be with him yesterday on their 60th wedding anniversary. This song is helping me through.
I'm so sorry for your loss. How sweet that they were back together for their 60th anniversary. Prayers for you.
My Mom and Dad are reunited in heaven now. I hope your sorrow heals in time. A very good friend who's now in heaven introduced me to this song long ago. I'm glad I found it again. It is a comforting song.
Linda Green Helm it helps
oh so sad I'm sorry for your loss
Rosanne, why would you want to take from Dennis a peace he has found in the loss of his dad and most of all his son. Dennis didn't try to tell anyone who was right or wrong, he just directed another Music lover named Linda where she might also find some peace! And correct me if I'm wrong but it is stated as a Bible study. I haven't gone there and I doubt you have either! You are taking a scriptural passage and telling Dennis this is the only way that you can believe. I am sorry you found a need to try to take the peace that Dennis has found, take it away, and tell him the way that he should believe. My comment to you is "how dare you". My Comment to Dennis is "Keep what you found Dennis and hold it dear to your saddened heart". May God hold you and bring you peace. In Jesus's name I pray, Amen
... to be loved like this ... Touching story, beautifully sung - Kathy Mattea has the voice of an angel!
And the song is oh so true in its entirely
I don’t know how she sings this without bawling ❤
Such a beautiful song -- makes me think of my own life. There is none of us getting younger. Some day you will ask yourself -- where did my life go? Seize the day and the loved ones you have....before its too late.
The most beautiful song I've ever heard.
It makes memory of my true lost love come
Flooding back.
There are some songs that everyone should hear. To me, this is one of them.
A very beautiful song!!
I love this song. My mom has Alzeimers and getting worse every day. My dad wont leave her side. Both are still at home though. It is wearing him out physically and mentally. They have been married 62 years. It's tough to see the situation but so beautiful to see the love they have for each other. Marragie shouldnt be a trial basis sort of thing. God brought them together and blesses them every day.
I heard this beautiful song less than one year after my mother’s sudden death on Christmas Eve, 1998. To say I sobbed like a child would be an understatement. Thank you, Kathy! 😢
To anyone thinking of listening to Kathy Mattea, a warning: When Kathy aims for your heart SHE WILL NOT MISS!
Joey Fredrickson yep
True..
Yep. A beautiful voice singing a beautiful song.
Love her. Let her get my 💓
Love her, hope am the one.
I always end up choking up at the part when they're old in the hospital and finally get to see each other
Jennifer Holloway
I am right there with you on that one! It is very touching.
yes i agree
+Jennifer Holloway Well yes it is the very deep meaning of genuine love only possible after years of together.I too love that part.
It can be also finding your true love. It feels like you have known them all your life. Not just a spouse but genuine love of God. My son loves me like that :)
+Judy Dolcine YES!
As we get older it becomes easier to relate to this song.
So true. I was a teen when this came out, and it was boring to me. Now, I have a grandma with dementia. This song tears me up.
I love to sing, and this is the one song I cannot get through without crying...I will never know how she does it!
I love this song. Kathy Mattea is one of the best perforners I have had the honor to see in concert.
Watched the Ken burns country music documentary with my grandpa and when they were talking about this song we both cried, so heartfelt and touching. This song stuck with me
i wish we could get more real music like this. perfect!
I worked with couples with dementia and this song breaks my heart.
90 seconds in and I can't see though the tears.
I've always liked this song . Such great lyrics and sad at the same time. I'm in my seventies now and one of the things I hope I am not afflicted with is memory loss or Dementia. We just celebrated our 55th. wedding anniversary this summer. 💞 I hope neither of us will be affected this way.
This song always touches my heart. Kathy has one of those voices that just touches your heart
This song is something we can all relate to. It was written by her husband. It stuns me and makes me love just about everything. She and they read many awards for this.
Mike Nolan Her & her husband are holly-wood 🤡's
when country was a story bout life insteat of about convincing people of how country you are
Mark Amstoid Perfectly said
Mark Amstoid I know what u mean
Mark Amstoid Yes!
Mark Amstoid when sex didn't have to sell, talent did
@@amazingcars8303 you got that right now it's about how someone looks an not how they sound I always say if I wanted to see a naked woman I'd look on porn hub not cmt
😭😭😭 every dang time! I sob like a baby!!
I am so sorry for your loss. This song is very touching to those of us that has lost a loved one. I pray that God puts his arms around you and comforts you during this time and let you know you are not alone ❤
my husband locked me away for fifteen years.. now i'm almostfour years liberated and this song still brings my tesrs because i'm singing to myself.
I have loved this song for years so well written, so perfectly arranged, and amazingly delivered. It always brings back the humanity to me that we all forget. 💞
My dad met my mom and started dating her when she was 16 I'm 49 now on May 26th this song describes them perfectly outside of the fact that he just died a few years ago... I wanted to dedicate this to Twila Weatherford. The greatest Mom anyone could ever ask for...
💞💞💞💞 sweet boy!
Sending love.❤️♥️💕❤️♥️💕🎈❤️❤️❤️💕🎈❤️♥️💕❤️♥️💕🎈❤️♥️💕🎈❤️♥️💕🎈❤️forever
anyone who has lost a loved one to dementia will certainly cry over this one
We are all graced that Kathie had decided to perform this song despite the pain of doing so. Imagine living without having ever heard this most incredible song.
