I'm 50. In 2017 I gave my dying grandma her wish. I put down the needle along with the many drugs I ingested over a 35 year period. It took me losing everyone in my life to make that final decision. Now that I have no one. Looking back I see the people who truly loved me and the people that did not.
My god this hits me hard. At 41 and lived the last 20+ yrs doing drugs and my gma is my best friend. Idk what ill do when shes gone. Im sure youre gma is very proud of you for kicking the junk. Idk you but i know how hard it is to do. Over coming the drugs is hard enough. Combining it with loniness, feeling like society not only doesnt care about you but wants to throw you in prison and demonize you all for having a illness is crushing. I never stole, cheated or abused anyone yet i just did 3 yrs in prison for getting some dope for someone who sold it to me for a yr and everyone else.
A friend OD early this morning. I live in a town with about a population of 5k and just this year I've attended 16 drug related deaths... this will be 17. I don't think it's ever been this bad in the US history.... Smh.
I smoked for years and quit shortly after my Dad passed away (in his honor). But I used to work using both hands and doing everyday tasks with a smoke hanging..7 years have passed without one and I don't miss them for nothing.But it's been six years since Dad passed and I miss him like crazy!
What a moving testament to the love you have for your father. I promised my daddy as he lay dying of lung and bone cancer, that I'd n ever smoke again. I had already quit for over 10 years and started back, then quit again. I will never smoke another cigarette as long as I love. @@tobyhoward7452
For any addict that comes across this comment: I pushed the needle for 6 years and I put it down. I own my own house. I have a son. All because I knew there’s a better life on the other side. I didn’t have my parents. I’m not wealthy by no means. You have to have the will to survive. It’s not that bad sober.
God bless you brother, fighting my own past addictions and buying my own house currently. Hard to stay off the shit with all this stuff flying past you, but it can be done.
I was an 11 year IV heroin user and it’s been 7 years I’ve been sober from heroin still smoke but Thts it I lost my baby daddy and he was my soulmate I’m lost without him and I almost died when I just came across this he looks just like him and I’m balling as I walk in beautiful night weather which was our favorite I feel like he’s talking to me
Can't believe I'm only the 57th like. I left my wife after finding a half ounce of meth and her lying to me about it. The loneliest walk I ever took was out that door and down the sidewalk to the greyhound. I miss her and love her so much, but she chose her path.
Hey budd let me tell you good job for what it's worth an keep it going an never stop fighting an if you are a believer then don't put the word religion in front but believe in your heaven creator an mother Earth goddess of life an the knowledge of the angel of wisdom. Just take a moment an thank them for your blessings an thank them for pushing you out the pits of the darkness an your doing good they are watching all the time an just keep up the good work there are people everywhere even your own family that are demons to try an destroy gods angles no matter if they say they love you they are still jealous people close an they are envy of your success an try to get your light to stop burning so people don't see.shine bright to be a beacon to the sky to be able to go home when time comes for good people to go so stay focused an when time comes you will be lifted to his great palace of pure light an grand greasous god heaven an earths creator of man an woman. There proud there still good in the world needs more an if you are in to making money an like farming build a factory with pellet making machines an take the cow dong an turn them into fertilizer with ph. The %to the crop it goes to with lime an nitrogen an iron an small sources of good top soil an tun them into pellets to sell to local farmers an grow room for marijuana grow rooms an you will be a millionaire look up a app call china one tell them benzo dracon ,William /James Smith , Michael Gabriel your watcher to his world to help save our world they are trashing like us people that they they think are slaves to the corruption of the royal money berkshire being stolen from king philipe son that got denied an lives in Stockbridge mi with a prison #513124 they lock him up for cash cause his brother an his is the eye to the church
My best friend just died, he was a hard drinker, he was having troubles with himself, a big man, looked like a viking, he had troubles with his gf, left his home for a while, then he made up with her, wanted to travel back, had too much too drink, fell asleep at the train station and never woke up. Just got the message today. This was the last song he send me. RIP
That’s deep sorry for your lost my brother I lost a close friend to an overdose it’s an evil thing watching the demons take over someone.. We’re only human so it’s only so much we can say and do with the intervention..😢 We do our part but in the end it’s all still above us.. God bless man🙏🏽🙏🏽
I've been clean and responsible for almost a year here soon. Lost a marriage in which he took my dog, but he was still drinking well after me. I'm glad I got away. I feel like I can breath. He may have thrown me away like trash during recovery but I soon learned I didn't need him to be the reason I healed and now I'm so happy and I can be myself. There are so many people that helped me through all that and didn't shun me.
Great story. My poor wife had to see me through my fight with the devil for a few years. Now we are on the other side of it, and life is better than we could have imagined. Your song helps me to see if from her eyes. ❤
I'm proud of you for getting clean bro, i know how hard it is. My mom has been laying with the devil for about 4 years now and it breaks my heart so much. I've tried to help a few times, but for the past 2 years i don't even know how to find her. God bless you and yours and may he help others that need it
@joedonny542 Thanks for saying that! I'm sorry you are dealing with that. I have found that the drug is a symptom of a much bigger problem. I had to get clean for me, and the great that has come to my family is worth the price of admission. My big change came last year from me shooting myself in the chest with a 40 caliber wanting to die. I missed my heart by less than a quarter inch. The bullet went through a lung, came out my shoulder blade. God came to me in my moment of pure desperation. He told me to call 911. I never lost consciousness. I was awake through the ride to the helicopter, the helicopter ride to the trauma unit. They gave me something to Sedate me. I wake up in the ICU a couple hours later. Then I spent twenty four days and the hospital. My connection to God has become so strong. My connection with my family "the things that matter" is so much better than I could have dreamt of. Joe I really hope you are able to get through this. I know it is hard to watch someone you love go through this.
3 days away from being 5 months of the drink and drugs and damn these last days been tough to stay sober, thankful for the good music to clear the demons out
I've been suffering with addiction since my mother passed 10 yrs ago, found this song 2 weeks ago and have been clean since, it hit my soul and woke me up, for that I'll be forever grateful, may you have a fantastic future bro, and thank you
Sorry for your loss brother keep fighting that good fight of sobriety. The good Lord knows your pain and the pride your momma must feel seeing you sober. God bless you.
