Leon Bridges - River (Live on Austin City Limits)

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  • "River" by Leon Bridges from Live on Austin City Limits
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    Lyrics:
    Take me to your river
    I wanna go
    Oh, go, take me to your river
    I wanna know
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  • @antonposa5345
    @antonposa5345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11838

    After my son was born, I remember holding him in my arms in a chair next to my wife's hospital bed. She reached across and gave me an earplug from her phone, and played this song to me for the first time. As I listened to it, I looked at this perfect child and felt an overwhelming sense of connection. I looked back at my wife with tears in my eyes, and she just smiled back at me. I will remember that moment as long as I live.

    • @jakee5549
      @jakee5549 4 ปีที่แล้ว +512

      Damn dude I'm at work and just read this. Now I'm a mess. Baby boy due in May.

    • @antonposa5345
      @antonposa5345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      @@jakee5549 congratulations man. You'll do great.

    • @timothyleee27204
      @timothyleee27204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      Bro I read this while listening to the song. And I'm balling my eyes out. Take care☺☺☺☺

    • @michaelchristopherharris
      @michaelchristopherharris 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      That’s the power of music man, beautiful story ❤️

    • @kc9843
      @kc9843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Such a beautiful memory... pregnant myself and I get that connection with music and the life change that happens with your child.... It’s definitely very powerful. Congrats on your baby boy!

  • @Fender1990
    @Fender1990 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4890

    Otis Redding and Sam Cooke are smiling from above

  • @paulm1979.
    @paulm1979. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

    "Surrender to the good Lord & he'll wipe your slate clean." Amen to that ❤ beautiful song..

  • @JournalDreamworld
    @JournalDreamworld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1594

    My son passed 3 weeks ago. He knew he was dying and asked this song be played at his service. Now I know why. RIP son and we are playing this as requested. 😢

    • @ChoirWalker
      @ChoirWalker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ❤️❤️❤️

    • @tommit4959
      @tommit4959 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏

    • @moanatamati4128
      @moanatamati4128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😩😩😥😥😥💔💔🙏🏼

    • @JournalDreamworld
      @JournalDreamworld 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@moanatamati4128 💔 thank you!

    • @moanatamati4128
      @moanatamati4128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I feel your pain and know only too well what it is like to grieve for a child.
      I too lost my son many years ago!😩💔
      There are no words to describe the gut wrenching agony a family goes through at the loss of a child.
      My faith and hope is in
      The Lord Jesus now,to walk the narrow road,the long road of obedience to GOD that when this life is over,I and my family will be reunited with our son in whatever form and death will no longer have any power over GODs children.
      My prayers and thoughts to you and your family🙏🏼💖
      GOD bless.

  • @F1EpiSodEz
    @F1EpiSodEz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11992

    This is the good bottle of wine from 1920 that hasn't been opened until now.

    • @GillianRice
      @GillianRice 6 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      Hygh Gawd perfect comment

    • @desireec4089
      @desireec4089 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Couldn’t have said it better🙌🏽

    • @kimnolan4084
      @kimnolan4084 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      no better way to describe this!!

    • @quaregeg2750
      @quaregeg2750 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Beautifully put!

    • @danieldevereaux
      @danieldevereaux 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      And shared with the closest of friends.

  • @ainsgrant
    @ainsgrant 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1924

    This is a young man with an old soul.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @marlarabello9764
      @marlarabello9764 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Redevifa A
      Lcides

    • @marlarabello9764
      @marlarabello9764 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Redevida programa de Alcides.

    • @marlarabello9764
      @marlarabello9764 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      #Dalcides

    • @uwaeholo3785
      @uwaeholo3785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Brother the fact they may have been a lot of music to influence him at a young age, but he picked this fading genre and blessed it even more.

    • @jasonkoch1707
      @jasonkoch1707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just like me. After hearing this soul stirring, beautiful specimen of art. I hired a guitar coach to teach me how to try to recreate and relive such an amazing experience. Was not let down. As I sit here with a glass full of old bourbon and a heart filled with new love - Thank you Leon Bridges for helping me reach for a longtime goal. - JK

  • @weylancraig2595
    @weylancraig2595 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    That song will make you lose track of time and space. When it's over, you have to just step back, exhale, and try to grasp what just happened. One of the best songs ever.

    • @Isaac-kt9xr
      @Isaac-kt9xr ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Perfect description mate 👌

    • @robinmead5826
      @robinmead5826 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Beautiful.

    • @jaydeewatts8543
      @jaydeewatts8543 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Absolutely love what you said here.
      Exactly right.
      Nicely done

    • @lesleyd2448
      @lesleyd2448 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      💯💯

    • @coreyhawes9165
      @coreyhawes9165 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Jesus Christ is with us all you don’t have to rush to him because he knows you will find him❤

  • @tounoni
    @tounoni 2 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    This was one of the very few songs that caught my mum's attention in her latter years. She would often wait to sing the chorus "Take me to your River, I wanna go" Mum RIP, I love and miss you so so much

    • @dennisbrown7079
      @dennisbrown7079 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Condolences. Hoping you heal.

