I just lost my fiance 12 days ago. I've never had anyone love me the way she loved me. I never had to question her love. The feeling I got from her love was unlike anything I'd ever felt. I thought I had found love once before her but once I fell for her, I realized there was no comparison. She was the most honest and caring person I've ever met. I've been completely crushed by this. A part of me died when she passed. Now I'm just going through the motions. On April 23, 2021, my whole world stopped. Now I feel I'm stuck in this terrible moment while the rest of the world moves on. RIP Brandi Roy
Her spirit will always be with you 💕 Love like that never goes away, it just takes a different form. The world needs more people that are capable of love this pure, and it is a better place with you in it. I believe that one day you'll see her again. Until that day, walk the path, remember what she taught you, and spread that love to as many as you can. You are not alone. Stay strong and take care my friend.
The only way to get through the pain is to live each day earning that kind of love she gave you. The only to earn it is by loving others that very same way. Loving others that way will inevitably bring future pain. But dont worry...you can do it. She showed you how.
I felt like I was reading my own words. I lost my husband of 4 years on April 28,2021 our two year wedding anniversary was on the 27th. He is an over the road truck driver and was on his way to Colorado when he had to work on the truck and the cab fell on him and pinned him and he began his new journey. I say out loud often like Mathew is dead I’m NEVER going to get to talk to him ever again. It’s just so unbelievable to me because he is so strong, my Popeye is what I always call him
Thats the truth! The price is very, very high, but worth every tear.....and there are endless buckets of those! Just when you think you can't possibly cry any more tears, that you are dried up, along comes Jason Isbell to prove me wrong! Good grief, here they come, every time I listen to this beautifully written song. He is a gifted story teller, no doubt. My late husband would definitely agree; enjoying music was something we did for almost 44 years. It has taken me over 4 years to even be able to listen to any music because of the trauma of losing him, but I figured I may as well get it over with and start with a master at his craft!
I hope you can find solace in the love you shared and the memories. Sometimes that's all we're allowed. I lost my brother at 42, and every day is a struggle. My heart bleeds for you.
Every time I read this, Robert, I think about you and your Tracy... And I think about me and my Tara, and how one of us will eventually be like you. And I'm really sorry!
40 years. That's how long we were married. Now he's gone. I lost my husband to cancer. "I hope it's not me who's left behind." But here I am. Alone . We always think it will just keep going on, but someone usually has to leave first. I was lucky. I had someone who lived me unconditionally. It's what sustains me now. Don't take each other for granted. Say 'I love you. I'm sorry. I'm here for you.' Love freely. That's my advice.
We had almost 44 years; missed our 44th anniversary by 4 months to the day. I agree with your words; kindness, forgiveness, I'm sorry, frequent words of love and admiration, appreciation, avoiding anger, especially petty anger for little to no reason, which is such a waste of precious time. I miss him more than I can barely stand, it's so, so hard; I don't know how I belong, or where I belong, or if I belong anymore. It is a strange existence to be here alone, for how long who knows. It's life altering, devastating, but, here we are. I wish you peace and comfort as you heal.❤
The context is more amazing. The song as a whole ties that line together into something beautiful. Not to take away from your comment because you're right in a way, but my opinion is the line is amazing because the rest of the lyrics carry so much weight.
Since the moment I heard this line, 'maybe time running out is a gift' it's echoed it my soul. I believe death is indeed a gift. To have had love, to have love, to give love, to have kissed love, and to have missed love. A blessing, a gift, an ache that is a privilege to feel. To know we have loved that deeply, or to have been loved deeply. How absolutely beautiful!!
About a year after my mom died, my dad and I were sitting in the backyard and he just broke down crying and told me he felt so alone without her. It was heartbreaking. I used to just sit back in amazement how much he always cherished her. They are together now.
I have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an always fatal lung disease, that gives you about 3 to 5 years after diagnosis. I heard this song yesterday, and have listened about ten more times. I tried to get my husband to listen, but sadly, he didn't seem interested. It's a beautiful song. I'll add it to my "celebration of life" playlist.
@@marymem9864I can sort of understand his resistance. It’s a beautiful song, but it might actually hit him ‘too hard’ right at this moment. I’m wishing the longest possible life and love to everyone here. 😢
I'm a grown ass 40 year old man who has done hard labor my whole life. This song made me fucking cry when I actually listened to the lyrics. I love my wife so damn much, I hope I pass away before she does because I just cannot imagine a world without her by my side. Thanks Isbell, you made me feel like a pussy for a short moment.
