I remember "Goodbye Earl", use to sing it at karaoke. Having been abused by my 1st late husband, this song hits hard but with tears of relief. I didn't have a hero. My late husband killed himself by overdosing. When I found him, I felt nothing but relief that it was finally over. Occasionally, he haunted my dreams... chasing me down. Last time he visited my dreams was after I had given birth to my son with my 2nd husband, apologizing for the abuse he caused & that I finally had a life I had always deserved & to take care of myself & my new baby & others I would have. Yeah my dream was that vivid, he wasn't scary because I was stronger from my experience but before he left my dream, he kissed my cheek & thanked me for loving him & taking care of him (he had MS). No more dreams after that but I do think of him occasionally, he was my 1st love & husband but he made me a survivor & stronger. ❤❤❤❤
@@Sadielady16 I know Hun. I could share some horrible stories. I ended up with a mild case of PTSD which I manage well on my own but sometimes it will just hit me suddenly... like someone walking up behind me (my husband found that out a couple months ago when I suddenly snapped & started yelling)...and fear raises it's ugly head & I had to go outside for air. Then I was ok. Husband is scared to walk behind me. Other than that, I'm good. I hope you are thriving & are happier. 🤗
Years ago i was young my ex brother in law beat up my sister.. my dad got his gun and went looking.. he didn't kill him but let's say he never did it again..
He DOES show remorse for a brief moment. See 4:07 in the reaction video above. After he has shot the abuser and before he picks up the cigarette, he is looking at what he just did and you can see him exhale and kind of shudder a bit. You may have to watch that part over a few times to see it but once you see it you can't miss it the next time you watch this video.
I think the main difference, in terms of how you feel about what happened, between this song and "Goodbye Earl" is that they are pretty different tonally. "Goodbye Earl" is very upbeat when describing the awful things that happened. Whereas this song acknowledges that what happened was questionable, but dude felt that it was the right thing to do. No matter the consequences. Which this song also acknowledges unlike the other one. It's not sad, or happy. The sound of the song is kind of uplifting, but also just more serious. It doesnt have that happy/fun vibe the Dixie Chick's song does.
What a real reaction (no pun intended) - I know this song hits home for a lot of people, myself included, and HARDY is such a brilliant writer. Hope you get to do more HARDY in the future! Some suggestions include: "A ROCK", "GIVE HEAVEN SOME HELL", "the mockingbird & THE CROW", "SOLD OUT", "JACK"
She is still waiting in the truck for her Avenging Angel. I think he has seen abuse before and wouldn't let it happen. He may not have shot him if he didn't go for the 12.
There's a gray area, legally speaking, and that's with the B&E that Hardy's character confesses to. It speaks to motive. I don't know if it made it to a jury trial, but I would have wanted to be on that jury to look for any loophole to exonerate him.
I will be honest... The first time I heard this I cried, because it hits close to home. My stepsister is a abuse survivor. When I saw the night she got away from him what he did to her I almost went to the piece of craps house and beat the crap out of him like he did to her. But I didn't. I thought about the fact that she was free and safe now, so what is the point of me going and doing something that would get me put in jail. Well, fast forward about ten years and I find out that now the scumbag is where he belongs, hell, he passed away due to overdose.
I worked the streets as a LEO for a few years and did many years with State DOC (retiring 8yrs ago) now that I am not restrained by a badge I see things a tad differently then the black and white right or wrong of the rule of law. What is legal isn't always right and sometimes doing what is right isn't always legal. When the system, when society fails to protect those weakest among us it is left to rough men standing outside the rule of law to do what is necessary to preserve the peace, protect the innocent, and return civility. Some call this "vigilante justice" but for some the vigilante is the only hope to obtain justice.
This actually happened to his friend! He got 20 years and when he got out she had saved his truck for him they dated for 2 years then got married and had kids!!