Getting and staying clean and sober is the hardest thing I've ever done. I couldn't have done it without music like this sh*t right here. It's not easy but it sure as he11 is worth it. Keep doing what you're doing, never give up
Good job brother April 17 I will be clean 7 years just got sick of being a slave it's like a switch got thrown one minute doing dope then put it down after 17 years sick as fuck for a month I'd rather do basic training again for 5 years straight then be dope sick again, Stay strong you got this and Welcome Back !
@@spreadtruth2103absolutely not. You ever stop and think that other people can express their struggles too? Jesus use your brain. There are Thousands that came before Oliver Anthony and thousands that will come after. Common sense 🥴
This man reminds me of ME - 40 years ago. It's comforting to know that people are still reaching similar states of being - making stories with a guitar is a tradition that is older than the guitar.
I have been the person leaving my love who was fighting addiction, I tried to leave myself because of addiction. Thankfully I was not successful. Clean now for 9 years. It’s still hard everyday.
I'm not one to leave comments, but within the last few months I've decided to finally stand up to the devil I've been fighting since I was 17. 14 years of my life that devil took from me. Today, I heard this song for the first time, and today, I'm 30 days sober. Its becoming more and more difficult to come across real county music about sobriety, let alone with the same raw passion I feel about the subject. Thank you Chris, I hope this ends up going big sooner or later. I'd love to see it beside Demons on spotify. If you, or anybody reading this, needs someone to talk to, don't hesitate to reach out.
Hey Sean, I'm a medium and when I read your comment Spirit came through. It was an ancestor of yours that also addiction or substance usage. They came through to tell you that they led you to this song on your 30 days sobriety. And, they're very, very, very, very, very proud of you. You have very, very, strong ancestors. Their spirits just surged through me so hard. They brought you to this song and then they had a medium come to your comment!!! Um, yeah, your ancestors are f****** powerful yo and their proud of you and they love the f*** out of you, and I'm proud of you, too! 10 years sober off of alcohol, three-years-sober off of opiates. I drink very little wine here and there, however, I don't get buzzed or drunk not even close. Your ancestors also want me to tell you to ask them for help whenever you feel like you're being feeling weak. And they're saying don't get sucked back into certain friends. I just heard, "Old habits die hard."
❤❤outstanding ,heartn soul felt & true. Tears of remembrance, tears of War w/ myself n the enemy . Tears of joy n overcoming. Thank you God bless you . 🎉🎉❤❤❤
You got this! You CAN do it! I'm 1356 days sober. One day at a time, one foot in front of the other. The biggest thing to remember: forgive yourself. You have too.
I found this song with I was in rehab and just listened again today and have 50 days sober. I cried cause I’m so grateful I finally got out of the terrible cycle I’ve been living for the last 18 years. If anyone sees this and is struggling, know it’s possible to overcome this disease a day at a time. Thanks Chris for such an amazing song❤
It’s the withdrawals that terrify me from doing drugs again…I won’t ever go thru THAT a again…but I know the pull that will be there forever telling me just one time won’t hurt….HELL NO!!! leave Satan….I ODd 3xs on fentanyl, I thank GOD i had people with me…I was supposed to be dead…I will not dishonor the gift of life again….
Right on brother! The human mind CAN perserveer over all adversity! Living a life that lifts us above crutches like addiction and dependancy rewards us with the STRENGTH TO BE a person who can accomplish great and amazing things in life.
I've been off heroin for over 20 years and I appreciate everyone in my life more than ever before!!😊 This damn fentanyl epidemic is crazy and so so sad. God bless this cold world 🙏🙏
Just described my marriage. It was the cause of my wife leaving. It took her to leave for me to get clean. And its to late to fixed. Made a grown man cry
Same ..6, years wasted and my first marriage trashed. I'm rdy to hit the fucking floor for the final time here alone in the house we once shared. Every goddamn space is empty where she left and took it all. Idk what to do anymore I'm fucked I think...
Y'all let the devil be I'm built to stand to his chest and preach about Jesus Christ I'ma rescue a demon or 2 and they'll be angels I'm going to show them how real Jesus is all glory to him. Even if they don't want to be saved it's my duty to try to save them God bless all and One love
Fighting the devil is a long hard battle, I'm still fighting and with the strength of our lord Jesus Christ I will win!! Keep fighting, keep the faith. There is an army of us fighting demons, time to turn tide!! Godspeed!
I tried saving a man in a heavy active addiction and it just pulled me back into my own addictions, found myself in jail and I thank God every day for tearing us apart
I gave up coke and cigarettes. I made a promise to God and Jesus that if I lived, I'd never do coke again. Clean over a decade. Promised and quit cigarettes for my Mama, and even after her death, I'm still done with them. I love you and miss you, Mama. This hits hard on both ends. Being in addiction and seeing it eat at others. The ones I lost to addiction are excruciating.
This song makes me go back to the day I walked away from my last,drug fueled relationship. I left him cause he so clearly chose that lifestyle over me. And as I left i even reminded him of when he first re entered my life what I had warned him, I said "Look, I finally figured out what direction in life I want to go; and thats up. Now you can climb with me if you want to, cause I want these things just as much for you. But regardless I'ma keep climbing. And should you start to show signs of holding me in place or dragging me back down; you will be considered a threat and you will be cut loose. And baby, I will keep climbing without you." My point of this being, sometimes in life we unfortunately cannot always take those we loved with us through the foggy haze that is drug lifestyle. And I know it hurts, but Some people must be left behind in order to continue your climb to a better life. If you are one of those lost individuals currently stuck in purgatory; this IS your sign. Make the sacrifice babe. Cut the bad fruit off and continue your climb.