This song has caused me to revaluate my actions in my marriage and those things that I allow to divide us. Life is too short, and love is too important. I want my wife to have a long and full life, but I do hope that she leaves me behind. I don't want her to have to navigate this place alone.
Yes, life is too short for divisions. I always hoped I'd go to the other side before him because I knew I couldn't stand a life without him. 25 years later I was strong enough to let him go. Been a widow for 20 years now.
This song is a wake up call. I have had 47 years with my wife so far, I can’t tell how much longer we might have. So i’m just trying to be kinder to my only love.
Lyric : It's not the long, flowing dress that you're in Or the light coming off of your skin The fragile heart you protected for so long Or the mercy in your sense of right and wrong It's not your hands searching slow in the dark Or your nails leaving love's watermark It's not the way you talk me off the roof Your questions like directions to the truth It's knowing that this can't go on forever Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone Maybe we'll get forty years together But one day I'll be gone Or one day you'll be gone If we were vampires and death was a joke We'd go out on the sidewalk and smoke And laugh at all the lovers and their plans I wouldn't feel the need to hold your hand Maybe time running out is a gift I'll work hard 'til the end of my shift And give you every second I can find And hope it isn't me who's left behind It's knowing that this can't go on forever Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone Maybe we'll get forty years together But one day I'll be gone Or one day you'll be gone It's knowing that this can't go on forever Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone Maybe we'll get forty years together But one day I'll be gone One day you'll be gone
I lost both to my parents to cancer with in 3 years of each other . They spent 40 years + together but when my mom died my father gave up . I hear so much of what he told me in those 3 years about how he felt about my mom in this song . I listen to it 3 times and have yet to get thru it with out tears . This is the mark of a true craftsman at his art when they can punch you in the heart with words . Thank you Mr Isbell for the tears !
I just lost my husband after 40 years together and feel like this song was written for me. There is a hard truth in the line, "maybe time running out is a gift." If you know that the life of the person you love will be abbreviated, you will tell them everything you feel for them every day that you have together, so nothing is left unsaid when the last day comes. We should do that anyway. You can never know when the person you love will be snatched from you. You want them to know how much they are loved before it is too late to tell them.
All those things you worry about leaving unsaid? If your love was true, and it certainly appears it was, they weren't unsaid, they simply weren't spoken aloud. The loved one still heard them, and understood.
I am very sorry for the loss of your husband; I feel your sorrow and grief, as I lost my husband 4 months to the day before our 44th anniversary; yesterday would have been 48 years. I actually remember feeling comforted in knowing that nothing of any meaning was left unsaid between us; not one thing. In the darkest moments of my grief, when I wasn't sure that I could stay here without him, feeling totally drenched by the grief, I found comfort knowing that he never had to wonder if I loved him, and I never had to wonder either; he said it and showed me every day; when he lost his ability to speak or write, I could see it in his beautiful eyes, when I was trying to memorize his face, as if I could ever forget it. But our time running out was a gift for him; he was finally at peace, without pain; I try to honor his bravery by having hope. It is my wish that 2 years later, this finds you with much hope, peace, and serenity in your healing. This is a long journey we are on, and I hope you are feeling joy again, as he would want for you to.❤
I had 21 years with my amazing husband. I truly believe we would grow old together. Had to say goodbye to him 2 months ago. I love you so much my love.
My grandfather passed away last week, one of the best men I've known. So sweet, so optimistic, and so caring. Me and my mom were driving to Chicago to his funeral, and I was shuffling music, and this came up. I heard the first few lines, and instantly I started crying, and my mom did too. We both were just crying in the car, listening to this song. It was a moment that I will never forget for the rest of my life. Everytime I listen to it I tear up, and every time I listen to it, I think of him. I love you Papa
This song for me has become deeply associated with the loss of my grandfather as well. My grandmother is the one left behind right now, trying to figure out how to navigate this life/ world without her partner of 67+ years. Similar to you, my grandfather was the best man (human, really) I've ever known (and possibly ever will now). My brother directed me towards this song in the wake of my grandfather's passing, and it truly fit the situation. Such a heartbreakingly beautiful gift of a song. Sending thoughts of comfort and peace your way as you cope with your loss.