He was not a bad man, he was not an evil man... perhaps he grew up in a house of abuse.... as he knew what had happened to her without asking... he was a man who saw a need, saw an evil and acted on that need and evil. He was a man of faith (evidenced by the court scene bridge (Oh Lord have mercy on me was not asked to the court system... it was a plea to God) and visibly evidenced by the cross hanging on his rear view mirror... was his action legal, obviously not based on the trial, was it morally just.... that is up to each individual for you cannot legislate morality... but for every victim of DV, he would be an answered prayer... and for every man... the story forces the question... "what would I do?" I recently picked up on another aspect of the acting...you can see the transfer of 'weight' from the weight on her as a DV victim... to him, as the reality of what he did sank in looking at the body on the floor... she has her weight lifted as she no longer has to live that life... and the weight of the decision he made settles onto his shoulders, heart and mind.
Think about this scenario. What he he went there with a hand gun, he knocked the door down. They get into a scuffle of the hallway. He only pulled a trigger when the guy went for his gun. Perhaps he was roughing him up, taking him to justice. And he did not have the first intent of killing him. It just happened when the shotgun come into play and then he did become judge and jury. And hangman
A hard song to listen to. My first time hearing it and seeing the video, I was in agreement with a more in the moment action. just like he did. Later I did think that I would have liked to see the guy beat up, maybe with a broke hand to not raise against another woman, but that would have required the woman to stay away from the bad guy. Sometimes the woman {in this story} stays in this worst-case scenario. A very tough song to hear. I cannot imagine the images seen by survivors, but I send a lot of good thoughts to you {my way of praying} . Y'all enjoy the good you have found. Thank you for sharing.
Great reaction guys and congrats on noticing she was driving his truck. She's STILL waiting in the truck so, by extension she's serving the time with him. Which she will do as long as it takes for him to get out. She's dedicated herself to him so the waiting goes with the territory. That's a good woman right there. It's just a pity her a$$wipe, drunkard husband couldn't see it. He could have saved everybody a lot of trouble.
This is justifiable homicide in my book. Our judicial system is beyond useless in cases like this because the offender always gets released and repeats the same damned offence. Something my father taught me was you NEVER hit a woman,,, PERIOD. If you can't stand her leave, don't lay hands on her, just leave.
And never had to step in but if asked to play a part and step in....few dudes that are few lucky I found Christ before I knew them, can definitely say that...lucky for me as well... could get get real into detail but this 1, already crying and sh*t...
I think he had PTSD from his own childhood, witnessing his mom and or siblings get beaten and he was too small to protect them. Girl on road was his trigger. Was he right? Legally, no. But I understand and I'm GLAD he did it. Why? Because I'm a DV survivor myself and wish I'd had angel like Hardy. Actually, I did, but nobody got killed. My angels were my ex husband's side chick and the private investigator I hired to bust their affair. I got divorced and was finally free.
When the system, when society fails to protect those weakest among us it is left to rough men standing outside the rule of law to do what is necessary to preserve the peace, protect the innocent, and return civility. Some call this "vigilante justice" but for some the vigilante is the only hope to obtain justice.
The dude didn't necessarily have ptsd or anything. He could've, but I don't think that's necessary for his actions in the song to make sense. After describing how beaten and broken and scared the girl in the song is, the song points out "she didn't tell the whole truth, but she didn't have to" Despite the very clear signs of abuse, likely outta her fear, she was still willing to try and hide the truth of what was happening to her. Our justice system as is has a tendency to fail victims of all kinds for a variety of reasons. The dude in the song would likely recognize that bringing her to the cops or trying to get her help in some other way would only lead to her abuse continuing, especially considering her unwillingness to share the whole truth about what was happening her. The second she lied to him he knew that there was exactly one option left to make sure her abuse ended, and if he didn't take that option then no one else would.
The abuser probably would have continued hurting her and possibly would have killed her eventually. Believe me... I know. So Until our justice system gets tougher on domestic violence...I think it was self defense.
What else was she to do?? We see in the news all the time police arrest a man for domestic violence and then a judge let's him out on little or no bond. Then he kills the woman! I don't have a problem with someone being the judge, jury and executioner of a POS like that.