And............. I'm tearing up it's hard having an addiction problem I'm finally got it resolved but the person you love just can't seem to shake it.......... perfect song for this part of my life ...... The only good news is I'm 140 days sober from fentanyl........I just wish she would put down the meth so I could show her the life she always deserved.... Great song ...... And on another note I would have never guessed me at 28 in 2023 country would finally go back to it's roots. Just a man a guitar and the pain he feels..... thanks you made a song about how I feel but could never put into words over the last few months
This song speaks to what I've been through these past few years, it was absolute hell, and I hit absolute rock bottom in just the span of four years. I don't know what it was that made me completely stop, but I do know that when I gave it all to God, it gave me the faith that I could make it through , as long as I keep doing my best to trust in Him. I've been just a little over a month clean as of right now, but before I had my relapse, i was just shy of 8 months sober, and before that, I had made it three months. And I know that the relapses and the slip ups with drugs are all going to be a part of anyone's recovery. And yes I do feel absolutely ashamed, especially after my last spiral I came out of. Being found on the floor by your loved ones, thinking you're dead is the last thing that I wanted. I know if I can make it out of this mess, then I know that anyone can. I thought I was one of the ones that would never find my way out, and so many of my friend that are still around have gotten sober that I thought were much farther gone than myself. YOU CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS, MAKE THE DECISION WITH YOURSELF, AND NOBODY ELSE, THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE IT AND THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOU NEED TO REACH OUT AND GET HELP. THERE ARE SO MANY RESOURCES FOR YOU, WHENEVER YOU ARE READY TO MAKE THAT DECISION. I AM HERE FOR YOU, IF NOBODY ELSE WILL BE. ❤
Damn that song really gave me the chills man I’m struggling with addiction and have a solid ass girl who’s down for me and I’m just scared maybe she maybe getting tired of it all
Man sitting outside smokin a cigarette on the farm rn playing guitar singing deep voice country love music want to pursue but haven’t broke the lazy non drive for anything yet really love this music and really hits the soul
Been clean since 2017 lost my daughter lost my grandmother to cancer went too jail and told myself this is not what my grandmother would want and told myself I will never see my daughter again unless I change my life I use music too try and keep from drugs sometimes it’s very hard this song hits different and helps me when I’m depressed and sad and feeling lonely I really appreciate it thank you
Recovering addict. 3 years now clean. People won't change until they want change. Sometimes that change won't reach them. Always try but don't enable. Great song.
I've been struggling with addiction for most of my life & I'm 38 yrs old..... this song just broke me! Wow.... I felt that! ♡ prayers to anyone struggling with the same demons as myself.... bless y'all
Bless up man! This hellish world we live in can be relentless, but there's no point in feeling hopeless. We are all in this together, and all we can do is make the best of what we're able to create... I tend to stray from the thought that we were handed some cards, and all we could do is succumb to destiny. Instead I'm trying to create my own avenue!
Awesome song! The talent here is easy to see… but.. on a quirky side note… I’m 50yrs old and come from a family of “professional smokers”.. this young man.. is a “professional smoker”!👍💯.. and a VERY Talented Artist.
Please share the Love of the Son of God. Please write His Words in your Heart, and share them. Please Forgive, and Pray for everyone. Immanuel, God with us...
I hear this and think of my oldest son... my kid is DEEP in addiction at the moment, and there is absolutely nothing I can do. Horrible feeling, terrifying place to be. Love him SO SO SO much, and cannot help him at all... thanks for sharing, always good to know a person isn't alone in their struggles.
I can only imagine what my mother went through for roughly 13 years, good times for about 6 months and 12 and a half years of a hell on earth that was self inflicted.. continue to show your love because when the time comes it might just be the thing your child needs to start the fight and win.. all the best with it and i really hope the shit gets left behind because everyone deseves another chance ❤
Stay on him pops I was on heroin and finally let go and admitted it ....sometimes the person doing the drugs doesn't want that life style it's the most depressing thing I've ever been through not wanting to do drugs but you have to because you feel like you will die and that's not being a little girl about it it's hard man see if you can get him into a methadone clinic it helped me get off drugs and a year later I'm clean and living my best life but that being said I put everyone close to me through hell just love him pops
Holly, the thing is, there are things you can do. First of all, make talking about it safe. Judgment free. Also, I encourage families to be accepting of test strips to make sure the drugs arent fentanyl laced, etc. For some, I know this is odd, but from someone who survived 20+ years of it, I promise you can fall off everyday, but it only takes one more try to get it right. Good luck to you and your son.
I've been fighting the devil for years since I lost my mother n my wife to the drugs but I can't stop I'm to far gone but hopefully I'll wake up one day n won't need it anymore. I pray for that day love the song hits hard PC out
Just ask god every morning to help you get through the day!! Live day by day, and just listen to the voice in your head that is telling you what you need to do!! We all have it, it’s just hard to hear without the help of god!! You’ve got this brother!! I will pray for you!! You are strong and loved!!
For anyone who is a addict this is the song to get you free and clean. Addiction is a false reality. Sin = False reality, that's why you feel bad when you sin because it's not your true self. Walking in sin/lies will only bring you misery, self hated, insanity,, hopelessness, darkness, depression, self destruction, death. Walking in repentance/not sinning = truth will bring you peace, joy, happiness, abundance, blessings, victories, sound mind, freedom and love and light all around you. So choose today the right path.
This is what music should sound like and look like. If the radio/tv would quit letting the devil feed their rating and allow God back into the day to day life wonder where we might be today?.. 😢
So when i was 16 i was doing any drug i was around and i had a break down as i wad a rough up bringing and well long story short im 23 now and 2 years clean and then only one i can say thank u to is myself as no one helped me just gave me more drugs but to anyone out there struggling trying to stop stay strong we can all do it much love and people give support for those trying there hardest to quit stay strong and stand proud
I am 1 year 6 months clean from an H addiction that lasted 10 years every day is a battle still and sometimes i still want to give up because I dont feel like im worth it... thank you for this I needed to hear it ❤
Wow, this hits home. I watched my ex battle demons for 7 years, I tried like hell to help him, but I could never get thru. I finally gave up 3 weeks ago, and chose to save myself from him/them. Hardest thing I’ve ever had to do is walk away and grieve his loss even thou he’s still alive. 😔
Aside from a spectacular sound, this should be played at every drug court session. Perhaps the lyrics will filter thru the haze and users will finally begin to realize that that their addiction has far and wide implications - especially on family members. Bravo for generating such a powerful sound and telling lyrics.
my wife died last year from cancer but even before her diagnosis since the day I met her she had struggled with control and denial and anyone could tell she had a hard time being honest with others and herself most of all. She took that hurt and I swear it became her cancer. I pray for her still everyday and know that she strongly believed in the lord and had the heart of a child.