My mom passed away 3 days ago at 42😢 I've always loved this song and I know its about a married couple but it means so much more to me than it ever has before
Im sorry :/ lost mine around the same age. Losing a mom is so difficult. It has been a few years since she passed, and I will tell you that you will never stop missing her. Never. It will always feel as intense. The only relief is that the missing moments will be less frequent as time goes on.
Hey man, I can kinda relate to your pain, I'm currently losing mine, she's currently 46 and stuck in bed, her MS has become progressive and we doubt she will get better, I fear for her life and my father's future, it pains me to see family be struck down like this and I've just been showed this song by my father, it couldn't be more perfect
@@chestfarter4207 im sorry to hear that id love to say it gets easy with time gods know I wish it was true but after time has past from when I first commented it still hurts things happen to me during the day and I rush to tell her but she's gone but you just got to accept it and move never forget your dead but don't forget the living as well don't forget or neglect them cause they love you to and no amount of weed or alcohol will bring them back so don't try, im being straight up no sugar coating
*It's knowing that this can't go on forever* *Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone* *Maybe we'll get forty years together* *But one day I'll be gone or one day you'll be gone* Lyrics that ring true and break my heart. My love and I had more than 30 years together and we both knew due to his health the last decade, that he would likely be the first to leave. Still nothing can prepare a person for the reality of losing your best friend, lover, partner and husband. With his hand in mine and my heart on his chest I heard his heart beat for the last time. He's still with me and I know we'll be together again when the time is meant to be. But life is very different when you lose the one who held your heart.
#JASONISBELLANDTHE400UNIT #THENASHVILLESOUND Love is grand. Jason Isbell, your song is splendid. Think I will play it at my wedding to my beloved #GraysonClark. It is so romantic 😀👍👍💙🎸🥁🎹🎸🧡💚💛❤️💙💖💜
"Someone once told me that time is a predator that seeks to destroy us. But I like to think that time is a friend that reminds us not to take things for granted because they will never happen again. After all we are but only mortal." Captain Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation
I always wanted this kind of music to be played on Star Trek and get the crews reaction. I remember Picard was fascinated by the written records of a village scribe on a type 0 planet.
A year ago, I shared this song with my amazing partner after she returned from summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro at the age of 62. We had met after we both turned 60. I was widowed, and she had never married. She found the lyrics equally poignant and said, "This is our song." Six months later, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died in 3 months. It was a brief and brutal battle. There was no way we could have predicted how the powerful lyrics of this song would apply to our own relationship. How I wish we could have had 40 years together.
maybe time running out is a gift i´ll work hard til the end of my shift and give you every second i can find and hope it isn´t me who´s left behind that fucking hurts a lot
My dad plays the guitar, he’s been playing this song as long as I can remember, he’d always sit down in the kitchen, pick in hand, while he sung with my mother, i would just sit on the ground and watch them in awe. I’m a teenager now, we’re a bit distant, he’s working hard on building his own office, my mom currently works from home, but she wants to do more, we don’t really have time to hang out anyone, I usually spend my time in my room writing, I’m currently writing my own song about some of my personal struggles, even though I’ve been writing songs since I was a kid, I sing and play the drums, but I’ve always been a sucker for acoustic guitar, back when he had to the time we would sit in the car and he’d always play Jason Isbell or Billy Joel, which my grandpa used to play with him in the car, anytime I hear either of them I think of him. I miss being a kid. This song always makes me cry.
It's beautiful that you had a relationship with your dad like that. Perhaps he doesn't realize how much you miss him. Let him know! Sometimes we parents don't realize how much our teens still need us. At that age, we tend to think you'd rather not have old mom or dad around as much. It's nice that you realize that your parents' time away is bc they're working hard to build a better life for your family. Just ask for a few minutes of time in the car to play & sing together. Let him know you've been missing him & his much that time has meant to you in the past. I'm sure it will make his day!
I took a few minutes to read the comments. The effect this song has on people is amazing. This song is a gift to people. It encompasses so many emotions in words maybe we didn't know how to express. Thank you Jason Isbell.
My Goodness Jason. You and the ,400 Unit , even though I have recently stumbled upon y'all, about a year I reckon. Since the unimaginable tragic loss of greats like Charlie Pride, and John Prime and so many others..I feared we'd not have us any more GREAT storyteller.. thank you for bringing it with that down home style, and real insight into life's curve balls .