The bad guy should have been beat so bad that he was put in intensive care, killed ???, I don't think so!!! As for her, I like to think she'll (wait in the truck).
Someone pointed out a while back that’s it’s a risk to kill for this girl not only because of prison time but because abused women generally will still be attracted to the same type of man. So who’s to say she won’t end up with another just like him while her white knight Rots in prison. I thought that was an interesting point
He did it. He knew there was punishment and waited for the cops. Battered woman files TRO's against a wife beater and all he'll do is come back and get her. You people cannot be from the South been here longer than you are probably been alive. I would follow the same lead. In Texas, you don't beat a woman, and if you do. I would refer you to Jason Aldean song..."Try that in a small town." BTW I STILL have all my teeth and have a masters degree in economics. Do not move to a small town in Texas and try to do this crap. So never sit and JUDGE
Let me get this right she is in abusive on going relationship ( whiskey scars), stranger comes along she tells him where to find the abuser. Abuser dies , he goes to prison and she get to keep going eventhough she kept returning to the abuser to begin with
You're assuming she ever got away. By the time the beatings show up, an abuser has already gaslighted the victim, cut her off from her friends and family and made her financially dependent on him. I saw it happen to my mom from my very first memory. I had to be the one to step in and save her when I was 17. I put him (he was a cop) in the ICU for 2 weeks. A family friend told him to drop the charges against me. After he got out of the hospital I told him that if I ever found out he abused anyone else that I would finish the job, regardless of the consequences.
This song is terrible....so he found a random in the middle of the street...didn't "load her down with questions" but killed her "man" without a positive ID....and then spent his life in jail as she picked the same type guy she got abused by....hope hardy didn't have kids
Great song with amazing vocals. Unapologetic protection.
I'm so sorry about your mother. This song hits real for me too. He deserved a medal not jail
I remember "Goodbye Earl", use to sing it at karaoke. Having been abused by my 1st late husband, this song hits hard but with tears of relief. I didn't have a hero. My late husband killed himself by overdosing. When I found him, I felt nothing but relief that it was finally over. Occasionally, he haunted my dreams... chasing me down. Last time he visited my dreams was after I had given birth to my son with my 2nd husband, apologizing for the abuse he caused & that I finally had a life I had always deserved & to take care of myself & my new baby & others I would have. Yeah my dream was that vivid, he wasn't scary because I was stronger from my experience but before he left my dream, he kissed my cheek & thanked me for loving him & taking care of him (he had MS). No more dreams after that but I do think of him occasionally, he was my 1st love & husband but he made me a survivor & stronger. ❤❤❤❤
I had nightmares for a long time after I got away from my ex. He thought it was fun to body slam me.
@@Sadielady16 I know Hun. I could share some horrible stories. I ended up with a mild case of PTSD which I manage well on my own but sometimes it will just hit me suddenly... like someone walking up behind me (my husband found that out a couple months ago when I suddenly snapped & started yelling)...and fear raises it's ugly head & I had to go outside for air. Then I was ok. Husband is scared to walk behind me. Other than that, I'm good. I hope you are thriving & are happier. 🤗
She is still waiting in the truck....one of the few women who gets away from domestic abuse. She's waiting for him to get out of prison.
That abuser would only have made it to a jury AFTER he killed her. The character Hardy plays said it was worth it; he traded his life for hers.
As a parent of a beautiful daughter, I'd do the same thing!
Years ago i was young my ex brother in law beat up my sister.. my dad got his gun and went looking.. he didn't kill him but let's say he never did it again..
In a Heartbeat, All her X-Boyfriend’s Knew that Too Her Fiancé Now Knows That Too
Very Very Small Price for a Parent To Pay
The book says, no greater love than to give your life for a friend. They should have given him a medal
we need more man like him now more then ever.....
