My son liked this song. He died almost 2 years ago at the age of 26. I see why he liked it... besides the old country sound, he was always somewhere in the middle. He was very intelligent, but had no desire to go to college and get a job using the brains God gave him. He fumbled around doing different things until he found what he loved to do: fish... commercial fishing. He loved being on the water. It got him out of town and away from some bad choices he made and people who encouraged his bad habits. I'm so glad he had those times with nature. I have listened to this song so many times, and I just decided to share my story. Brant, I like this too. I love you, Mom
Currently serving as a diesel mechanic in the u.s army work my ass off every day to make a life for my wife and 2 sons, i listen to this song every morning just to remind my self why i do what i do. -SGT R
I lost my husband. Greg of 34 yrs on 4/11/24. He was a George-die hard old country fan, thru and thru. But for some reason, he LOVED this song....😢 I get it now. He wss only 56, much too young to die.... I truly miss the pigheaded bastard
I spent 7 years in college and grad school after the Marines. I learned more busting my ass in the Corps than a university could ever teach me. Much respect to all the blue collar folks out there. True Americans!
Chnoukouk A I'm in a country where university is paid from taxes.. but whoever studies deserve my respect. To seek knowledge is natural, and it can be from working or studying - doesn't matter.
Last song my dad ever heard as I was driven him to the va hospital in Loma Linda ca he died that night but every morning I listen to this song some days with tears in my eyes and some with a smile on my face Cody is by far my favorite artists
Myself and about 15 other Marines are sitting out side jamming out passing around a bottle talking a out home and just life and cody jinks is perfect fot this night. Be home soon 🙏
Sometimes you run from your calling for years before you realize thats whats best for you. I ran from turning wrenches trying to make it another way but in the end thats the only thing ive ever really had a talent at besides farming.
I may not be a farmer but i work for a case dealer i always wanted to farm cattle though i hope one day i can have the opportunity yo really make my wants a reality till then jusy keep doing honest work tp support me and my wife
I was searching on spotify a Linkin Park song "Somewhere I Belong" and this showed up while I was typing .. so I clicked on it, so glad I did I'm a new fan.
Listen to the track "David" off of Jinks's Adobe Sessions. Check out Tyler Childers "Purgatory album". Also give Colter Wall a try! Lastly, check out the track "Its a long way back to Hank", by James Carothers. Come back here after you've had a listen and lemmie kno if you enjoyed them!
As I speak from 65 years of life, everyone is stronger than they know when dealt decades of bullshit and loss! I’m a survivor! I thought of suicide many times, been broke, hungry, etc. My 5 now adult children are why I’m still here!
Currently in University and have found myself somewhere in the middle. Grew up in a small town and was raised on the back 40 by a military father. Found I learned more in the woods, in bars, and with folks most would consider unsavory company than I ever have in University, but University has taught me its own lessons outside of the classroom.
I grew up in an area where rich people and ranchers live; kraft mac n cheese was a delicacy to me and dining out was very special. I wouldn't say we were poor so much as we were very low middle class. There was always a roof over our heads and food on the table but I had more lessons in humility than I can count. I would go to kmart, walmart, or the dollar store to window shop even though we couldn't afford the $0.99 beyblade toys. We are doing pretty good now. Mom has the same job in the same company and made it through a dozen or so rounds of layoffs somehow getting raises instead. Dad changed trades because of the recession and he's making decent money. I'm working and going to college because none of us can really afford to live here. This song hits home for us especially as blue collar workers. I can't help but feel if I got all of us out of California we would be living so much better and with so much less stress.
It doesn’t matter what walk of life you come from, everyone can relate to this song. This is country music to its core. Touches your soul. I’ve been a fan from day 1 of CJ. Keep it up brother!
Im sure my don would love this song, he loved his music an he listen to a lot of country. He was gone 1 year Feb. 16, he passed away in 2022.That was the worse day of my life, and it hasn't gotten better not one second. My heart breaks when i listen to songs like this His name is Jason, he was just a down yo earth person, he worked hard an he loved his family, but he pretty much loved everybody. I miss him so much. Never though i could do this, an really still not sure. My heart is crushed, Jason sent his mom a song ( Beauty in the struggle ) its special ,its forsure her...love country music , somehow in ever song it tells a story... Thanks everyone for sharing 😢 country is all true... 💔
Man you’ll never know how hard this song hits home with me!! broken home age 18 I dropped out of high school to work developing a trade to make money family went broke few years ago man this song keeps me going in this hard world but gotta keep your faith in the man upstairs and work yours ass off to be something nowadays god bless you man keep up the good music man I listen to this daily working on the farm keep it up man your fans appreciate you very much!
Hey brother well spoken. Work hard and trust in the lord . I am a Christian and in 2016 i lost my dad my mother in law and a first cousin in a span of three months. My faith was shaken to the core.I know it was by God's grace i made it through God bless you and your family
moved out when i was 19, dad lost his job and moved off to find better oppertunities, spent the last 7 years trying to make a living. finally got me a great job and a loving wife. dad still working to get back on his feet. this song hits home to so many people, god knows it hits me
I'm a farm hand running 96-112 hours 6 sometimes 7 days a week during the spring and fall and working 50 hours 5 days a week during the summer and winter. This song hits me in so many places. Every bit of it I can relate to in some way
mine and my buddy's favorite even though all his songs are great.. We are always talking about money and how it doesn't matter to us even though we make decent money.. He's a heavy equipment operator and and I'm a CDL delivery driver.. yall shouldn't give a damn about how much money we make... we are all going out with nothing like we came in 😉.. Friendships experiences and the memories are where it's at.. Don't ever take your good friends for granted. Make life good for the ones around you be generous and kind and you'll learn what life really is supposed to be about.