    • @tounoni
      @tounoni ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dennisbrown7079 💌

    • @John-Joseph
      @John-Joseph ปีที่แล้ว

      This song helped me through my Momma's death. Love to you!

  • @terryburleyson1208
    @terryburleyson1208 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2550

    i listen to Leon Bridges .........when i just feel like i can't take no more

  • @DOUGANDSHELLEY
    @DOUGANDSHELLEY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1633

    This song is special to me. When my husband was passing away, he kept saying he could see the River and that he just wanted to go to that River. A few days after he passed, I heard this on satellite radio as I was traveling to my daughter’s. I had to pull over to really listen to this and made me sob. Beautiful song.

    • @aviationjohn
      @aviationjohn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      may he rest in eternal peace

    • @Nicayaz
      @Nicayaz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ❤️

    • @craigkeller
      @craigkeller 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Blessings to you both.

    • @Devin_ireland
      @Devin_ireland 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Your husband meant for you to hear this song

    • @johnp.noblejr.7214
      @johnp.noblejr.7214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      May he rest easy now.

  • @152637c
    @152637c 3 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    [Verse 1]
    Been travelling these wide roads
    For so long
    My heart's been far from you
    Ten thousand miles gone
    [Refrain]
    Oh, I wanna come near and give
    Every part of me
    But there's blood on my hands
    And my lips are unclean
    [Verse 2]
    In my darkness I remember
    Momma's words reoccur to me
    "Surrender to the good Lord
    And he'll wipe your slate clean"
    [Chorus]
    Take me to your river
    I wanna go
    Oh, go, take me to your river
    I wanna know
    [Verse 3]
    Dip me in your smooth water
    As I go in
    As a man with many crimes, come up for air
    As my sins flow down the Jordan
    [Refrain]
    Oh, I wanna come near and give you
    Every part of me
    But there's blood on my hands
    And my lips are unclean
    [Chorus]
    Take me to your river
    I wanna go
    Oh, go, take me to your river
    I wanna know
    [Bridge]
    I wanna go, wanna go, wanna go
    Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
    Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go
    Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
    I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
    Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go (Hoo)
    Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
    Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go (Oh, yeah)
    Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know (Hoo)
    [Chorus]
    Hoo, oh, take me to your river
    I wanna go
    Lord, oh, please let me know
    Take me to your river
    I wanna know

  • @bobsteinzig
    @bobsteinzig 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    Johnny Depp quote: "People cry, not because they're weak. It's because they've been strong for too long."

  • @hisgrace956
    @hisgrace956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1073

    Ten years ago I wanted to be taken to the river. You see.....I lost a brother to police brutality. He was about to graduate from college with a biology degree in two months, but he was taken from me during a stop light infraction. They beat and tasered him to death. When they did an autopsy on his body, they said it looked like he had been in a big accident. This song brought me to that place of when I begged God to take his place. Take ME to the river.... I'll go. But then God allowed me to meet my wife, who helped me to live. I talked with God and found out He still had a purpose and a plan for my life...so I live today walking pass the river, watching the ship go by, remembering Pierre. Gone but not forgotten. Rest in peace baby brother. See you on the other side of the river.

    • @extra.ordimary
      @extra.ordimary 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      my condolences to this terrible brutality you and your family had to endure. and sadly many others as well :'( i wish you well, bless your heart

    • @rebeccakagura9064
      @rebeccakagura9064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Continue to be strong..... Continue your journey

    • @el-shan
      @el-shan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Sorry for you loss. You'll see him soon

    • @Nik-wo7hk
      @Nik-wo7hk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      my prayers with you brother

    • @dspud587
      @dspud587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That is beyond words, good for you for keeping on going, you must be incredibly strong

  • @phillysfinest41883
    @phillysfinest41883 3 ปีที่แล้ว +941

    His backup singer is absolutely stunning... SING QUEEN!!!

    • @Lea99Jones
      @Lea99Jones 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Presuming you're speaking about her singing, yes, that opening verse she's doing these micro harmonies that match his lead vocal perfectly. It's astounding. She's amazing.

    • @AP-xq3jm
      @AP-xq3jm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thought that was a King

    • @Brian_Saginashvili_
      @Brian_Saginashvili_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@AP-xq3jmit is. Playing the guitar. How's your dads?

    • @projectg408
      @projectg408 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      YUP!!

    • @putimaduna7630
      @putimaduna7630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Anyone know her name?

  • @smcarpen
    @smcarpen ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I love the way he says Jordan. It’s a fantastic nod to the southern black population. I’m obviously not black but have grown up in the rural South and am fortunate enough to have had many strong black men as mentors over the years.

  • @acarpentersson8271
    @acarpentersson8271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    I've listened to this song, but I don't think I have really listened to it until now. He speaks of his sins, blood on his hands, and unclean lips, and of coming to the river to be made clean. That's Gospel. This man is versed in the verses of God's word

    • @pbcfisher3206
      @pbcfisher3206 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yessir.. but it's a new rendition of a very old Christian song.. transcends our differences.