He DOES show remorse for a brief moment. See 4:07 in the reaction video above. After he has shot the abuser and before he picks up the cigarette, he is looking at what he just did and you can see him exhale and kind of shudder a bit. You may have to watch that part over a few times to see it but once you see it you can't miss it the next time you watch this video.
I think the main difference, in terms of how you feel about what happened, between this song and "Goodbye Earl" is that they are pretty different tonally.
"Goodbye Earl" is very upbeat when describing the awful things that happened.
Whereas this song acknowledges that what happened was questionable, but dude felt that it was the right thing to do. No matter the consequences.
Which this song also acknowledges unlike the other one. It's not sad, or happy. The sound of the song is kind of uplifting, but also just more serious. It doesnt have that happy/fun vibe the Dixie Chick's song does.
I feel your pain girl,i could tell how emotional this madw you. I was raised in a home with DV.❤
When a man says "wait in the truck" vs "wait in the car."..... something is so different. Smoking his smokes when waiting....🙏
"Plays with your morals" was spot on.
I know that he’s out of prison now because I’ve seen them together on CMA.
i've watched a lot of reaction videos to this.your one of the few that catch she drives away in his truck
What a real reaction (no pun intended) - I know this song hits home for a lot of people, myself included, and HARDY is such a brilliant writer. Hope you get to do more HARDY in the future!
Some suggestions include: "A ROCK", "GIVE HEAVEN SOME HELL", "the mockingbird & THE CROW", "SOLD OUT", "JACK"
Awwww sweet girl those tears are so real. I am so sorry for the pain that you still live with.
Thanks so much
Movie and song of the year all in one video
Remember always be careful of what you wish for! Especially in today climate In believing some.
Very nice reaction guys 👍👍
She is still waiting in the truck for her Avenging Angel. I think he has seen abuse before and wouldn't let it happen. He may not have shot him if he didn't go for the 12.
There's a gray area, legally speaking, and that's with the B&E that Hardy's character confesses to. It speaks to motive. I don't know if it made it to a jury trial, but I would have wanted to be on that jury to look for any loophole to exonerate him.
Not guilty i don't give a damn about the legalities
I will be honest... The first time I heard this I cried, because it hits close to home. My stepsister is a abuse survivor. When I saw the night she got away from him what he did to her I almost went to the piece of craps house and beat the crap out of him like he did to her. But I didn't. I thought about the fact that she was free and safe now, so what is the point of me going and doing something that would get me put in jail. Well, fast forward about ten years and I find out that now the scumbag is where he belongs, hell, he passed away due to overdose.
Scripture, There is greater love than one who lays his life down for another... note her praying and the cross in the last scene.
Radio stations would only play this from 1-3 in the morning till it gained ground on the internet
Remember
"Gotta be your bothers keeper"
One thing everyone forgets about that saying
"Gotta be your brothers taker" if he keeps f ing up.
Real men/ humans understand that yy have to do what needs to be done to take care of someone that is weaker.
Goodbye Earl Dixie Chicks. I caught that reference.
I worked the streets as a LEO for a few years and did many years with State DOC (retiring 8yrs ago) now that I am not restrained by a badge I see things a tad differently then the black and white right or wrong of the rule of law. What is legal isn't always right and sometimes doing what is right isn't always legal.
When the system, when society fails to protect those weakest among us it is left to rough men standing outside the rule of law to do what is necessary to preserve the peace, protect the innocent, and return civility.
Some call this "vigilante justice" but for some the vigilante is the only hope to obtain justice.
I agree with Hardy.
Dude deserved a medal not a jail sentence.
Search for the live performance from the 2022 CMA awards. The vocals are sick! Better than the video.
Hope you're enjoying your afternoon guys
Same to you!
This actually happened to his friend! He got 20 years and when he got out she had saved his truck for him they dated for 2 years then got married and had kids!!
Damn. That makes it even better!
Did no one else notice it's his truck she gets in at the end
5:00 🙋♀️😏🤣✌️
You are one of the first people to realize that she is driving his truck.