Selecting in a warehouse, graveyard.. with a family, sleeping while they live and grow up, and work while they sleep hoping they are okay! A song for this working man.
21 years old working 3rd shift full time as a maintenance technician and college full time during the day.. this song hits me hard. Good stuff Cody! Thanks for the inspiration!
My best friend played me all your songs before he died in march of 2021. We both thought they were the way to make it in life and I still live by your words or at least try to one day at a time. They say its progress not perfection. But thank you for your songs please keep them coming you got words of joy peace and wisdom. Dam good man and singer in my book.
Couldn't have ever dawned on me, all the things that I would be I, I never really looked out quite that far It's never been a simple thing, to see the world with a Young man's brain with, an old man's heart, restless soul Yeah, my family went broke in my eighteenth year Dad took a job many miles from here that That was alright by me I was on my own I had a band, found a job, life was alright I worked when I had to, we played all the time Only, got through that first year of college alright But I learned more on the freight docks Driving forklifts on the 3 o'clock AM shift In the winter time, man it got cold Selling guitars on the west coast Going hungry, chasin' ghost around And around we would go And I saw it all tendin' bar at night Treatin' saints and sinners right Is a good thing to do all the time You never know who you're talkin' to But always know who's watching you Keep your feet movin' straight down the line I've known a lot of real good men, grad school or no school I've called em' my friends I'm I'm somewhere in the middle and that's just fine No, I don't give a damn how much money you make If your last shirt has pockets, take all you can take I'm Well, I'm goin' out with nothin' like I came in Cause I learned more on the freight docks Driving forklifts on the 3 o'clock AM shift In the winter time, man it got cold Selling guitars on the west coast Going hungry, chasin' ghost around And around we would go And I saw it all tendin' bar at night Treatin' saints and sinners right Is a good thing to do all the time You never know who you're talkin' to But always know who's watching you Keep your feet movin' straight down the line But I learned more on the freight docks Driving forklifts on the 3 o'clock AM shift In the winter time, man it got cold Selling guitars on the west coast Going hungry, chasin' ghost around And around we would go And I saw it all tendin' bar at night Treatin' saints and sinners right Is a good thing to do all the time You never know who you're talkin' to But always know who's watching you Keep your feet movin' straight down the line
Life's been rough my father died and my mother's struggling to lay her bills so I came home to her house just to help her. I don't like Florida but my family is here. She hasn't missed a payment on her house since I came back.
This song means so much for me. I'm 19, just dropped out trying to find a job so I can support my family and start making a living for my future family.
I’m baffled as to why 612 people have this a thumbs down? One of the best country songs I’ve heard in some time. It’s hauntingly melancholy and speaks the truth.
It's funny... This song reminds me of how things are going in my life, too. Younger brother is hooked on drugs and depressed. Older brother has a Masters and is getting ready to become a teacher. I ended up getting my GED and working at Domino's for a while until becoming a truck driver now working for Navajo out of Denver while my whole family is still in Louisiana. I'm lucky enough to have a boyfriend who loves me and family out here in Denver. Never thought in a million years I'd actually make it here, but I did. I went from the kid everyone thought would amount to nothing to getting ready to buy my own place with the love of my life... Oh, how things change.
You should do one better and get you a truck and start your own company. That will show all those haters you had to deal with, hell some of them that were talking shit as kids are now not worth the gym off your shoe.
“I’ve know a lot of real good men. Grad school or no school I call them my friends. I’m somewhere in the middle and that’s just fine.” Damn cody you and I are one in the same my friend. Keep pumping out these beautiful songs.
I'm a girl but I can so relate to this I listen to this song so much ,i love it ,and i got a feeling im going out with nothing like i came in ,hard work only gets the bills paid anymore nothing is like before ,i started work at a young age ,got what i need but I have lost so many family and friends this life is lonely my best friend of 45 yrs is laying in the morgue family dont have money to bury him so I'm sitting here listening to what makes me feel better MUSIC
Really hits home here too. My dad died when I was 12, left home as soon as I graduated, mom didn’t need me on her! Went to work on the drilling rigs worked 7 days a week for 17 years. Doing real well now.
I'm drunk and flickering through these comments. Cody has a voice that can put me to sleep comfortably or pin me up to getting my truck stuck in mud or snow.🤜
Being the youngest child of the family...Im always in the middle of my siblings disputes, arguments, my nieces and nephews, aunts n uncles, my whole family, even friends...but I never choose sides or say bad things about no one...I simply just tell them to Stop!!, if you have nothing good to say, don't say nothing at all...Nothing Wrong With Saying Nothing At All...RIGHT??😊
I have no idea what it is about this song specifically that makes me break down and cry. As I listen to it I just understand it all. It shows that all lessons aren’t taught in school, that the value of a man isn’t monetary or based on the level of education they have. The value of man is based on who they are as a person. Treat everyone the same until they give you a reason otherwise. Sometimes you will get lost on this big rock and find yourself in the middle of it. But that’s just fine
I totally get this. Working at a tractor factory, dry cleaners, seamstress, stay at home mom. My dad worked at a printing press company until he hurt his back. He taught me everything. This song is a lifelong favorite!! And this guy is being discovered every day by people who love this music, even if we gotta thank pandora and youtube.