This song hits so close to home with me. I almost passed earlier this year, and my wife and I had our 40th anniversary in October. I almost left her alone. Dying doesn't frighten me, what does is leaving her in a mess. I've gotten my health under control, hopefully we'll have another 40 years together.
My husband came home today and told me that he heard the saddest sing today. He shared this song with me. Little does he know I pray he goes first, so that he won’t be left alone suffering. I think about this a lot. I love him so much!
I think about this too… men aren’t as strong as women emotionally… they seem to give up when the woman goes. I am sick, and I know he will probably outlive me, but I hope to god he doesn’t. I would rather him die with me there than me die with him there. I want him to be meeting me at the gates waiting for my arrival.
@@ThatGothicArtist Know that whichever of you goes first, the other will be there to greet you with open arms, and a joyous embrace! I so anxiously await the day I'm re-united with my beloved wife, to spend eternity in paradise. Still here after 5+ years. So very long....
@Jason Isbell Sir- A good friend of mine sent me this song of yours a few days after my beloved wife of 34 years "crossed over" in July, 2017. I cannot TELL you how many times I've played it, I wind up bawling like a baby each time. After a couple of years, I began "binge playing" "Tired of traveling alone" when I thought I might be ready to "start a new chapter". Truth be told, I wasn't ready then. I've since accepted that I will NEVER be ready. Just "biding my time". Thank you for the beauty you bring to this old world.
This is going to be one of those songs that I love but can’t listen to. Married 25 years. He’s retired (police) due to serious health problems. So yeah. I’ll be saving this one for the days I need to cry.
One hour ago I lost 2 of my dearest friends of 40 some years to covid. They were put in the same room placed there hands together and removed them of of the ventilator's. RIP Billy and Donna, I will never forget you and will always love you guys. My baby girl sent me this song, it touched home.
As you describe her, its like you have a huge precious jewel in your hands, i can see the glow. To have known this beautiful love has been such a blessing. Obviously bringing out the best in you. Honor it by striving to live on , hopefully with purpose and success. And God will bless you again perhaps, with another soul mate
@Joy Miller Bless your little heart! Now you made me cry!! I hadn't heard this song till I saw Unit 400 (?) play it live on an NBC morning news show THIS morning! Isn't it strange the things we get attached to, the things that "move" us!? It's like bringing humility and humanity to the table! Loads of empathy make us more sensitive, more in tune with life. Glad you pulled over!! Be safe, even more so in the world at this particular time!
@@zombieagogojr it sucks to tie a memory to a song like this then things don't work out. Trust me I know man. I'll just say this im pissed that after 10 years to find out on 10th anniversary that I wasted Thank You by Led Zeppelin as the song we danced to at our wedding. Music has powerful meaning to me but some people only hear with their ears not their heart and soul. I'm just here listening to this on way home so I can redo my version from a week or so ago . Blew my voice out up all night learning to play note for note and sing it for my voice to shit out when I was confident to record and upload it for somebody who requested it and I hope understands i only uploaded blown voice version just to show i got it and will make it better. Will see later if they really give a shit. Check it out if you want on my channel but singing is fucked. New version will be up soon I hope. I'm down tunning guitar right now.
It's not the long, flowing dress that you're in Or the light coming off of your skin The fragile heart you protected for so long Or the mercy in your sense of right and wrong It's not your hands searching slow in the dark Or your nails leaving love's watermark It's not the way you talk me off the roof Your questions like directions to the truth It's knowing that this can't go on forever Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone Maybe we'll get forty years together But one day I'll be gone Or one day you'll be gone If we were vampires and death was a joke We'd go out on the sidewalk and smoke And laugh at all the lovers and their plans I wouldn't feel the need to hold your hand Maybe time running out is a gift I'll work hard 'til the end of my shift And give you every second I can find And hope it isn't me who's left behind It's knowing that this can't go on forever Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone Maybe we'll get forty years together But one day I'll be gone Or one day you'll be gone It's knowing that this can't go on forever Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone Maybe we'll get forty years together But one day I'll be gone One day you'll be gone
The universe guided me to Jason's Isbell and Sturgill Simpson's music. Tyler Childers too. I've battled with addiction, crippling anxiety, and the loss of my baby boy and I have found hope and comfort through music. Anybody struggling out there, I understand. You are all in my prayers
I've been in the same situation. Even down to losing a baby boy. Jason Isbell and Whiskey Myers have been my two life savers. YOU are in my thoughts and prayers.