Its toooo early in the morning to cry this hard. I got with my ex when i was 18 and him 20 so we were our first longterm loves and I stayed 11 yrs and ive been gone a yr and I still get told all i got lied tp about on top of the physical, mental and emotional abuse i suffered and id bleed and break but he wpuld blame drugs but never quit them long. I dont ache for him i ache for the girl who loved someone who was unable to love me and our daughter and grieved who i fell in love with even with him next to me. I thought itd turn around and finally i couldn't take it i vpuldnt think of a single day the whole last 9 years he wasn't ill, violent or angry at some point or the whole day. Im with an amazing man and my daughter loves him too and doesn't want to speak or see her real dad. I feel so bad for all she seen and staying as long as i did when in the end he just wasn't going to give up anything he stayed tranquilized and limp. He would be beating me like a man when hes 6ft and im a small 5'2 or be ragdolled leaned over with his hands by his feet. I had to get me someone he couldn't punk down so i got someone bigger than him and soooo much sweeter than he ever was that doesnt argue and he doesn't lie to me or put anything before us and im used to having to make everything happen but i have a real partner now. Its soo amazing and I wish i was the partner I was before but I had lost some of my sparkle and he mafe up for the slack and gave me sparks. Been almost a year with him and he has never and said he would never cuss or yell at me or do anything behind my back or have a habit and he hasnt and he doesn't. I love him so much. I certainly don't grieve the one i left, the one i met at 18 i grieved him for years and years. Now i just grieve for the girl who kept trying to cut ties but felt like maybe he meant it everytime he said he would get clean and get better and i poured my love and support just to be let down again. I grieve that I let myself be so much less important than the list of things he had to have everyday. Im so glad that one day I wont have to grieve her bc she's been so happy now and i think i wasted time but really when I left i had no doubt, no looking back, I knew i gave Hi everu chanve in the world and i wasnt evenooking and God gave me someone great almost immediately I was just slow to let myself feel but ive never been so in love and it be real pure love. Leave the devil behind 💜 The one you had is gone. The shell is nobody's responsibility but theirs.. help and try but when it sucks the life out of you and your so unhappy its time to go. Took me 11 yrs to give up. Way too f***ing long.
I'm 50. In 2017 I gave my dying grandma her wish. I put down the needle along with the many drugs I ingested over a 35 year period. It took me losing everyone in my life to make that final decision. Now that I have no one. Looking back I see the people who truly loved me and the people that did not.
Keep coming back Brother. 2012 here 👊🏽
Don’t forget you got family all over this country, who fought the same fight & came out the other side.
My god this hits me hard. At 41 and lived the last 20+ yrs doing drugs and my gma is my best friend. Idk what ill do when shes gone.
Im sure youre gma is very proud of you for kicking the junk. Idk you but i know how hard it is to do. Over coming the drugs is hard enough. Combining it with loniness, feeling like society not only doesnt care about you but wants to throw you in prison and demonize you all for having a illness is crushing. I never stole, cheated or abused anyone yet i just did 3 yrs in prison for getting some dope for someone who sold it to me for a yr and everyone else.
Prayers 🙏
A friend OD early this morning. I live in a town with about a population of 5k and just this year I've attended 16 drug related deaths... this will be 17. I don't think it's ever been this bad in the US history.... Smh.
Good for you brother
Guy can sing better with a cig in his mouth than 99% of pop stars with autotune.
😅😅 that's what I was Thinking! Lip talent?
Was thinking the same thing
Looks like a moron though.
I smoked for years and quit shortly after my Dad passed away (in his honor). But I used to work using both hands and doing everyday tasks with a smoke hanging..7 years have passed without one and I don't miss them for nothing.But it's been six years since Dad passed and I miss him like crazy!
What a moving testament to the love you have for your father. I promised my daddy as he lay dying of lung and bone cancer, that I'd n ever smoke again. I had already quit for over 10 years and started back, then quit again. I will never smoke another cigarette as long as I love. @@tobyhoward7452
For any addict that comes across this comment: I pushed the needle for 6 years and I put it down. I own my own house. I have a son. All because I knew there’s a better life on the other side. I didn’t have my parents. I’m not wealthy by no means. You have to have the will to survive. It’s not that bad sober.
God bless you brother, fighting my own past addictions and buying my own house currently. Hard to stay off the shit with all this stuff flying past you, but it can be done.
We Do Survive, We Do Thrive, We Do Have Today
I was an 11 year IV heroin user and it’s been 7 years I’ve been sober from heroin still smoke but Thts it I lost my baby daddy and he was my soulmate I’m lost without him and I almost died when I just came across this he looks just like him and I’m balling as I walk in beautiful night weather which was our favorite I feel like he’s talking to me
Can't believe I'm only the 57th like. I left my wife after finding a half ounce of meth and her lying to me about it. The loneliest walk I ever took was out that door and down the sidewalk to the greyhound. I miss her and love her so much, but she chose her path.