Got out of the Army a few months ago and using the GI for school while I work on a freight dock and it is hard to justify college i feel like i’m learning pointless shit and not getting educated. Worked blue collar since I was 17 got my GED 10th grade and i’m just thankful to be working. Blue collar never fails and $$ doesn’t buy happiness.
I learn more on the freight docks driving forklifts on the 3 o'clock am shift in the winter time and man it got cold.... Man Cody your hitting the home of the heart
Man I feal this brother, like his songs are written bout me as well. I've got a college degree, don't use it , I honestly worked at a department store for nine years , clock in for that hoot awel shift, hoppin on the forklift loading semii trailers for ten hours ( 16) during the Christmas season. And hell yeah it was cold but I learned more from them truckers and all the other real folk I worked with , than I ever did sitting in s damn class in college class. Yeah I got a degree but who was there for me after I finished. It was my Truckin buddies forklift driver's , god, family, and real America...kept that job for 6 years after school. The store's I was unloading for got shut down and hell no it wasn't Walmart! ..sorry for rambling ya ll but the choir of this song just hits me so perfect! Learned more driven forklifts at the docs ...Cody brother your music really hits me , all your topics songs that tell a story. Man Cody your gonna have to write a bad song sometime , or else your gonna be walking on water!
Out of all the country songs I've listen to there is somthing diffrent about cod jinks somthing real. I feel like he's singing about my life and most of our lives. Just a real ass dude
I'm a big Cody Jinks fan and this song is one of my absolute favorites. Very emotive... Grad school or no school...I'm somewhere in the middle, and that's just fine.
I work 5 to 6 days a week raising a 4 year old stud on my own with full custody and a great Grandma the bills ain't cheap and daddy hates leaving but I know God's got the one out there somewhere... In the meantime it's.me Jesus and baby boy Jack Glen O'Brien ready to keep on enjoying life when we can and getting through those ruff days.. By Grace through Faith
Went to college out of high school knowing that’s what I wanted to pursue. Fell off course, started hanging with the wild crowd and abused drugs and alcohol and eventually flunked out. Just paid off a huge school debt working on back of a garbage truck for 2.5 years which was a humbling experience to say the least. The whole situation set me up to chase even bigger dreams and I’m glad it worked out the way it did now. “Keep your feet moving down the line”
I can't get enough of this song. Lost track how many times I've listened. This song is what I've been wanting to say to people for years but just didn't know how.
This is something I sure try to live by...the biggest thing I take away from this song is without the adventure/struggle to getting where you're going you don't really appreciate the end destination nearly as much!
Couldn't have ever dawned on me, all the things that I would be I, I never really looked out quite that far It's never been a simple thing, to see the world with a Young man's brain with, an old man's heart, restless soul [Verse 2] Yeah, my family went broke in my eighteenth year Dad took a job many miles from here that That was alright by me I was on my own I had a band, found a job, life was alright I worked when I had to, we played all the time Only, got through that first year of college alright [Chorus] But I learned more on the freight docks Driving forklifts on the 3 o'clock AM shift In the winter time, man it got cold Selling guitars on the west coast Going hungry, chasin' ghost around And around we would go And I saw it all tendin' bar at night Treatin' saints and sinners right Is a good thing to do all the time You never know who you're talkin' to But always know who's watching you Keep your feet movin' straight down the line [Verse 3] I've known a lot of real good men, grad school or no school I've called em' my friends I'm I'm somewhere in the middle and that's just fine No, I don't give a damn how much money you make If your last shirt has pockets, take all you can take I'm Well, I'm goin' out with nothin' like I came in [Chorus] Cause I learned more on the freight docks Driving forklifts on the 3 o'clock AM shift In the winter time, man it got cold Selling guitars on the west coast Going hungry, chasin' ghost around And around we would go And I saw it all tendin' bar at night Treatin' saints and sinners right Is a good thing to do all the time You never know who you're talkin' to But always know who's watching you Keep your feet movin' straight down the line [Chorus] But I learned more on the freight docks Driving forklifts on the 3 o'clock AM shift In the winter time, man it got cold Selling guitars on the west coast Going hungry, chasin' ghost around And around we would go And I saw it all tendin' bar at night Treatin' saints and sinners right Is a good thing to do all the time You never know who you're talkin' to But always know who's watching you Keep your feet movin' straight down the line Yeah and somewhere in the middle is just fine Yeah and somewhere in the middle is just fine
Jinks has a way of singing that always moves me ... his words are so real... his voice is sooo damn sexy and no matter where I am in life ... he always puts a smile on my face
I sang this song on my way to work this morning and I just started crying my eyes out because I see all the lyrics so much I would do anything to make Cody jinks I just think I'd probably my dad so much I just feel so close to my dad he died when I was 13
For those of you looking for other great and new country artists: Tyler Childers, Turnpike Troubadours, Randy Rogers Band, Charley Crockett, Mike and the Moonpies, Flatland Calvary, Cody Johnson, William Clark Green, Roger Creager, Randall King, Dalton Domino, Wade Bowen etc. take a look at the red dirt country scene out of Texas and Oklahoma, many many great artists. Kentucky has been pushing a bunch of good ones too
Colter Wall. Kate McCannon and The Devil wears a suit and tie. And why not mention Corb Lund. May you always have cows around, and the truck got stuck.