    • @neonsparky
      @neonsparky ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This song helped me get through the last year of my sisters life. Such a beautiful song I took as my sister being wash cleaned of her cancer before entering the pearly gates.

    • @wph3417
      @wph3417 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here

    • @noralally6449
      @noralally6449 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pbcfisher3206 oh that makes sense because this version doesnt sound the exact same as the one played on Suits the tv show, and the refrence to the jordan river as well. i love it it was great compliment to the show

  • @SuperMichaelHD
    @SuperMichaelHD 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4264

    His voice is like a good whisky.

    • @jjmarquete
      @jjmarquete 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      +Michael Hart-Davis His voice is like molten gold.

    • @avmagana
      @avmagana 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Probably kentucky straight

    • @ryanbrogan2910
      @ryanbrogan2910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Its a Balvenie Double Wood 12yr

    • @RobertSlover
      @RobertSlover 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      so poison?

    • @mbsd9250
      @mbsd9250 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Best comment ever.

  • @tristanchilders7615
    @tristanchilders7615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2399

    Guys like leon bridges, Hozier, and chris stapleton gives me faith real music can make a come back. I absolutely love this. Music is supposed to make you feel something.

    • @Rley-ti1lq
      @Rley-ti1lq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Let me add Jacob Banks real quick

    • @natural91LC
      @natural91LC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      bon hiver and Maggie rogers too :)

    • @IcyHot311
      @IcyHot311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Great examples!!

    • @wardaosman6706
      @wardaosman6706 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @Meli Shimek and Dermot Kennedy

    • @tomdyson8279
      @tomdyson8279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Matt Corby mate

  • @chuandthemoon
    @chuandthemoon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +299

    Made my dad listen to this song a few years back because it really got through my soul in a way that I never thought anything ever could. My dad's music has always been important to me because it was the only bridge we really have to express our emotions, we're both introverts and talking wasn't really our thing. He would play his music to me growing up, but this was that one song, the song that I shared with him instead of him sharing his stuff with me. It was such a special moment. Everytime it would play in the car we would just be silent to listen to the whole thing and it felt like a telepathic connection of what we were feeling.
    He passed a few months ago and I still think of him as I listen to this song over and over again. I miss him dearly.

    • @DevinCreighton
      @DevinCreighton 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He will be with you forever. God Bless you. Sorry for your temp loss.

    • @angelskyers4626
      @angelskyers4626 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sending blessing your way I’m sorry about loss

    • @H1ghligttR3el
      @H1ghligttR3el 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You may miss him but just remember he’s always with you buddy!

    • @leed5768
      @leed5768 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry for your loss - such a beautiful song

    • @mrrunnergunner5864
      @mrrunnergunner5864 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rest easy

  • @duds11
    @duds11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    In recovery for the past 2 months and I was riding the train to go see my daughter and this video came on and I started to cry and the more I tried to stop the harder the tears fell. I'm surrendering to my higher power every day and my slate is wiped clean one day at a time.
    We do recover

  • @robertmanley3472
    @robertmanley3472 5 ปีที่แล้ว +679

    The most beautiful song I've heard in a very long time. Enough said.

    • @nappyqueen86
      @nappyqueen86 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Robert Manley mind blown .Thank God!

    • @iJuanGutierrez
      @iJuanGutierrez 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Robert Manley yess indeed !

    • @jytheguy4465
      @jytheguy4465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Robert Manley listen to domonic Haynes sing it

  • @kipster9
    @kipster9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +809

    For some reason, I can never listen to this song without almost breaking into tears. So beautiful.

    • @mikaela3048
      @mikaela3048 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      EXACTLY!!!! I always cry

    • @michaelcooper5879
      @michaelcooper5879 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same here brother

    • @nixwalo
      @nixwalo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Jeffrey Kipp i can feel the sadness in his voice but cause I’m not understanding all what he’s saying...I enjoy the song...don’t cry and never forget...the (good) change is gonna come..

    • @jaygibbs_
      @jaygibbs_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same brother, same.

    • @DJRenee
      @DJRenee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I cry every single time

  • @CarlWinslowFM
    @CarlWinslowFM 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    This was the very last song my big brother showed me before he passed away.
    I'll see you at the river when its my time, in the meantime I'll make sure to catch you when you visit me in my dreams.
    Rest in Peace Tony

  • @josephgilbert7931
    @josephgilbert7931 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    When he says "trust in the good Lord and he will wipe your slate clean. It sends chills through out my body, like the spirit is here with me. I have played this song now atleast 10 times, on repeat. And every time the verse is sung it hits me. In my core!! Since posting this comment my life has changed drastically. My future mother in law passed just before Christmas. Just months after her daughter and I lost our child to a miscarriage. Not long after that she left me. Lord, idk what your plan is for me, but I believe that it is for good. I'm trusting you to right this ship that's quickly sinking. I have but one brother left here in earth, and we rarely speak. So losing her and her mom impacted me greatly in a negative way. I'm confused, hurt, scared, and yeah I cry. I'm a man and I cry. Please help me Lord👑🙏❤️

    • @John-Joseph
      @John-Joseph ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My momma talking to me from the grave I swear.