Hey budd let me tell you good job for what it's worth an keep it going an never stop fighting an if you are a believer then don't put the word religion in front but believe in your heaven creator an mother Earth goddess of life an the knowledge of the angel of wisdom. Just take a moment an thank them for your blessings an thank them for pushing you out the pits of the darkness an your doing good they are watching all the time an just keep up the good work there are people everywhere even your own family that are demons to try an destroy gods angles no matter if they say they love you they are still jealous people close an they are envy of your success an try to get your light to stop burning so people don't see.shine bright to be a beacon to the sky to be able to go home when time comes for good people to go so stay focused an when time comes you will be lifted to his great palace of pure light an grand greasous god heaven an earths creator of man an woman. There proud there still good in the world needs more an if you are in to making money an like farming build a factory with pellet making machines an take the cow dong an turn them into fertilizer with ph. The %to the crop it goes to with lime an nitrogen an iron an small sources of good top soil an tun them into pellets to sell to local farmers an grow room for marijuana grow rooms an you will be a millionaire look up a app call china one tell them benzo dracon ,William /James Smith , Michael Gabriel your watcher to his world to help save our world they are trashing like us people that they they think are slaves to the corruption of the royal money berkshire being stolen from king philipe son that got denied an lives in Stockbridge mi with a prison #513124 they lock him up for cash cause his brother an his is the eye to the church
My best friend just died, he was a hard drinker, he was having troubles with himself, a big man, looked like a viking, he had troubles with his gf, left his home for a while, then he made up with her, wanted to travel back, had too much too drink, fell asleep at the train station and never woke up. Just got the message today. This was the last song he send me. RIP
That’s deep sorry for your lost my brother I lost a close friend to an overdose it’s an evil thing watching the demons take over someone..
We’re only human so it’s only so much we can say and do with the intervention..😢 We do our part but in the end it’s all still above us.. God bless man🙏🏽🙏🏽
I didn’t light a cigarette when I heard this, the cigarette lit me
I've been clean and responsible for almost a year here soon. Lost a marriage in which he took my dog, but he was still drinking well after me. I'm glad I got away. I feel like I can breath. He may have thrown me away like trash during recovery but I soon learned I didn't need him to be the reason I healed and now I'm so happy and I can be myself. There are so many people that helped me through all that and didn't shun me.
Awesome Your best days are ahead of you 😊
I just lost my cousin who was actually more of a brother, and i tried but couldnt help him...
Will see them again
Great story. My poor wife had to see me through my fight with the devil for a few years. Now we are on the other side of it, and life is better than we could have imagined. Your song helps me to see if from her eyes. ❤
Glad you're both getting through it and coming out the other side ❤❤
Beautiful! I love to hear of people making it to the other side, past the devil.
I'm proud of you for getting clean bro, i know how hard it is. My mom has been laying with the devil for about 4 years now and it breaks my heart so much. I've tried to help a few times, but for the past 2 years i don't even know how to find her. God bless you and yours and may he help others that need it
@joedonny542
Thanks for saying that! I'm sorry you are dealing with that. I have found that the drug is a symptom of a much bigger problem. I had to get clean for me, and the great that has come to my family is worth the price of admission.
My big change came last year from me shooting myself in the chest with a 40 caliber wanting to die. I missed my heart by less than a quarter inch. The bullet went through a lung, came out my shoulder blade. God came to me in my moment of pure desperation. He told me to call 911. I never lost consciousness. I was awake through the ride to the helicopter, the helicopter ride to the trauma unit. They gave me something to Sedate me. I wake up in the ICU a couple hours later. Then I spent twenty four days and the hospital.
My connection to God has become so strong. My connection with my family
"the things that matter" is so much better than I could have dreamt of.
Joe I really hope you are able to get through this. I know it is hard to watch someone you love go through this.
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52 year old widowed father of four. Been Heroin free 11 years. Lost my wife to an OD. I tried everything to make her quit. Thank God I did.
God is goodness
3 days away from being 5 months of the drink and drugs and damn these last days been tough to stay sober, thankful for the good music to clear the demons out
I've been suffering with addiction since my mother passed 10 yrs ago, found this song 2 weeks ago and have been clean since, it hit my soul and woke me up, for that I'll be forever grateful, may you have a fantastic future bro, and thank you
Sorry for your loss brother keep fighting that good fight of sobriety. The good Lord knows your pain and the pride your momma must feel seeing you sober. God bless you.
Getting and staying clean and sober is the hardest thing I've ever done. I couldn't have done it without music like this sh*t right here. It's not easy but it sure as he11 is worth it. Keep doing what you're doing, never give up
You still clean?
@@daviddishman8857 I am
Good job brother April 17 I will be clean 7 years just got sick of being a slave it's like a switch got thrown one minute doing dope then put it down after 17 years sick as fuck for a month I'd rather do basic training again for 5 years straight then be dope sick again, Stay strong you got this and Welcome Back !
When its just a guitar Mic and cig you know it's about to be a hit and soulfully driven. Amazing brother!
Legit, that’s why I clicked to watch. The voice that followed made me follow. Old Soul.
except for in this case@@postagenote32539123
Yeah and another complete rip off copy cat of Oliver Anthony. I think it’s the first time this guy has seen the sun
Id really be impressed if the cig was actually lit...
@@spreadtruth2103absolutely not. You ever stop and think that other people can express their struggles too? Jesus use your brain. There are
Thousands that came before Oliver Anthony and thousands that will come after.
Common sense 🥴
This man reminds me of ME - 40 years ago. It's comforting to know that people are still reaching similar states of being - making stories with a guitar is a tradition that is older than the guitar.
40 years ago, did you have a voice a deep as an old oak door hinges creaking on a cold day?
Dont sell out on us brother, this is what the world needs. Not the pop country bullshit. Stay true!
singing with a cig in your mouth is a power move
Still fighting the devil every damn day, I cried listening to this
It's relentless, it never lets up.😢
Me too bro...u heard song "I'd rather overdose"?
You've got this brother.
It would be weird if we didn't have to fight him
@@Baul_Punyan then it would just be heaven on earth..if no grief, loss, sadness, anger ETC....we wouldn't know what true joy, happiness is...
I have been the person leaving my love who was fighting addiction,
I tried to leave myself because of addiction. Thankfully I was not successful. Clean now for 9 years. It’s still hard everyday.
I'm not one to leave comments, but within the last few months I've decided to finally stand up to the devil I've been fighting since I was 17. 14 years of my life that devil took from me. Today, I heard this song for the first time, and today, I'm 30 days sober. Its becoming more and more difficult to come across real county music about sobriety, let alone with the same raw passion I feel about the subject. Thank you Chris, I hope this ends up going big sooner or later. I'd love to see it beside Demons on spotify. If you, or anybody reading this, needs someone to talk to, don't hesitate to reach out.