Sturghill brought me here and he brought me to look at life in the turtles all the way down type of way. I'm glad the universe brings us together in this comment. Walk in light brother.
This is such a beautiful and meaningful song. I lost the love of my life just shy of our 40 years together. This song brings up so many memories and feelings. Thank you
I'm so sorry, SandraBevr; I share your feelings, as I lost my husband shortly before our 44th anniversary; it's as if we have been thrown out in the street, belonging nowhere, and with nowhere to go! It's such a lost feeling, I truly wasn't sure if I could stay here without my husband; I'm sure that you know what I mean when I say that I didn't even remember me before him. Before "us"; if I was no longer Mrs. Him, than what was I?! It's such an indescribable feeling of not belonging anywhere; at least that's how I felt. I hope that things are getting better for you; I hope you have found some peace and serenity in your healing.❤
This song winds its way deep down inside a place I've tried to get rid of, or at least deny; the longing for another human to share my life with. Being alone should be enough, shouldn't it? I'm no longer young, and the feeling that lays me flat is that it will always be like this. However, it isn't my story that stands out. It's all the stories in this comment section.
This song always makes me cry. Wish I had that 40 yrs with a person. Just wasnt meant for me I guess. The whole love thing. So I think of my father instead. Who passed away 6/13/10. We didn't get 40 yrs.
me and my ex use to listen to this all the time now me and my partner listen to it together. i dont feel the pain anymore my partner brought a new light into my life after mine was stolen and this song helps me remember that
I proposed to a woman this weekend. I've know her since 1998...My whole life was filled with the romance of having grandparents and parents that got their 40 years together...me and my bride to be won't be as fortunate. She just turned 48 and I did last October. This song will be played at the wedding. I'm trying my best to see if #JasonIsbell will be anywhere close to the area or would be able to zoom in on that day for this. We are both old souls and this song touches us both deeply. Either way..that you for putting your heart on paper . As we are both musicians I know how hard that can be.
I've been trying to learn this song but I can't get through it without choking up. There's something about the line "I wouldn't find the need to hold your hand" that gets me every time
My husband, the love of my life, is with his parents right now in Germany. They have known each other for more than 85 years. They have been married for nearly 70. They survived WWII for crying out loud. And time is running out for them. My husband is a wise and sensitive, spiritual man and I know he is helping them through this. That is the only comfort we have right now, that and knowing that their love will live on.
#JASONISBELLANDTHE400UNIT #THENASHVILLESOUND This is a most unusual song title, but the song is gorgeous. Thank you for the lovely music. 😀👍👍👍🎸🎹🥁🎸💜💖💙❤️💛💚🧡
I lost the only love of my life 7 months ago. So miss him and punched a huge whole in my heart. Feel half a person. We played musical instruments and recorded cd's. So I started playing when we were vampires 1 day ago. It resonates with me and I'm playing it like I knew it for a long time. Yes, cherish every moment, because he is gone and someday I'll be gone. He left me a musical legacy.
My dad is dying of cancer after 40 years with my mom. I'm still figuring out how we're going to brave this. I found this song just in time. Thank you. 💞
Watching my father in law lose his only love after 70 years togethet has made this song so poignant. He has a deep lonliness I can't even imagine. It is hard to be the last one standing😢
I loved her, and she knew it. She loved me, and I knew. We thought we would be together for the rest of out lives. Unfortunately, we were only half right. I love you. I miss you.
Literally best song lyrics ever. Period. I never even thought of this situation as the topic of a song. Now having recently lost my mom it brings a special meaning. I cannot imagine what my dad is going through and cannot imagine loss myself after 18 years of marriage and counting. To all the partners out there that truly live for love ❤
My husband just sent me this song and wow. We have been through lots of deaths of loved ones and many trials. I'm so thankful to finally have True Love and I pray we get to be together for the rest of our lives.
Between this song, "Elephant," "Something More Than Free," "Outfit," and about 20 more songs, Jason Isbell is just plain special...like Townes, Steve & Justin Earle are/were special.
Of course this song makes me cry thinking about my husband. But recently, it's made me think of my friend Blue. The dog who has been loyal down to his bones all these years. He's still first at the door to protect us from dangers outside but lately there's been a bit more hobble in his step. His snout is going grey. I love him with all my heart and it will be an absolute sledge hammer when the cosmic winds take him away. Tonight, I'm not gonna snap at him to get off the bed. I will pull him in and cuddle him, and return an 1/8th of the love he has given me.