    • @nickgermanic8505
      @nickgermanic8505 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Most humans don't realize that there is a good lord and a bad lord BUT... the bad lord has the upper hand on this planet as the matrix he/it set up, it is all rigged for us humans to bow down to the bad lord.... yes, FROM THE MOMENT WE ARE BORN... through visuals, sounds, words, food, clothing, music, schooling, friends, family, society, etc etc etc...

    • @tesskeller2017
      @tesskeller2017 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Beautiful !!!

    • @au8363
      @au8363 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@nickgermanic8505there is A Good LORD The One Who Is The One Who Was And The One Who Was To Come The Almighty Jesus Christ

    • @josephgilbert7931
      @josephgilbert7931 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So this song hits much different now, I sent it to my what was soon to be mother in law. She absolutely loved it!! She played it over and over like I did when I first heard it. She passed away just before Christmas, and not long after that my fiance left me, so the lil boy I played step dad to for almost 7 years and now it's all gone. Praying for God's wisdom and guidance I guess. I don't even feel like this is life, how can this be real. I was once the happiest man alive, but now find myself wishing I wasn't here anymore. I know God HAS TO HAVE A REASON FOR ALL THIS. Just not sure I'll ever get it😔

  • @ikevuma5391
    @ikevuma5391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +885

    Just had my 1st dance with my 2 year old daughter 💃 to this song.

    • @daniluchison
      @daniluchison 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      YES!!!!!!!! There is something called the Akashic Records under Hindu/Buddhist belief, the Christian counterpart would be the Book of Life (Rev 20:15)...
      It is all THOUGHTS, ACTIONS & DESIRES every living being 'registers' as a record for others to see or review. I'm sure when other sentient beings see your dance with your 2yr old will be delighted...

    • @adrienpolo2255
      @adrienpolo2255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      👏❤

    • @nyag1764
      @nyag1764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's beautiful.

    • @socks7563
      @socks7563 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      god lbess you and your daughter may y’all live a beautiful life ❤️

    • @WhiteDoveSam
      @WhiteDoveSam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      BEAUTIFUL!! ♥️

  • @hotchocolate1758
    @hotchocolate1758 4 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    I lost my mother in November of last year. She was only 47. We used to sing this song together when we would Skype some nights. It means so much more to me now that's she's gone. Missing you extra today mom!

    • @michaelm4419
      @michaelm4419 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Anthony Tamplin shell always be with you. Stay strong.

    • @odd20
      @odd20 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      stay strong bruv ❤️❤️

    • @lilithaxaluva684
      @lilithaxaluva684 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’m so sorry for your loss ❤️ you are so strong and highly favored

    • @MadelynSpence
      @MadelynSpence 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      love

    • @rlzp
      @rlzp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hugs for you xx

  • @shawnb1809
    @shawnb1809 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Jesus is coming to save the world, he loves you and wants your heart ❤️

  • @CoopyKat
    @CoopyKat 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1124

    I can't believe REAL MUSIC still exists! Leon is so cool.

    • @Juanfifarek
      @Juanfifarek 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I know what you mean. But it's still very much alive at least for me perhaps that's because I'm from the south side of Chicago. But good gospel is from what I've noticed starting to resurface with Mavis Staples doing her tours

    • @KAY-ji7mp
      @KAY-ji7mp 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +CoopyKat Damn u was right "real music" really exist XD

    • @Nummymuffincocobutter
      @Nummymuffincocobutter 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +CoopyKat it's out there..just have to seek it out...reverbnation dot com and nodepression dot com...

    • @CoopyKat
      @CoopyKat 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Gary B Thanks!

    • @dominicmanio2200
      @dominicmanio2200 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree also I’m from 2019

  • @psychicbud
    @psychicbud 6 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    I never want this song to end.

  • @calob3927
    @calob3927 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    And they said soul was dead. Man this man’s incredible

  • @favrenstein
    @favrenstein 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    When a song can slow your breathing.
    Outstanding.

    • @rippywilliams2139
      @rippywilliams2139 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I said the exact same thing as I listened I caught myself holding my breath

  • @braedenfields9902
    @braedenfields9902 4 ปีที่แล้ว +581

    As a troubled man, this song brings tears to my eyes every time

    • @amberparker9883
      @amberparker9883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      We are all troubled honey. God bless

    • @reidsummers8183
      @reidsummers8183 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Braeden Fields yeah that’s a truth

    • @nkitsengmatjila2788
      @nkitsengmatjila2788 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I pour peace into your soul bro.
      South Africa is with you

    • @autbot6911
      @autbot6911 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Braeden Fields i hope all is well with you friend

    • @tashkabuba6187
      @tashkabuba6187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Life is an endless journey of overcoming.