Good on you! God bless you in your fight.✌️❤️
Hey Sean, I'm a medium and when I read your comment Spirit came through. It was an ancestor of yours that also addiction or substance usage. They came through to tell you that they led you to this song on your 30 days sobriety. And, they're very, very, very, very, very proud of you. You have very, very, strong ancestors. Their spirits just surged through me so hard. They brought you to this song and then they had a medium come to your comment!!! Um, yeah, your ancestors are f****** powerful yo and their proud of you and they love the f*** out of you, and I'm proud of you, too! 10 years sober off of alcohol, three-years-sober off of opiates. I drink very little wine here and there, however, I don't get buzzed or drunk not even close. Your ancestors also want me to tell you to ask them for help whenever you feel like you're being feeling weak. And they're saying don't get sucked back into certain friends. I just heard, "Old habits die hard."
Congratulations!!! That’s huge dude!!! keep fighting to live not just survive, it gets better✊🏼 and I’ll be keeping you in my prayer’s ❤
❤❤outstanding ,heartn soul felt & true. Tears of remembrance, tears of War w/ myself n the enemy . Tears of joy n overcoming. Thank you God bless you . 🎉🎉❤❤❤
You got this! You CAN do it!
I'm 1356 days sober. One day at a time, one foot in front of the other. The biggest thing to remember: forgive yourself. You have too.
This is one of the best songs I've heard recently
I found this song with I was in rehab and just listened again today and have 50 days sober. I cried cause I’m so grateful I finally got out of the terrible cycle I’ve been living for the last 18 years. If anyone sees this and is struggling, know it’s possible to overcome this disease a day at a time. Thanks Chris for such an amazing song❤
Don't give up !! We can't loose another good person to the B.S.
I wish you the absolute best my friend. (Former user)... 🙏🏻
I am still crying now Love what you have to say you make my day .....❤
Stay strong brother💪🏼‼️ trust in god!! Thank you for the support!!
It’s the withdrawals that terrify me from doing drugs again…I won’t ever go thru THAT a again…but I know the pull that will be there forever telling me just one time won’t hurt….HELL NO!!! leave Satan….I ODd 3xs on fentanyl, I thank GOD i had people with me…I was supposed to be dead…I will not dishonor the gift of life again….
Right on brother! The human mind CAN perserveer over all adversity! Living a life that lifts us above crutches like addiction and dependancy rewards us with the STRENGTH TO BE a person who can accomplish great and amazing things in life.
I've been off heroin for over 20 years and I appreciate everyone in my life more than ever before!!😊 This damn fentanyl epidemic is crazy and so so sad. God bless this cold world 🙏🙏
Tired of being lied to , all the drugs it’s hard to find you . Those lyrics hits home brother . Love this song I wished it was a little longer
Such a power move singing that good with a cig in
If Sam elliot sung country music with real world problems is what this sounds like. Keep singin man and do it with a smoke ❤🤙🏻
Just described my marriage. It was the cause of my wife leaving. It took her to leave for me to get clean. And its to late to fixed. Made a grown man cry
Same ..6, years wasted and my first marriage trashed. I'm rdy to hit the fucking floor for the final time here alone in the house we once shared. Every goddamn space is empty where she left and took it all. Idk what to do anymore I'm fucked I think...
I feel you brother 16yr marriage ended 2 kids ended the same way.
Almost wanna cry just reading the comments.
Much love man. Great song and saving lives
Y'all let the devil be I'm built to stand to his chest and preach about Jesus Christ I'ma rescue a demon or 2 and they'll be angels I'm going to show them how real Jesus is all glory to him.
Even if they don't want to be saved it's my duty to try to save them God bless all and One love
Good Lord pulled me from the dark dungeons, dont take their money homie just do it for the people!
Fighting the devil is a long hard battle, I'm still fighting and with the strength of our lord Jesus Christ I will win!! Keep fighting, keep the faith. There is an army of us fighting demons, time to turn tide!! Godspeed!
Man Oliver started the whole record in the woods thing … killer song and voice …f the record companies ..
Appalachian folk music has been forever prevalent. Anthony just shined a light on it, to be fair.
Celebrating 6 years clean July 4th...life is so different...peaceful...the memories haunt me like a relentless ghost.
Gotta home hard.
Iv been clean 9 years after 16 years of addiction, I fight for sobriety everyday. It’s hard. Iv been waiting for it to ease up.
I tried saving a man in a heavy active addiction and it just pulled me back into my own addictions, found myself in jail and I thank God every day for tearing us apart
Shitt, i wasn't ready for that voice!
Love from the U.K
Algorithm and Chris just did me a great service ❤️
I wish my Nick was still here to hear this song. He would've loved it 🕊
I gave up coke and cigarettes. I made a promise to God and Jesus that if I lived, I'd never do coke again. Clean over a decade. Promised and quit cigarettes for my Mama, and even after her death, I'm still done with them. I love you and miss you, Mama. This hits hard on both ends. Being in addiction and seeing it eat at others. The ones I lost to addiction are excruciating.
This song makes me go back to the day I walked away from my last,drug fueled relationship. I left him cause he so clearly chose that lifestyle over me. And as I left i even reminded him of when he first re entered my life what I had warned him, I said "Look, I finally figured out what direction in life I want to go; and thats up. Now you can climb with me if you want to, cause I want these things just as much for you. But regardless I'ma keep climbing. And should you start to show signs of holding me in place or dragging me back down; you will be considered a threat and you will be cut loose. And baby, I will keep climbing without you." My point of this being, sometimes in life we unfortunately cannot always take those we loved with us through the foggy haze that is drug lifestyle. And I know it hurts, but Some people must be left behind in order to continue your climb to a better life. If you are one of those lost individuals currently stuck in purgatory; this IS your sign. Make the sacrifice babe. Cut the bad fruit off and continue your climb.
Wasn't expecting that voice from a guy with a cigarette in his mouth.😮 Good song I can relate to. I fought the devil and I won Ty Lord. 🙏
Well then, you should definitely go listen to Demons. This man has a ton of talent!
Love it
And............. I'm tearing up it's hard having an addiction problem I'm finally got it resolved but the person you love just can't seem to shake it.......... perfect song for this part of my life ...... The only good news is I'm 140 days sober from fentanyl........I just wish she would put down the meth so I could show her the life she always deserved....