I wish i could write music that touches ppls souls and makes them feel every word like it was written for them like ive been watching their life on a screen
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My son liked this song. He died almost 2 years ago at the age of 26. I see why he liked it... besides the old country sound, he was always somewhere in the middle. He was very intelligent, but had no desire to go to college and get a job using the brains God gave him. He fumbled around doing different things until he found what he loved to do: fish... commercial fishing. He loved being on the water. It got him out of town and away from some bad choices he made and people who encouraged his bad habits. I'm so glad he had those times with nature. I have listened to this song so many times, and I just decided to share my story. Brant, I like this too. I love you, Mom
Suzy Godwin tears. I’m so sorry.
My heart breaks for you lady, I lost my boy 8 years ago.He would of been 28 this year.
Thanks for sharing your story sorry for your loss❤ next time I throw a line I'll play this song with your boy in mind..
Dam...
“He’s somewhere in the middle and that’s just fine” 🇨🇦👍🏻
Whoever is listening to this and can relate, you're not alone buddy. I'm right there with you my friend. Cheers
Vill Now me too?
Here’s to a fucked life
Thank you 🙏
*tips ball cap
Cheers bub
Cheers
Currently serving as a diesel mechanic in the u.s army work my ass off every day to make a life for my wife and 2 sons, i listen to this song every morning just to remind my self why i do what i do. -SGT R
I dnt serve but I bless you for everyday your out there sir your keeping us free and that's the bravest thing you could do for all of us
Arny ≠ wife. Jody’s got her
One of the most unrated country singers with of our time.
Thanks brother.
Pog
I lost my husband. Greg of 34 yrs on 4/11/24. He was a George-die hard old country fan, thru and thru. But for some reason, he LOVED this song....😢 I get it now. He wss only 56, much too young to die....
I truly miss the pigheaded bastard
Meant 4/11/2023, oops😢
I spent 7 years in college and grad school after the Marines. I learned more busting my ass in the Corps than a university could ever teach me. Much respect to all the blue collar folks out there. True Americans!
Semper Fi brother
Rick Flair How dare didn't you want to get yourself a 100k $ in debt to earn an useless degree no company would be interested in anyway!
Chnoukouk A I'm in a country where university is paid from taxes.. but whoever studies deserve my respect. To seek knowledge is natural, and it can be from working or studying - doesn't matter.
Kill!
Please give me a whoooooo!
Last song my dad ever heard as I was driven him to the va hospital in Loma Linda ca he died that night but every morning I listen to this song some days with tears in my eyes and some with a smile on my face Cody is by far my favorite artists
Sorry to hear about your dad Dan, if there was one last song or artist I want to hear it be jinks also.
Sorry for your loss Dan stay strong
❤️
Your old man listens to it with you every morning brother. Keep your head up and smile like he would everytime you hear this great tune.
Myself and about 15 other Marines are sitting out side jamming out passing around a bottle talking a out home and just life and cody jinks is perfect fot this night. Be home soon 🙏
Joel Edwards thanks for your service brother
Thank you for your service !!!
Semper Fi Jarheads
Hope you made it home
When your work doesn’t match your calling but you gotta make the money. Blue collar boys
A right man.
God damn right tired back and sore hands gotta get it
Sometimes you run from your calling for years before you realize thats whats best for you. I ran from turning wrenches trying to make it another way but in the end thats the only thing ive ever really had a talent at besides farming.
Same here Brandon, I’m a tractor mechanic and farm full time... God bless you brother
I may not be a farmer but i work for a case dealer i always wanted to farm cattle though i hope one day i can have the opportunity yo really make my wants a reality till then jusy keep doing honest work tp support me and my wife
I was searching on spotify a Linkin Park song "Somewhere I Belong" and this showed up while I was typing .. so I clicked on it, so glad I did I'm a new fan.
Listen to the track "David" off of Jinks's Adobe Sessions. Check out Tyler Childers "Purgatory album". Also give Colter Wall a try! Lastly, check out the track "Its a long way back to Hank", by James Carothers. Come back here after you've had a listen and lemmie kno if you enjoyed them!
The Steel Woods are a great band as well.
You've only just begun
This guy was in a metal band called unchecked aggression in fort worth Texas and he is a hell of a singer I love all his stuff
Here’s to the construction workers putting in crazy hours to provide for our family’s. Much love and respect to all you brothers! God bless!!
Amen brother!! keep on keepin on!
You too bud, Ironworkers 397
Just a young framer here in MO got afamily to provide for got a 2 year old daughter and a 1 month old son
Hell yea girl
I'm a female and right there with yall men sometimes 80 hrs a week but hard work builds character love and respect to all those just trying to make it
As I speak from 65 years of life, everyone is stronger than they know when dealt decades of bullshit and loss!