  • @TheAntiSmug
    @TheAntiSmug 5 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    One of the deepest songs ever written. Thank you, Father.

  • @hughjones5026
    @hughjones5026 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Has got to be said Leon looks a million bucks too. The blazer, hair, everything. I admire this vintage gentleman attire and demeanour.

  • @shopkidadventureclub4140
    @shopkidadventureclub4140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My son(11) showed me Leon Bridges. Moments when you know you did something good

  • @julianamiranda7312
    @julianamiranda7312 5 ปีที่แล้ว +450

    Been traveling these wide roads for so long
    My heart’s been far from you
    Ten-thousand miles gone
    Oh, I wanna come near and give ya
    Every part of me
    But there's blood on my hands
    And my lips aren’t clean
    In my darkness I remember
    Momma’s words reoccur to me
    "Surrender to the good Lord
    And he’ll wipe your slate clean"
    Take me to your river
    I wanna go
    Oh, go on
    Take me to your river
    I wanna know
    Tip me in your smooth waters
    I go in
    As a man with many crimes
    Come up for air
    As my sins flow down the Jordan
    Oh, I wanna come near and give ya
    Every part of me
    But there's blood on my hands
    And my lips aren’t clean
    Take me to your river
    I wanna go
    Go on,
    Take me to your river
    I wanna know
    I wanna go, wanna go, wanna go
    I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
    Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go
    Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
    Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go
    Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
    Take me to your river
    I wanna go
    Lord, please let me know
    Take me to your river
    I wanna know

    • @MrNines-lh1fg
      @MrNines-lh1fg 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The worst most generic cliche ridden lyrics, it's embarrassing

    • @MrNines-lh1fg
      @MrNines-lh1fg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Sailorperson listen there's something at stake here. Good artists never use cliches. These words say nothing. They are so generic that they have no meaning and that means the artist doesn't have to take responsibility. The more personal and specific you get the more responsibility you have to take. Specificity, specificity, specificity....not complexity. If you can't be specific , if you can't share the fresh images from your own life shut the fuck up so we don't have to wade through this sludge to find the good shit. Time is too short

    • @stevewalter9998
      @stevewalter9998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@MrNines-lh1fg Man, I honestly don't think you know what good music is.

    • @MrNines-lh1fg
      @MrNines-lh1fg 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stevewalter9998 I know thanks Steve. You can't change the direction of the wind but you can adjust your sails buddy, keep listening to that stuff

    • @raymondphillips7107
      @raymondphillips7107 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@MrNines-lh1fg not sure what you are meaning exaxrly, but i think its a great song about redeeming oneself. It doesn't need to be complicated and confusing. He just wants, to be redeemed! Enough said

  • @chrohm
    @chrohm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    the audio on this is sick - kudos to the sound guy too

    • @denisdickinson3537
      @denisdickinson3537 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's not strumming that Rhythm. I doubt if his guitar is even turned up. . . (great Singer, though)

    • @thecomfortisnow
      @thecomfortisnow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@denisdickinson3537 he is playing.

  • @stephenshearer5185
    @stephenshearer5185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This man can sing!!!! There's no black, there's no white, it's just damn good music!!!!

  • @kimcrothers7768
    @kimcrothers7768 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This son is a deeply spiritual capture of all it means to be human.

  • @RRW276
    @RRW276 7 ปีที่แล้ว +470

    This guy will make it BIG! There is still a space, a massive one, for real soul music. The kind of old. This guy is indeed an old soul. Add the beautiful lady and her beautiful voice, we're treated to something new and refreshing. Also love his choice of guitars.

    • @IsaiahBennett
      @IsaiahBennett 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely! He's been huge for several years. Such of a refreshing talent.

    • @merlitacleveland
      @merlitacleveland 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I could not agree more this lady has a beautiful voice too

  • @karenhatfield3969
    @karenhatfield3969 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1746

    who is the woman singing with him she is awesome
    also

    • @youngwerthermf
      @youngwerthermf 7 ปีที่แล้ว +163

      Her name is Brittni Jessie

    • @khethanidarrylmadzhie1348
      @khethanidarrylmadzhie1348 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      My thoughts exactly. I recognize her from Jacob Banks' performances also.

    • @terranceellerbe9022
      @terranceellerbe9022 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I forgot her name but she has music out

    • @marycarr7038
      @marycarr7038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@terranceellerbe9022 Her name is Brittni Jessie

    • @tmcdowell7977
      @tmcdowell7977 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mwah

  • @rickstrangemusicwords1827
    @rickstrangemusicwords1827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Yesterday was the 45th anniversary of my brother drowning. We were a year and six days apart. Yesterday morning was Sunday. unaware it was June 27th, I was sitting in the shade praising God as that is how I attend church. Listening to a song about Gods love this song popped in my mix. I had never heard it. I have had God show me many times that my brother called out to him in his struggle in the water and that we would someday be reunited. I have heard his voice and his death is what led me to salvation through Jesus Christ. I thought as the song played, "This song reminds me of the attitude my brother had the night before he drowned." He had been in trouble with the law quite a bit the last year of his life. It was only later I realized it was the very day same day 45 years earlier that he had gone to the river and learn to "know." Thanks Leon for letting God use your talent to speak to a little brother that also came to "know". Gods love is not easily understood by us, but ALL things work to the good of those that love him!