Great song ...... And on another note I would have never guessed me at 28 in 2023 country would finally go back to it's roots. Just a man a guitar and the pain he feels..... thanks you made a song about how I feel but could never put into words over the last few months
This song speaks to what I've been through these past few years, it was absolute hell, and I hit absolute rock bottom in just the span of four years. I don't know what it was that made me completely stop, but I do know that when I gave it all to God, it gave me the faith that I could make it through , as long as I keep doing my best to trust in Him. I've been just a little over a month clean as of right now, but before I had my relapse, i was just shy of 8 months sober, and before that, I had made it three months. And I know that the relapses and the slip ups with drugs are all going to be a part of anyone's recovery. And yes I do feel absolutely ashamed, especially after my last spiral I came out of. Being found on the floor by your loved ones, thinking you're dead is the last thing that I wanted. I know if I can make it out of this mess, then I know that anyone can. I thought I was one of the ones that would never find my way out, and so many of my friend that are still around have gotten sober that I thought were much farther gone than myself. YOU CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS, MAKE THE DECISION WITH YOURSELF, AND NOBODY ELSE, THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE IT AND THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOU NEED TO REACH OUT AND GET HELP. THERE ARE SO MANY RESOURCES FOR YOU, WHENEVER YOU ARE READY TO MAKE THAT DECISION. I AM HERE FOR YOU, IF NOBODY ELSE WILL BE. ❤
Damn that song really gave me the chills man I’m struggling with addiction and have a solid ass girl who’s down for me and I’m just scared maybe she maybe getting tired of it all
Man sitting outside smokin a cigarette on the farm rn playing guitar singing deep voice country love music want to pursue but haven’t broke the lazy non drive for anything yet really love this music and really hits the soul
Wow.just wow sorry lost for words ..i cant even see whatim typn thru my tears..so much love from Indian River County Fl..
OH MAN...I've been clean since 2019. Off H ...this man is amazing. He looks like Layne Staley...RIP
Bless this angel voice and may the hardest thing he's ever addicted too be that cigarette In his mouth. God bless you and your wise words
Been clean since 2017 lost my daughter lost my grandmother to cancer went too jail and told myself this is not what my grandmother would want and told myself I will never see my daughter again unless I change my life I use music too try and keep from drugs sometimes it’s very hard this song hits different and helps me when I’m depressed and sad and feeling lonely I really appreciate it thank you
Recovering addict. 3 years now clean. People won't change until they want change. Sometimes that change won't reach them. Always try but don't enable. Great song.
Miss you John Mark, my little Brother and Best Friend. Sunrise, March 25, 1983, Sunset July 6, 2023.
I've been struggling with addiction for most of my life & I'm 38 yrs old..... this song just broke me! Wow.... I felt that! ♡ prayers to anyone struggling with the same demons as myself.... bless y'all
Bless up man! This hellish world we live in can be relentless, but there's no point in feeling hopeless. We are all in this together, and all we can do is make the best of what we're able to create... I tend to stray from the thought that we were handed some cards, and all we could do is succumb to destiny. Instead I'm trying to create my own avenue!
Awesome song! The talent here is easy to see… but.. on a quirky side note… I’m 50yrs old and come from a family of “professional smokers”.. this young man.. is a “professional smoker”!👍💯.. and a VERY Talented Artist.
Those who know. Know. 😂
I’ve been quit for about 5 years and I bet it would burn my eyes too bad now.
Please share the Love of the Son of God. Please write His Words in your Heart, and share them. Please Forgive, and Pray for everyone. Immanuel, God with us...
The Marlboro Man in 2023!
this song made me think of my brother and his struggle.. RIP.. thank you
The pain and distrustion we cause!! 😢 Sober 13years! Dude ty..❤
This is what I call bringing country music back. The story, the emotion and the voice ❤
Hits home.
I hear this and think of my oldest son... my kid is DEEP in addiction at the moment, and there is absolutely nothing I can do. Horrible feeling, terrifying place to be. Love him SO SO SO much, and cannot help him at all... thanks for sharing, always good to know a person isn't alone in their struggles.
I can only imagine what my mother went through for roughly 13 years, good times for about 6 months and 12 and a half years of a hell on earth that was self inflicted.. continue to show your love because when the time comes it might just be the thing your child needs to start the fight and win.. all the best with it and i really hope the shit gets left behind because everyone deseves another chance ❤
Stay on him pops I was on heroin and finally let go and admitted it ....sometimes the person doing the drugs doesn't want that life style it's the most depressing thing I've ever been through not wanting to do drugs but you have to because you feel like you will die and that's not being a little girl about it it's hard man see if you can get him into a methadone clinic it helped me get off drugs and a year later I'm clean and living my best life but that being said I put everyone close to me through hell just love him pops
Praying for your son and you
Holly, the thing is, there are things you can do. First of all, make talking about it safe. Judgment free. Also, I encourage families to be accepting of test strips to make sure the drugs arent fentanyl laced, etc. For some, I know this is odd, but from someone who survived 20+ years of it, I promise you can fall off everyday, but it only takes one more try to get it right. Good luck to you and your son.
I'm praying for you.
Woahhh this guy IS SO SKILL FULL!!! Smoking and singing at the same damn time at the same damn time!!!
Man. Seriously some songs just carry such a message
I hope to see this fella make it big and stay true to his roots. Such a surprising tone of voice.
This resonated with me so much. I couldn't save my mum from addiction 😢
How can people not like this music? It's so relevant and modern from Appalachia to Los Angeles.
The fact you sound that good and play that good with a cigarette in your mouth is more amazing.
I'm still fighting the devil every damn day!! I've been clean for ten years!! It's a battle everyday!! Great song!!
I feel this song so much.... lived thru that twice in my short life...
This song will get a million hits for sure
Drinking a beer or 3 or 10 to this who knows love this 💪
drinking until my mind quiets
Favorite song right now real heartfelt.. thank you Chris.