I’m a survivor!
I thought of suicide many times, been broke, hungry, etc.
My 5 now adult children are why I’m still here!
God bless Mr. Jinks for making new country with a backbone and some substance. Nashville could learn a thing or two from him.
Yep if your going to do country do country music good stuff
That crap they make in Nashville now ain’t country. Jinks is one of the very few new singers who makes real country music! I Enjoy his tunes
I work 7 days a week so my old lady can stay at home with our 6 month old boy. This song means alot to me.
Taylor Wood way to go brotha
You get it brother
Handle it man, Another good work tune. Uncle Lucius - keep the wolves away
There’s nothing more respectable than a blue collar American working to bone. It’s in our roots brother, flows through our blood
Just wait till she starts bitching you out for not being there. Yet you have to be gone to provide
Damnnnn! Funny how songs like this can stop you dead in your tracks letting all the raw emotions pour out! What country music is all about!
Gayle Cuttitta-Waskow AMEN!
This is the kind of music that will make my child number one, in what ever life distracts him with. I love you Aaron Levelle!
Shit damn near makes me cry every time I hear it
Agreed!! But “Real” Country not Rascal Flats, Florida Georgia Line type pop country.
This is the real deal!!
Currently in University and have found myself somewhere in the middle.
Grew up in a small town and was raised on the back 40 by a military father. Found I learned more in the woods, in bars, and with folks most would consider unsavory company than I ever have in University, but University has taught me its own lessons outside of the classroom.
Its music like this that gets you through the hard times. I wish everyone peace in there daily life struggles and pray for a better day.
Same to j bud
Well said
3 years later, I wish you peace and I must say pray.
Please pray a lot, for me struggle is turning into survival .
I grew up in an area where rich people and ranchers live; kraft mac n cheese was a delicacy to me and dining out was very special. I wouldn't say we were poor so much as we were very low middle class. There was always a roof over our heads and food on the table but I had more lessons in humility than I can count. I would go to kmart, walmart, or the dollar store to window shop even though we couldn't afford the $0.99 beyblade toys. We are doing pretty good now. Mom has the same job in the same company and made it through a dozen or so rounds of layoffs somehow getting raises instead. Dad changed trades because of the recession and he's making decent money. I'm working and going to college because none of us can really afford to live here. This song hits home for us especially as blue collar workers. I can't help but feel if I got all of us out of California we would be living so much better and with so much less stress.
Come on down to "L.A."..lower Alabama the south is where it's atts
Dude if Kraft mac n cheese was a delicacy you were def not middle class. We were middle class and delicacy is more like tater tots n ketchup.
I remember when we upgraded to tater tots!!! That was only about 3 years back haha!
Frank Randise hjj
Hey buddy, Kraft mac&cheese is the bomb. I'll take it over homemade any day lol
It doesn’t matter what walk of life you come from, everyone can relate to this song. This is country music to its core. Touches your soul. I’ve been a fan from day 1 of CJ. Keep it up brother!
" ...YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU TALKING TO, BUT ALWAYS KNOWN WOH IS WATCHING YOU "
Thanks
He is doing that!!
There is someone all way watching lol
Truth in the simplest of words!!! How truly awesome is that!!!!!
Oh yea, & dont forget to keep your feet straight down the line.....lol
The middle is just fine
Im sure my don would love this song, he loved his music an he listen to a lot of country. He was gone 1 year Feb. 16, he passed away in 2022.That was the worse day of my life, and it hasn't gotten better not one second. My heart breaks when i listen to songs like this His name is Jason, he was just a down yo earth person, he worked hard an he loved his family, but he pretty much loved everybody. I miss him so much. Never though i could do this, an really still not sure. My heart is crushed, Jason sent his mom a song ( Beauty in the struggle ) its special ,its forsure her...love country music , somehow in ever song it tells a story... Thanks everyone for sharing 😢 country is all true... 💔
Man you’ll never know how hard this song hits home with me!! broken home age 18 I dropped out of high school to work developing a trade to make money family went broke few years ago man this song keeps me going in this hard world but gotta keep your faith in the man upstairs and work yours ass off to be something nowadays god bless you man keep up the good music man I listen to this daily working on the farm keep it up man your fans appreciate you very much!
Hey brother well spoken. Work hard and trust in the lord . I am a Christian and in 2016 i lost my dad my mother in law and a first cousin in a span of three months. My faith was shaken to the core.I know it was by God's grace i made it through God bless you and your family
moved out when i was 19, dad lost his job and moved off to find better oppertunities, spent the last 7 years trying to make a living. finally got me a great job and a loving wife. dad still working to get back on his feet. this song hits home to so many people, god knows it hits me
Jacob Drum - Hits home huh?
I'm a farm hand running 96-112 hours 6 sometimes 7 days a week during the spring and fall and working 50 hours 5 days a week during the summer and winter. This song hits me in so many places. Every bit of it I can relate to in some way
mine and my buddy's favorite even though all his songs are great.. We are always talking about money and how it doesn't matter to us even though we make decent money.. He's a heavy equipment operator and and I'm a CDL delivery driver.. yall shouldn't give a damn about how much money we make... we are all going out with nothing like we came in 😉.. Friendships experiences and the memories are where it's at.. Don't ever take your good friends for granted. Make life good for the ones around you be generous and kind and you'll learn what life really is supposed to be about.