    • @BlakeSwensonfitness
      @BlakeSwensonfitness 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Just stumbled across this comment. God bless you

  • @dougkaplan1449
    @dougkaplan1449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Music is such a powerful force, this man is amazing.

  • @capricornucopiuh
    @capricornucopiuh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    The comments 🥰😭🥰😭🥰😭
    I don't care how much chaos they throw at our subconscious... This planet is the most beautiful place in our known universe, we still have the power to connect and vibe together 🖤

    • @hope6534
      @hope6534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Love you 🥰💜

    • @capricornucopiuh
      @capricornucopiuh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@hope6534 love you 🖤

    • @Machconsults
      @Machconsults 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The comments are so calming to my soul

    • @343ralph9
      @343ralph9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🙏

    • @brandiblake6622
      @brandiblake6622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🙌I just love this and everything you said!! ❤ Sometimes we just have to focus on the good. This is the good stuff. 🌅

  • @guidancetoself2442
    @guidancetoself2442 4 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    I love how he sounds just like the studio version

    • @jamiemak
      @jamiemak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Amazing... he is a real artist, there aren’t many like him around anymore ❤️

  • @annahooge3878
    @annahooge3878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    One of the most beautiful songs ever written. Easy.

  • @rovercats
    @rovercats ปีที่แล้ว +11

    3 simple chords and an amazing voice = GOLD 🏆🏆🏆🏆

  • @richielei
    @richielei 4 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    Lying on me bed eyes closed listening to this song, don't know why tears well up in my eyes , can feel my soul saved.

    • @vlife318
      @vlife318 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Richard Leishangthem exactly how I listened to it... it makes you go to a different dimension

    • @dana102083
      @dana102083 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Its how my heavy heart has fallen asleep many times.. Take me to your river..

    • @katmichail13
      @katmichail13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      i do the same

  • @teebasquin9676
    @teebasquin9676 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1509

    he sound like a young sam cooke

    • @joanawilson3173
      @joanawilson3173 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      totally agree.

    • @stevengearity7297
      @stevengearity7297 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes

    • @laaiqahdavis2109
      @laaiqahdavis2109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Excatly what I said when I first heard this song

    • @stevejackson9752
      @stevejackson9752 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sure does

    • @madluv6789
      @madluv6789 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's it! His sixties vibe. YAAASSSSS - so refreshing to hear this from a young man.

  • @a.w2776
    @a.w2776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    im a devout atheist but this song makes me wanna find good. Amazing Leon.

  • @andrewortiz9923
    @andrewortiz9923 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I keep coming back to this song for a few reasons. 1. It's dope! 2. It's literally the word of God.

  • @star-km7qq
    @star-km7qq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    how to ease anxiety : listen to leon bridges.

    • @rsfrye18
      @rsfrye18 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. He blesses me every time I hear his voice. ❤️

    • @mione134
      @mione134 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup

    • @mosthighlawson3872
      @mosthighlawson3872 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just saw him live… one of the best concert I’ve ever attended!!!

  • @NITESLEEP
    @NITESLEEP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +679

    I'm SO fashionably late to this party.

  • @lamberandersmith
    @lamberandersmith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Songs like these are channeled. He’s a conduit. Here to bring an energy.

  • @ice9planet
    @ice9planet หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My grandmother went to hospice today. They gave her 7-10 days before she passes. This was the first song that I thought of.

  • @maverickdallarte1377
    @maverickdallarte1377 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    With everything that's happening right now, this hits differently.. :(

    • @ncherise74
      @ncherise74 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      EXACTLY!!!!! It's like he took all our pain and used it to line the words.

  • @big0514
    @big0514 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This is easily one of the best written songs in the last 10 years

  • @firstofsly
    @firstofsly ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The last song my grandmother heard before she passed. I sang this to her as she took her last breath of life. So special. I still tear up as I sing this

  • @MOE-MOE777
    @MOE-MOE777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    1 John 4:18 “Ye are of god, little children, and have overcome them:because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.”

  • @KarmaK4t
    @KarmaK4t 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    This song is timeless. It makes you feel so many things. It breaks you down and then it builds you back up again. His soulful voice like a soft wave throughout, then she comes in with a tone like a set of soft chimes... it's just magical. I will never ever get sick of listening to this song.

  • @kellylo6737
    @kellylo6737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    my emotions run high listening to this song as I think about my son who was been incarcerated for 8 long years.. and how he has come to know god.. and how I wait for his return.. I will wait patiently as god does for us..