He was not a bad man, he was not an evil man... perhaps he grew up in a house of abuse.... as he knew what had happened to her without asking... he was a man who saw a need, saw an evil and acted on that need and evil. He was a man of faith (evidenced by the court scene bridge (Oh Lord have mercy on me was not asked to the court system... it was a plea to God) and visibly evidenced by the cross hanging on his rear view mirror... was his action legal, obviously not based on the trial, was it morally just.... that is up to each individual for you cannot legislate morality... but for every victim of DV, he would be an answered prayer... and for every man... the story forces the question... "what would I do?"
I recently picked up on another aspect of the acting...you can see the transfer of 'weight' from the weight on her as a DV victim... to him, as the reality of what he did sank in looking at the body on the floor... she has her weight lifted as she no longer has to live that life... and the weight of the decision he made settles onto his shoulders, heart and mind.
True Story one of Hardys friend did 20 years she waited for em they got hitched had 4 kids and still got the Truck. Southern Justice ya'll. ❤❤❤❤
Like Eddie Raven sang , women are made to love , money is made to spend.
❤😊
Think about this scenario. What he he went there with a hand gun, he knocked the door down. They get into a scuffle of the hallway. He only pulled a trigger when the guy went for his gun. Perhaps he was roughing him up, taking him to justice. And he did not have the first intent of killing him. It just happened when the shotgun come into play and then he did become judge and jury. And hangman
A hard song to listen to. My first time hearing it and seeing the video, I was in agreement with a more in the moment action. just like he did. Later I did think that I would have liked to see the guy beat up, maybe with a broke hand to not raise against another woman, but that would have required the woman to stay away from the bad guy. Sometimes the woman {in this story} stays in this worst-case scenario. A very tough song to hear. I cannot imagine the images seen by survivors, but I send a lot of good thoughts to you {my way of praying} . Y'all enjoy the good you have found. Thank you for sharing.
Hardy wrote gods country for blake shelton
You should do more Hardy songs.
She is talking about "goodbye earl " by the Dixie chicks
That truck is her safe place 😢
I know Earl!
Check out my Brother Stevie Ray vaughan. live at El Macombo Texas Flood and 3rd stone from the sun. MIND BLOWER! YA'LL GOT YOUR WARNIN'. ❤❤❤❤
Great reaction guys and congrats on noticing she was driving his truck. She's STILL waiting in the truck so, by extension she's serving the time with him. Which she will do as long as it takes for him to get out. She's dedicated herself to him so the waiting goes with the territory. That's a good woman right there. It's just a pity her a$$wipe, drunkard husband couldn't see it. He could have saved everybody a lot of trouble.
This is justifiable homicide in my book. Our judicial system is beyond useless in cases like this because the offender always gets released and repeats the same damned offence. Something my father taught me was you NEVER hit a woman,,, PERIOD. If you can't stand her leave, don't lay hands on her, just leave.
Goodbye Earl by Dixie Chicks {now just The Chicks}
Cuz EARL had to DIE na na na naaahhh naahhh!!!
This song puts me in that spot, why didn't someone do this for me when i was a kid too sis!!
She drove away in his truck
He broke the cycle she was in
she is talking about The Dixie Chicks song about earl
You gotta make him watch Earl gotta Die lolololololo
That’s hardcore the way he just killed somebody and is smoking the guy’s cigarette
Since yall like this song yall need check out rest in peace taylor austin dye.
Smoking the dead guys cig, was really Gangster
Earls under the truck..
Prison. Hell no! Hire this man to head a team that implements " man law" .
And never had to step in but if asked to play a part and step in....few dudes that are few lucky I found Christ before I knew them, can definitely say that...lucky for me as well... could get get real into detail but this 1, already crying and sh*t...
I think he had PTSD from his own childhood, witnessing his mom and or siblings get beaten and he was too small to protect them. Girl on road was his trigger. Was he right? Legally, no. But I understand and I'm GLAD he did it. Why? Because I'm a DV survivor myself and wish I'd had angel like Hardy. Actually, I did, but nobody got killed. My angels were my ex husband's side chick and the private investigator I hired to bust their affair. I got divorced and was finally free.