I creid when this song came out...little did I know this song would become a reality, My Dad died from the complications of Alzheimer's in 2003. Mom symptoms began showing in 2010. God bless us, all...
This song is so fitting for what our country is going thru. God thank you for our loved one's.
jesus it's too sad but i love it. saddest song i ever heard. i miss my loved ones.
True love like this is far too rare, and Kathy Mattea's song struck my sensitive chord and my tear ducts. Even a retired cop can cry. Thank you Fred, Ned, and Mrs. Mattea for such a soul-rendering performance.
An absolutely beautiful song. Thank you for sharing. It speaks powerfully to the message of unconditional love and committment in marriage.
One of my most favorite songs by Kathy. ❤️
This is still one of the most beautiful and saddest songs I've ever heard. I listen almost every day to remind myself people and the world used to be like that. Not what we have today.
Just heard about a lucky couple in their late 90’s who are enjoying sharing a room in a nursing home. Made me think of this song.
I’d love to hear the songwriters’ stories behind how they wrote the words & music that became this beautiful, timeless song. It’s not easy to say so much in so few words. And that melody! And of course, Kathy nailed it! Bravo and Brava!! 👏👏👏👏👏
This song was featured in the Ken Burns PBS documentary on Country Music.
Wonderful.
Beautiful song. I just lost my youngest son & I know this song isn't about that kind of loss, but it brings him to mind & manages to put a smile on my face cause I know I'll see him again.
Oh Sherry, I do not have children, but I know it is the deepest kind of loss. I am so very sorry. I lost my dear husband last summer, he was only 50. He wad diagnosed in October and gone by August. We will see them again and when I see something that reminds me of him I smile and feel so lucky that I was able to be a part of his life, if only for a short time. Hugs..
This Is A Poinant & Beautiful & Sad Song.
Hello Lesley.. how are you doing?
Everyone wants this kind of love....half of my life is gone and I still haven't found that kind.
Shelley, you will find it and it'll be great. I don't no what happen to Kathy. By the way if you ever need to talk, get a hold of me. How great is this love? breaks my heart.
Thank you John.
Anytime Shelley. Just call or write. Never forget, you are LOVED.
Thank you both.
I found it!!!! I finally found it!!!
I heard this song for the first time when I was a teenager in the late 80s and bawled my eyes out then and still do now such a powerful song that a whole generation probably doesnt know
Ahhhh, the memories of times gone bye! Back when Country was worth listening to!
willee51 After hearing Kathy on this song, I somehow feel she is a bit more than "Country"; with the ensemble, she was an "ensemble singer" (I don't know if that's a proper term). She was a "human instrument", a voice that blended in with the viola, the piano, whatever they are called. I am not a studied musician but I know beautiful music when I hear it.
This popped up again. I had to watch and listen again. An incredible song and a great voice. It always gets to me.
In loving memory of my dear friends, Jack & Jerry...... They met later in life and loved forever. Now the reside in Heaven.
Wow what wpuld we be without love to carry us through our life journey! I met my true love of 45 years on a blind date arranged by a friend. I send him a thank you card every year on the anniversary of that first date.
This song always has touched my heart.
There is Nobody that this song doesn't touch and Nobody that it doesn't help in healing the loss.............thank you
I cry every time I hear this. It reminds me so much of my great grandparents. Thank you for posting this.
My Mom passed in 2010 Nov.6th. That was my son's birthday who passed away Jam. 25th 2008. My parents were married for 63 years & he took care of her the last 6 months of her life. This song means so much to me.
hands down the most beautiful song ever written. Thank You for all of us who love our spouses and have remained faithful to them. Love freely give in matrimony outshines every thing meant to distracts us from that glorious commitment
Reminds me of my maternal grandparents while they are still alive they have been going through their share of health struggles here lately and it has been very hard on them both because they have had to be a part here recently and they have been together since they were 16 and 18 years old, and they have been married for nearly 56 years
Great song, touching lyrics, beautiful voice.👍🏻👍🏻
I have the pleasure of seeing Kathy and Suzy Bogguss in concert in about a week. I have to pre-listen to this one all I can. But I have a feeling I'll still be sobbing during the concert.
GREAT, GREAT SONG!!!! Brings tears to my eyes, everytime I hear it!! Thanks for sharing!!
My favorite song of Kathys ...
Im still looking for you brother Vernon, until we meet again i love you.
What a lovely song. 'Her Frightened Tears Fell To The Floor'. That's the line that floored me.
No one should sing this song but Kathy Mattea, maybe it's the family connection. You can tell by listening that this one truly comes from within. Beautiful. Tim M. 4/6/2023
I cry every time I hear this song.She has such a beautiful voice that brings the song to life.
I love this song it reminds me of my grandfather and grandmother
@michael Smith hi
@michael Smith I am fine I am from Cullman AL
@michael Smith hi how was your sunday
A couple - elderly friends of Ann & I - are at the nursing home. He's on his last legs. They've been together for over 60 years. I dug out this song:
my husband of 44 yrs has been really ill,,,had surgery in st Louis and I have held myself together for his sake but I sometimes play this song to let myself cry and grieve for what is to come,,,
I have NEVER heard eternal love expressed so well, and may never hear another song to top it. Thanks for sharing. -Larry
I think this is the most beautifulest song in the whole wide world. It reminds me of me and my wife the wonderfulest woman in the world.
This was the first CD I ever bought. I was 10. No idea why I loved this song so much at 10 😂