Selecting in a warehouse, graveyard.. with a family, sleeping while they live and grow up, and work while they sleep hoping they are okay! A song for this working man.
21 years old working 3rd shift full time as a maintenance technician and college full time during the day.. this song hits me hard. Good stuff Cody! Thanks for the inspiration!
NOW THIS IS REAL COUNTRY! YOU HAVE TO LIVE IT TO SING IT.. AND FELL IT. GREAT SONG!IFELT WAS ME...
My best friend played me all your songs before he died in march of 2021. We both thought they were the way to make it in life and I still live by your words or at least try to one day at a time. They say its progress not perfection. But thank you for your songs please keep them coming you got words of joy peace and wisdom. Dam good man and singer in my book.
Couldn't have ever dawned on me, all the things that
I would be I, I never really looked out quite that far
It's never been a simple thing, to see the world with a
Young man's brain with, an old man's heart, restless soul
Yeah, my family went broke in my eighteenth year
Dad took a job many miles from here that
That was alright by me I was on my own
I had a band, found a job, life was alright
I worked when I had to, we played all the time
Only, got through that first year of college alright
But I learned more on the freight docks
Driving forklifts on the 3 o'clock AM shift
In the winter time, man it got cold
Selling guitars on the west coast
Going hungry, chasin' ghost around
And around we would go
And I saw it all tendin' bar at night
Treatin' saints and sinners right
Is a good thing to do all the time
You never know who you're talkin' to
But always know who's watching you
Keep your feet movin' straight down the line
I've known a lot of real good men, grad school or no school
I've called em' my friends I'm
I'm somewhere in the middle and that's just fine
No, I don't give a damn how much money you make
If your last shirt has pockets, take all you can take I'm
Well, I'm goin' out with nothin' like I came in
Cause I learned more on the freight docks
Driving forklifts on the 3 o'clock AM shift
In the winter time, man it got cold
Selling guitars on the west coast
Going hungry, chasin' ghost around
And around we would go
And I saw it all tendin' bar at night
Treatin' saints and sinners right
Is a good thing to do all the time
You never know who you're talkin' to
But always know who's watching you
Keep your feet movin' straight down the line
But I learned more on the freight docks
Driving forklifts on the 3 o'clock AM shift
In the winter time, man it got cold
Selling guitars on the west coast
Going hungry, chasin' ghost around
And around we would go
And I saw it all tendin' bar at night
Treatin' saints and sinners right
Is a good thing to do all the time
You never know who you're talkin' to
But always know who's watching you
Keep your feet movin' straight down the line
Rings Of Saturn Natural Selection thank you
I'm alive today because of you and whiskey Myers I love your music keep pouring out that soul
Yesssssssss... Whiskey Myers is amazing too!!!! I love their music
I feel u. Love Whiskey Myers, too😎
Life's been rough my father died and my mother's struggling to lay her bills so I came home to her house just to help her. I don't like Florida but my family is here. She hasn't missed a payment on her house since I came back.
This song means so much for me. I'm 19, just dropped out trying to find a job so I can support my family and start making a living for my future family.
Dont Worry, No Matter What Always Keep Ur Head Up & Never Back Down ✊🔧
I’m baffled as to why 612 people have this a thumbs down? One of the best country songs I’ve heard in some time.
It’s hauntingly melancholy and speaks the truth.
It's funny... This song reminds me of how things are going in my life, too.
Younger brother is hooked on drugs and depressed. Older brother has a Masters and is getting ready to become a teacher.
I ended up getting my GED and working at Domino's for a while until becoming a truck driver now working for Navajo out of Denver while my whole family is still in Louisiana. I'm lucky enough to have a boyfriend who loves me and family out here in Denver. Never thought in a million years I'd actually make it here, but I did. I went from the kid everyone thought would amount to nothing to getting ready to buy my own place with the love of my life... Oh, how things change.
You should do one better and get you a truck and start your own company. That will show all those haters you had to deal with, hell some of them that were talking shit as kids are now not worth the gym off your shoe.
"Tending bar at night treating saints and sinners right is a good thing to do all the time" words to live by....
weird this part of the song just came on as I was scrolling
“I’ve know a lot of real good men. Grad school or no school I call them my friends. I’m somewhere in the middle and that’s just fine.”
Damn cody you and I are one in the same my friend. Keep pumping out these beautiful songs.
There's alot of "in the middle's" that I find pure comfort & contentment! Man I love my woman! 😉👍
I'm a girl but I can so relate to this I listen to this song so much ,i love it ,and i got a feeling im going out with nothing like i came in ,hard work only gets the bills paid anymore nothing is like before ,i started work at a young age ,got what i need but I have lost so many family and friends this life is lonely my best friend of 45 yrs is laying in the morgue family dont have money to bury him so I'm sitting here listening to what makes me feel better MUSIC
❤️❤️
Really hits home here too. My dad died when I was 12, left home as soon as I graduated, mom didn’t need me on her! Went to work on the drilling rigs worked 7 days a week for 17 years. Doing real well now.