    • @BA2day
      @BA2day 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I can feel the emotions that will overcome you on that day. A mother's love for their children is the most powerful force on the planet. I hope that day comes soon. Love

    • @epifunny1
      @epifunny1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I am a man who has been deprived of his children for 8 long years as well, though literally, I've done nothing wrong. Just a bad time to be a man, that's all. But you and I will know that reunion day of the future with our children just as sure as Christ waits to reunify with us in our own time. Stay strong lady. This is not all there is....

  • @babyjesusbuttplug
    @babyjesusbuttplug ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Fellow musician here. No exaggeration. I get tears in my eyes everytime I listen to this. Simply sublime.

  • @Cloin1
    @Cloin1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    If my wife doesn't play this at my funeral, I'll be livid.. Can't think of another song, audio or perfection with connecting emotions.. the Candace and patience.. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

    • @craigkeller
      @craigkeller 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If she doesn’t, I’ll come sing it. Lots of people be leaving early though.

  • @ETryan90
    @ETryan90 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    this song is proof, complexity does not make a song beautiful... its a two chord song filled with bottomless soul.... a masterpiece to the ears

  • @seancruz4228
    @seancruz4228 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I was born with glass bones and paper skin. Every morning I break my legs, and every afternoon I break my arms. At night, I lie awake in agony until my heart attacks put me to sleep. This song makes me feel better.

  • @hefnerbz7103
    @hefnerbz7103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    My daughter was born a week ago. This song reminds me of her. Her name is River.

  • @antoniorojas5673
    @antoniorojas5673 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    " in my darkness i remember , Mama's words reoccurr to me surrender to the good Lord ..........best advise ever ..........i had a praying mother , a mother that knew only the good Lord could fix me .....ty mama.... I'll see you one day , in heaven !!!!!

  • @janieroberson8350
    @janieroberson8350 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This song has moved my spirit and my love of my life's spirit. Immediately heard this song and we both looked at each other and said this is our wedding song. So Moved we decided since the first place we went to on a whim was the river at sunset to skip rocks from a piece of land that goes out into he center. We knew then we were soulmates and the heart knows when the search is over. So we are planning our intimate wedding at sunset on that very same spot next to a tree we call the lovers tree that has initials of lovers over time. Ours are now engraved there as well. Some would think this isn't a wedding song but...to us it's everything. Simple how the souls connect with what god has created all around us. The sky a canvas like God painted it just for us to marvel at. The theme a Hawaiian/Hippie one with lanterns in the lovers tree and tiki torches along the isle's path. To complete the ceremony us getting baptized in the very same water. The lyrics hit home loosing our way through this thing called life yearning to be free. Alot of time we spent apart felt like 10,000 miles gone. We aren't perfect we've risen from the ashes of our past. And if it never comes to pass I will never forget that beautiful river that woke up our souls.

    • @lyvilangford4737
      @lyvilangford4737 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I also want this as a wedding song, I want to walk toward my love as this song plays and a raging river is our backdrop! It’ll happen!
      I’ll manifest it

  • @harv2031
    @harv2031 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I first listened to this song in May of this year. I returned home to my family home in England. I had returned to quarantine as the entire world had gone into lockdown. In the months previous I had been travelling and attempting to figure out who I am as a person. Whilst in India I began to realise that I did not like who I had become. Due to the global pandemic my travel was cut short and I was stuck with the awful feeling that I would never be able to work on my flaws and was therefore destined to return to my old ways. One afternoon I had been arguing with my Parents and decided to take a walk. I put my earphones in and walked up to the top of a hill not too far from my house. I sat at the top and this song began to play as I watched the sun set (a cliché, I know). It was from that evening that I realised that this was to be the most important summer of my life and I am now a completely different person. I forgave myself for my past wrongdoings and worked hard to set myself on what I strongly believe is the right path. I owe a lot to this song.

    • @Machconsults
      @Machconsults 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You have a future & you are loved

    • @harv2031
      @harv2031 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Machconsults thanks man! Update: I lost 30kg and moved to Amsterdam to pursue my dream of owning a cafe here! Things are going super well and I have just moved into my first apartment with my Girlfriend (who I met here). We plan to travel together this winter!

  • @justanothergorl3164
    @justanothergorl3164 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    When I fall apart, this song and performance helps me feel whole again.

  • @paigecleek9180
    @paigecleek9180 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm not one to comment or jump on a band wagon, but this...THIS....this beautiful man singing this beautiful song stops me dead every time I hear it. I'm sobbing as I stare into my computer, mesmerized. Every word, every strum of the guitar, the gorgeous woman harmonizing, everything about this performance.....It's just magical.

  • @tomheadley8749
    @tomheadley8749 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    So much soul. I can't put in words what this music does to me except that I love it and want more.

    • @cherrydeleon9646
      @cherrydeleon9646 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Band & back-up singer 👩‍🎤 rocking. WOW?

  • @PoppaWheelies
    @PoppaWheelies 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Found this song when I was sad , it molded into something I needed .

  • @khalidmitchell8619
    @khalidmitchell8619 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    He has that 60’s look and sound, he’s most definitely talented and intriguing.