I've been fighting the devil for years since I lost my mother n my wife to the drugs but I can't stop I'm to far gone but hopefully I'll wake up one day n won't need it anymore. I pray for that day love the song hits hard PC out
Just ask god every morning to help you get through the day!! Live day by day, and just listen to the voice in your head that is telling you what you need to do!! We all have it, it’s just hard to hear without the help of god!! You’ve got this brother!! I will pray for you!! You are strong and loved!!
It's Never too late Brother!!!
Never to late
For anyone who is a addict this is the song to get you free and clean. Addiction is a false reality. Sin = False reality, that's why you feel bad when you sin because it's not your true self. Walking in sin/lies will only bring you misery, self hated, insanity,, hopelessness, darkness, depression, self destruction, death. Walking in repentance/not sinning = truth will bring you peace, joy, happiness, abundance, blessings, victories, sound mind, freedom and love and light all around you. So choose today the right path.
God i love your voice. Praise jesus. Unfreeze that heart Chris!!!!❤❤❤❤
True talent waiting to be recognized !! Shoot for the stars brother!!
This is what music should sound like and look like. If the radio/tv would quit letting the devil feed their rating and allow God back into the day to day life wonder where we might be today?.. 😢
So when i was 16 i was doing any drug i was around and i had a break down as i wad a rough up bringing and well long story short im 23 now and 2 years clean and then only one i can say thank u to is myself as no one helped me just gave me more drugs but to anyone out there struggling trying to stop stay strong we can all do it much love and people give support for those trying there hardest to quit stay strong and stand proud
What a voice this guy has. Top notch stuff
And now I’m going down a Chris huntt rabbit hole
💯💯💯💯🖤🖤🖤
So beautiful this song relates to me and my baby daddy now my x so messed up he chose drugs over me and his beautiful daughter
I am 1 year 6 months clean from an H addiction that lasted 10 years every day is a battle still and sometimes i still want to give up because I dont feel like im worth it... thank you for this I needed to hear it ❤
Real brother made the hair on my arms stand when i heard this much love ❤ keep it up
I just can't believe that voice comes out of of this person 😮😮❤ incredibly powerful moment, loved your whole vibe & talent. ❤
This needs to be on the radio guy . Keep doing these songs and you’ll be on the grand ole opry soon . Great voice .
Wow, this hits home. I watched my ex battle demons for 7 years, I tried like hell to help him, but I could never get thru. I finally gave up 3 weeks ago, and chose to save myself from him/them. Hardest thing I’ve ever had to do is walk away and grieve his loss even thou he’s still alive. 😔
So emotional, and so relatable, to many of my people
Aside from a spectacular sound, this should be played at every drug court session. Perhaps the lyrics will filter thru the haze and users will finally begin to realize that that their addiction has far and wide implications - especially on family members. Bravo for generating such a powerful sound and telling lyrics.
Voice of an angel that's been smoking for eternity, love it
God loves you and will forgive you! Amazing music Chris keep it up man
This hits like a truck. Deep af 💪🏽
Was not expecting that voice great song
This guy has actually been through this .
Same.
Thanks for your gift brother . Doin gods work
Great song,awesome talent! Singing with the cigarette 🚬in the mouth was a cool 😎 touch as well!👌❤🇬🇧
We need more dudes like this coming out of Appalachia. There seems to be lots of them.
I'm sitting in the woods next to a campfire listening to this music that touches the soul! Bravo! Amen!
my wife died last year from cancer but even before her diagnosis since the day I met her she had struggled with control and denial and anyone could tell she had a hard time being honest with others and herself most of all. She took that hurt and I swear it became her cancer. I pray for her still everyday and know that she strongly believed in the lord and had the heart of a child.
I love everyone reading this, no conditions! Just love from one tortured but pure soul to another 💜
I still do❤
Its toooo early in the morning to cry this hard. I got with my ex when i was 18 and him 20 so we were our first longterm loves and I stayed 11 yrs and ive been gone a yr and I still get told all i got lied tp about on top of the physical, mental and emotional abuse i suffered and id bleed and break but he wpuld blame drugs but never quit them long. I dont ache for him i ache for the girl who loved someone who was unable to love me and our daughter and grieved who i fell in love with even with him next to me. I thought itd turn around and finally i couldn't take it i vpuldnt think of a single day the whole last 9 years he wasn't ill, violent or angry at some point or the whole day. Im with an amazing man and my daughter loves him too and doesn't want to speak or see her real dad. I feel so bad for all she seen and staying as long as i did when in the end he just wasn't going to give up anything he stayed tranquilized and limp. He would be beating me like a man when hes 6ft and im a small 5'2 or be ragdolled leaned over with his hands by his feet. I had to get me someone he couldn't punk down so i got someone bigger than him and soooo much sweeter than he ever was that doesnt argue and he doesn't lie to me or put anything before us and im used to having to make everything happen but i have a real partner now. Its soo amazing and I wish i was the partner I was before but I had lost some of my sparkle and he mafe up for the slack and gave me sparks. Been almost a year with him and he has never and said he would never cuss or yell at me or do anything behind my back or have a habit and he hasnt and he doesn't. I love him so much. I certainly don't grieve the one i left, the one i met at 18 i grieved him for years and years. Now i just grieve for the girl who kept trying to cut ties but felt like maybe he meant it everytime he said he would get clean and get better and i poured my love and support just to be let down again. I grieve that I let myself be so much less important than the list of things he had to have everyday. Im so glad that one day I wont have to grieve her bc she's been so happy now and i think i wasted time but really when I left i had no doubt, no looking back, I knew i gave Hi everu chanve in the world and i wasnt evenooking and God gave me someone great almost immediately I was just slow to let myself feel but ive never been so in love and it be real pure love. Leave the devil behind 💜 The one you had is gone. The shell is nobody's responsibility but theirs.. help and try but when it sucks the life out of you and your so unhappy its time to go. Took me 11 yrs to give up. Way too f***ing long.
Guys.........really......I can't stress the difficulty playing a song with a cigarette....10
What a moving song. I wish I could have hear this a week ago. My grandson's Dad od'd leaving behind a shattered 12 year old.
This is an amazing song, I was not expecting that voice to come out of you! You can feel it in the soul