Keep a bind on it hand
I'm drunk and flickering through these comments. Cody has a voice that can put me to sleep comfortably or pin me up to getting my truck stuck in mud or snow.🤜
I remember listening to his music before he got big and introducing my friends to his music, dude is an awesome artist.
Same here!
Being the youngest child of the family...Im always in the middle of my siblings disputes, arguments, my nieces and nephews, aunts n uncles, my whole family, even friends...but I never choose sides or say bad things about no one...I simply just tell them to Stop!!, if you have nothing good to say, don't say nothing at all...Nothing Wrong With Saying Nothing At All...RIGHT??😊
This is the best country music song I know of. Even better than “You Never Even Called Me By My Name”.
Oh it's 1000 times better than that trumped up drunkard theme
I have no idea what it is about this song specifically that makes me break down and cry. As I listen to it I just understand it all. It shows that all lessons aren’t taught in school, that the value of a man isn’t monetary or based on the level of education they have. The value of man is based on who they are as a person. Treat everyone the same until they give you a reason otherwise. Sometimes you will get lost on this big rock and find yourself in the middle of it. But that’s just fine
Who else is drunk scrolling through the comments
Probably a little stoneded also.
Hell yeah brother
desparza305 yeepppp
desparza305 hell yeah man!
me...great comment, desparza...: )
I totally get this. Working at a tractor factory, dry cleaners, seamstress, stay at home mom. My dad worked at a printing press company until he hurt his back. He taught me everything. This song is a lifelong favorite!! And this guy is being discovered every day by people who love this music, even if we gotta thank pandora and youtube.
Got out of the Army a few months ago and using the GI for school while I work on a freight dock and it is hard to justify college i feel like i’m learning pointless shit and not getting educated. Worked blue collar since I was 17 got my GED 10th grade and i’m just thankful to be working. Blue collar never fails and $$ doesn’t buy happiness.
Money does buy happiness
If you don’t think it does you bought the wrong car
Janobile. No Matter What Always Keep Ur Head Up. God Bless You For Serving Ur Country 🇺🇸✊
@@nba123247 I appreciate that for real.. thank you
Left the home at 18, and went railroading. 12 years next week......over 10 years of pulling pins on the night shift. This song hits home
Man this song makes me cry like a baby
I learn more on the freight docks driving forklifts on the 3 o'clock am shift in the winter time and man it got cold.... Man Cody your hitting the home of the heart
I hear Alan Jackson in his voice in this song.
In loving memory of Bo Duckworth! I love you brother
I love being in the middle. You find out who the true friends are. Nothing is give to you but you know how to keep your head above water
Headed to his concert right now in Albuquerque New Mexico!!! Hes gonna be awesome.
Bless the souls this touches. And bless the ones twice as much that it doesnt
Man I feal this brother, like his songs are written bout me as well. I've got a college degree, don't use it , I honestly worked at a department store for nine years , clock in for that hoot awel shift, hoppin on the forklift loading semii trailers for ten hours ( 16) during the Christmas season. And hell yeah it was cold but I learned more from them truckers and all the other real folk I worked with , than I ever did sitting in s damn class in college class. Yeah I got a degree but who was there for me after I finished. It was my Truckin buddies forklift driver's , god, family, and real America...kept that job for 6 years after school. The store's I was unloading for got shut down and hell no it wasn't Walmart! ..sorry for rambling ya ll but the choir of this song just hits me so perfect! Learned more driven forklifts at the docs ...Cody brother your music really hits me , all your topics songs that tell a story. Man Cody your gonna have to write a bad song sometime , or else your gonna be walking on water!
Beautifully written. This is something I can relate to and i think a lot of good people can too!
Been broke many jobs and swore the end was near but music like this somehow will get you through thanks Cody drirty Ernie
If you can't feel this song with ever fiber of your being and emotion. Glad for artists like Cody Jinks..
Sir I can’t get enough of your music, thank you.
Cant wait to see you play this in person Cody! Red rocks tommorrow night is going to be freakin awesome!!!!
Long Live Cody Jinks!!! He reminds me of what I grew up on Merele Waylon Willy Johnny Cash Jamey Johnson , Hank Jr Hank Sr all of the greats
Out of all the country songs I've listen to there is somthing diffrent about cod jinks somthing real. I feel like he's singing about my life and most of our lives. Just a real ass dude
“Leave this world like I CAME in” the truth was never stated so well!
I’m listening thinking about all the men in my family! Cheers
Thank you 😊 ❤️❤️
I'm a big Cody Jinks fan and this song is one of my absolute favorites. Very emotive... Grad school or no school...I'm somewhere in the middle, and that's just fine.
I work 5 to 6 days a week raising a 4 year old stud on my own with full custody and a great Grandma the bills ain't cheap and daddy hates leaving but I know God's got the one out there somewhere... In the meantime it's.me Jesus and baby boy Jack Glen O'Brien ready to keep on enjoying life when we can and getting through those ruff days.. By Grace through Faith
Went to college out of high school knowing that’s what I wanted to pursue. Fell off course, started hanging with the wild crowd and abused drugs and alcohol and eventually flunked out. Just paid off a huge school debt working on back of a garbage truck for 2.5 years which was a humbling experience to say the least. The whole situation set me up to chase even bigger dreams and I’m glad it worked out the way it did now. “Keep your feet moving down the line”
I can't get enough of this song. Lost track how many times I've listened. This song is what I've been wanting to say to people for years but just didn't know how.