  • @breckenbrownfield6935
    @breckenbrownfield6935 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is the most amazing spiritual lifting “song” (so much more than a song). Just closing your eyes listening to the lyrics makes you feel that John himself is baptizing you in the Jordan, himself!

  • @silviac221
    @silviac221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is a thing of beauty. And class.

  • @ROMELONG215
    @ROMELONG215 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    "And he shall be like a Tree planted by the Rivers of Water....." Psalms Chapter 1

    • @arthurrodriguez3028
      @arthurrodriguez3028 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      C. Jones yielding much fruit! God is good, his mercy is endless.

  • @catrinac.8948
    @catrinac.8948 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    his voice is so soothing 👌🏼

  • @anndunaway1819
    @anndunaway1819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I love everything about this song. His voice is amazing, it touches my soul each time I hear it. His voice will never get old.

  • @_thisaintglEn
    @_thisaintglEn ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I don’t have a deep backstory. The first time hearing this was 2 days ago, I was on shrooms. The high had just hit its apex and this song came on. It felt like love, that’s the best way to describe the feeling. If you’ve ever been in love then you know. If you haven’t I pray you do one day.

    • @girojim1
      @girojim1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      First time I heard leon I was on shrooms....Texas Sun, what an experience:) found river a few weeks later and just played it over and over

    • @anthonynovak5399
      @anthonynovak5399 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think that’s just what shrooms feel like if you’re in the right mental state. I know that feeling. Love and connected to everything.

  • @LiviesLovelies
    @LiviesLovelies 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I love to witness true talent.. it's experienced as pure art. No need for fancy equipment...just heart, soul and gift at the mic.

  • @fayth2411
    @fayth2411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    My cousin kept playing this song last year over and over just a few days to his death. He passed July 4 2019. This song gave him some sort of comfort before his passing. Now when I hear it I always think of him. It makes me cry sometimes too. R.I.P Tavarease Hamilton. I love you always and forever!!!

    • @jamiemak
      @jamiemak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rest in Paradise Tavarease 💙

    • @capricornucopiuh
      @capricornucopiuh ปีที่แล้ว

      RIP Tavarease 💜

  • @mutabazimichael8404
    @mutabazimichael8404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    can't get over this song , this song is just gold

  • @Sante.33
    @Sante.33 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is one of my favorite performances ever. I come back to it from time to time. My god how I'd love if I was there then 😌😌 "..As a man with many crimes..Please let me gooo.."

  • @HoaxGoW
    @HoaxGoW 8 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    Instant classic.

  • @kylejacobs5811
    @kylejacobs5811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It’s impossible to find something this stripped down and this beautiful nowadays

  • @fruitfullane9805
    @fruitfullane9805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    It makes no matter how many times this song is heard...it is as fresh and clean as the first time...thankyou so much for sharing your wonderful talent

  • @TRIPALLEY
    @TRIPALLEY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love this song more every time I hear it...and have played it daily to lift my spirits... But when I caught this version, tonight, I found myself blubbering uncontrollably, and not for happiness or loss, but just uncontrollably, in a very weird but satisfying way. The closest emotion that one could experience having a hill of pain or just frustration, and how a good god and religion would smooth it out and make it all okay. Its like the perfect gospel.

  • @TheLovelySheri
    @TheLovelySheri 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This wonderful young man deserves all the recognition, he has that old skool, soulful, timbre that can't be replicated.

  • @heather819056
    @heather819056 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This would never be in the mainstream. Most people can't FEEL this. If you're listening to this, you have beautiful taste.

  • @joshuaobrien7034
    @joshuaobrien7034 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Humans are vibration and sometimes we aren't vibrating on healthy frequencies. When we hear music like this, it can change our vibration and energy all together. Music is absolutely a beautiful mind altering drug

    • @BumpJ-gn5ly
      @BumpJ-gn5ly 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amen🙏🏿

  • @hh-io1zl
    @hh-io1zl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The first time I heard this song I knew it was an anointed song. I said I will have this song played at my funeral. God Bless all who participated in the writing and performing of this song, in the mighty name of Yeshua Ha’Mashiach !

  • @Thrilla4romManila
    @Thrilla4romManila 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    i/m in love with her voice as well...

  • @TheBakko343
    @TheBakko343 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Leon Bridges....A phenomenal talent with a soul of a wise man way beyond his years and can convey a varied of emotions in every bend of his voice.

  • @bshiel92
    @bshiel92 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This song is about all the things we dont wanna say. The most powerful forcrs pf the universe that we are helpless against

  • @silvercast007
    @silvercast007 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is the roots of american music. What a beautiful and spiritual tune. Amazing!

  • @mikeobie11
    @mikeobie11 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    We need more of this human

  • @somedude2630
    @somedude2630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Sometimes the Lord gives us things we don’t deserve...

  • @KAROSHIcomics
    @KAROSHIcomics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    A musical baptism. Beautiful every time you hear it.

  • @andreauribe8705
    @andreauribe8705 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    reading everyone’s comments about how this song has tied into their lives is making me so emotional right now. the human connection i feel in this comment section is unworldly.