When the system, when society fails to protect those weakest among us it is left to rough men standing outside the rule of law to do what is necessary to preserve the peace, protect the innocent, and return civility.
Some call this "vigilante justice" but for some the vigilante is the only hope to obtain justice.
The dude didn't necessarily have ptsd or anything. He could've, but I don't think that's necessary for his actions in the song to make sense. After describing how beaten and broken and scared the girl in the song is, the song points out "she didn't tell the whole truth, but she didn't have to" Despite the very clear signs of abuse, likely outta her fear, she was still willing to try and hide the truth of what was happening to her. Our justice system as is has a tendency to fail victims of all kinds for a variety of reasons. The dude in the song would likely recognize that bringing her to the cops or trying to get her help in some other way would only lead to her abuse continuing, especially considering her unwillingness to share the whole truth about what was happening her. The second she lied to him he knew that there was exactly one option left to make sure her abuse ended, and if he didn't take that option then no one else would.
Please do more HARDY
I have done that minus the weapon just me
Love this song, I am a domestic abuse survivor and have no sympathy for the abuser
I agree, it's a moral dilemma....what would you do? But sadly trusting the "justice system" shows up too late. Or doesn't show up at all.
The Judge is a model of pistol that was taken from under the seat for those of you that didn't know
The abuser probably would have continued hurting her and possibly would have killed her eventually. Believe me... I know. So Until our justice system gets tougher on domestic violence...I think it was self defense.
What else was she to do?? We see in the news all the time police arrest a man for domestic violence and then a judge let's him out on little or no bond. Then he kills the woman! I don't have a problem with someone being the judge, jury and executioner of a POS like that.
Fast.
It’s her
Her reaction is positive
Not a good song
She is taking pleasure in this song
The bad guy should have been beat so bad that he was put in intensive care, killed ???, I don't think so!!! As for her, I like to think she'll (wait in the truck).
This is what happens to simps. Dont do what this guy did......unless you like prison
Someone pointed out a while back that’s it’s a risk to kill for this girl not only because of prison time but because abused women generally will still be attracted to the same type of man. So who’s to say she won’t end up with another just like him while her white knight Rots in prison. I thought that was an interesting point
He did it. He knew there was punishment and waited for the cops. Battered woman files TRO's against a wife beater and all he'll do is come back and get her. You people cannot be from the South been here longer than you are probably been alive. I would follow the same lead. In Texas, you don't beat a woman, and if you do. I would refer you to Jason Aldean song..."Try that in a small town." BTW I STILL have all my teeth and have a masters degree in economics. Do not move to a small town in Texas and try to do this crap. So never sit and JUDGE
There are sngels. They CAN handle business
Badfella song sidhu mossewala please
Liked it but, don't think I'm subbing.. NO LIVE CHRIS STAPLETON??? and only 1 HARDY?? maybe later if things change!!!!
Nope he was right.
There is no moral quandry in this story.
Hey miss where is doritos
Earl had to die
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Hate the Dixie Chicks
Let me get this right she is in abusive on going relationship ( whiskey scars), stranger comes along she tells him where to find the abuser. Abuser dies , he goes to prison and she get to keep going eventhough she kept returning to the abuser to begin with
You're assuming she ever got away. By the time the beatings show up, an abuser has already gaslighted the victim, cut her off from her friends and family and made her financially dependent on him. I saw it happen to my mom from my very first memory. I had to be the one to step in and save her when I was 17. I put him (he was a cop) in the ICU for 2 weeks. A family friend told him to drop the charges against me. After he got out of the hospital I told him that if I ever found out he abused anyone else that I would finish the job, regardless of the consequences.
What are you smoking...?????!!!!!
This song is terrible....so he found a random in the middle of the street...didn't "load her down with questions" but killed her "man" without a positive ID....and then spent his life in jail as she picked the same type guy she got abused by....hope hardy didn't have kids