I think this might be the perfect country and western song😛🍻
This is something I sure try to live by...the biggest thing I take away from this song is without the adventure/struggle to getting where you're going you don't really appreciate the end destination nearly as much!
I hear this and relate on so many levels. Hope I’m not alone out here
Man this song speaks to me on so many levels.
I'm just a small town country boy I've lived my whole life somewhere in the middle maybe even last but that's why I defiantly relate
Couldn't have ever dawned on me, all the things that
I would be I, I never really looked out quite that far
It's never been a simple thing, to see the world with a
Young man's brain with, an old man's heart, restless soul
[Verse 2]
Yeah, my family went broke in my eighteenth year
Dad took a job many miles from here that
That was alright by me I was on my own
I had a band, found a job, life was alright
I worked when I had to, we played all the time
Only, got through that first year of college alright
[Chorus]
But I learned more on the freight docks
Driving forklifts on the 3 o'clock AM shift
In the winter time, man it got cold
Selling guitars on the west coast
Going hungry, chasin' ghost around
And around we would go
And I saw it all tendin' bar at night
Treatin' saints and sinners right
Is a good thing to do all the time
You never know who you're talkin' to
But always know who's watching you
Keep your feet movin' straight down the line
[Verse 3]
I've known a lot of real good men, grad school or no school
I've called em' my friends I'm
I'm somewhere in the middle and that's just fine
No, I don't give a damn how much money you make
If your last shirt has pockets, take all you can take I'm
Well, I'm goin' out with nothin' like I came in
[Chorus]
Cause I learned more on the freight docks
Driving forklifts on the 3 o'clock AM shift
In the winter time, man it got cold
Selling guitars on the west coast
Going hungry, chasin' ghost around
And around we would go
And I saw it all tendin' bar at night
Treatin' saints and sinners right
Is a good thing to do all the time
You never know who you're talkin' to
But always know who's watching you
Keep your feet movin' straight down the line
[Chorus]
But I learned more on the freight docks
Driving forklifts on the 3 o'clock AM shift
In the winter time, man it got cold
Selling guitars on the west coast
Going hungry, chasin' ghost around
And around we would go
And I saw it all tendin' bar at night
Treatin' saints and sinners right
Is a good thing to do all the time
You never know who you're talkin' to
But always know who's watching you
Keep your feet movin' straight down the line
Yeah and somewhere in the middle is just fine
Yeah and somewhere in the middle is just fine
yeahhhh
"You never know who your talking too but always know who's watching you"
Aww God bless you ,I understand your story I relate to your story .prayers to u xoxo
Bro i love your music and am so glad i know about it.
Song has me in tears as I just worked a 12 hour day and I’m sitting in my car drinking a beer before I walk into the house
If your real country and can't relate to this song,your not country.
Cheers to fellow Union Pipeliners and all others who relate to this song so deeply.
Been a jinks fan since day 1 this song has escaped my life for too long until today! #newfav
amazing artist. Such great lyrics along with amazing band. Would love to see some concerts in the NorthEast.
My absolute favorite song by Cody Jinx...I can completely relate to this song
Never really listen to country was forced to and this song came on love it
Scott Lipe sude that's great lmao
It's amazing! Really hits home ya know
Jinks has a way of singing that always moves me ... his words are so real... his voice is sooo damn sexy and no matter where I am in life ... he always puts a smile on my face
Most of us are just somewhere in the middle sir....cheers to his memory
I sang this song on my way to work this morning and I just started crying my eyes out because I see all the lyrics so much I would do anything to make Cody jinks I just think I'd probably my dad so much I just feel so close to my dad he died when I was 13
I don't know how you haven't made the mainstream yet Cody, your music is just amazing and I haven't found anything not to like by you
Blue collar till my last breath because it’s all I ever known and I’m supporting my family on it 💯
This is my all time favorite song in the whole world!
"Grad school or no school, I've called 'em my friends"
Nothing truer
I saw this guy in Huntsville Alabama and he was awesome!
how many moments passed away , everything goes far , can’t turn back nothing , damn…
This is my favorite song by him. I can relate so much.
Another great one from this guy!!! I hope he keeps giving them to us!!!
One of my favorites for sure!
Cant get enough of this guy, great song !
Hits me right in the feels everytime, almost completely relate.
For those of you looking for other great and new country artists: Tyler Childers, Turnpike Troubadours, Randy Rogers Band, Charley Crockett, Mike and the Moonpies, Flatland Calvary, Cody Johnson, William Clark Green, Roger Creager, Randall King, Dalton Domino, Wade Bowen etc. take a look at the red dirt country scene out of Texas and Oklahoma, many many great artists. Kentucky has been pushing a bunch of good ones too
Colter Wall. Kate McCannon and The Devil wears a suit and tie. And why not mention Corb Lund. May you always have cows around, and the truck got stuck.
JokerrRuth Corb Lund is good. I’m really not a fan of Colter Wall, I don’t understand the hype behind him.
Man Cody you hot home with this one made it a year through college and realized I ain't learnin I learned more working the trades keep em coming sir
I wish i could write music that touches ppls souls and makes them feel every word like it was written for them like ive been watching their life on a screen