What a special gift Jason Isbell has. For me personally no one can touch his lyrical ability. His melodic sense is incredible too but damn his words...
I say, "I love you." To my wife each night before bed. If she dies before for me and I am in bed alone I will know I never missed one. This song makes me think of that.
I saw him in concert last year. I cried all through this song. My husband and I have been separated for almost 7 years after over 30 years together. Breaks my heart
My heart aches for the rest of you who have found profound meaning in this, also my beautiful son's favorite song. He was found deceased in San Francisco July 2, 2021.
I am so very sorry for the loss of your precious son; my husband and I lost our son many years ago, and yet, each morning it is new. I know nothing I can say can bring you healing or relief, but my heart is with you. I lost my precious husband shortly before our 44th anniversary; we would have been married 48 years yesterday. He had been terminally ill for 375 days, and his time running out was a gift, for him, to end his suffering. Trying to learn how to be here without him is not something I thought I could do; for quite a while, I wasn't sure I wanted to. Our daughter and sil, and grandchildren have saved my life, and I am slowly coming out of the fog of grief, but some days it feels like a blanket. I feel the weight of the grief some days more than others, but it is a steady dose of heartbreak and missing him that has become my new normal; being the one left behind is not something I would wish on anyone. When we lose someone who is so much a part of us, to our very soul, it is impossible to ever not imagine them being here. I sometimes feel the presence of him and our son; it's as if I can feel them near me, but just out of reach. I am no longer so desperate to leave here, but I do hope it's true that we are rejoined with our loved ones when we do. Otherwise, I don't understand anything about this life and what it means. I wish you much peace and comfort in your healing. It's going to be ok, that much I know. Things will never be the same, but we are going to be ok. ❤
My no. 1 favorite Isbell song. This song hurts right in the center of my chest thinking of what I've lost, but it's not the end... just another hard beginning. Perhaps my vampire is out there.
I just lost my fiance 12 days ago. I've never had anyone love me the way she loved me. I never had to question her love. The feeling I got from her love was unlike anything I'd ever felt. I thought I had found love once before her but once I fell for her, I realized there was no comparison. She was the most honest and caring person I've ever met. I've been completely crushed by this. A part of me died when she passed. Now I'm just going through the motions. On April 23, 2021, my whole world stopped. Now I feel I'm stuck in this terrible moment while the rest of the world moves on. RIP Brandi Roy
Her spirit will always be with you 💕 Love like that never goes away, it just takes a different form. The world needs more people that are capable of love this pure, and it is a better place with you in it. I believe that one day you'll see her again. Until that day, walk the path, remember what she taught you, and spread that love to as many as you can. You are not alone. Stay strong and take care my friend.
I love you. You’re doing great. I’m so proud of you. She’s always there for you, I’m so glad you guys shared as many memories as you did.
The only way to get through the pain is to live each day earning that kind of love she gave you.
The only to earn it is by loving others that very same way.
Loving others that way will inevitably bring future pain. But dont worry...you can do it. She showed you how.
I’m so sorry for your loss and empathize entirely with incomparable love. Thank you for sharing and I hope it gets better.
I felt like I was reading my own words. I lost my husband of 4 years on April 28,2021 our two year wedding anniversary was on the 27th. He is an over the road truck driver and was on his way to Colorado when he had to work on the truck and the cab fell on him and pinned him and he began his new journey. I say out loud often like Mathew is dead I’m NEVER going to get to talk to him ever again. It’s just so unbelievable to me because he is so strong, my Popeye is what I always call him
“Grief is the price we pay for love”
Thats the truth! The price is very, very high, but worth every tear.....and there are endless buckets of those! Just when you think you can't possibly cry any more tears, that you are dried up, along comes Jason Isbell to prove me wrong! Good grief, here they come, every time I listen to this beautifully written song. He is a gifted story teller, no doubt. My late husband would definitely agree; enjoying music was something we did for almost 44 years. It has taken me over 4 years to even be able to listen to any music because of the trauma of losing him, but I figured I may as well get it over with and start with a master at his craft!
one of the deepest lines ever spoken to be honest.
I had 42 years with my soulmate and she crossed over in January. It is the hardest road I’ll ever travel till I'm
back with my love Tracey.
I hope you can find solace in the love you shared and the memories. Sometimes that's all we're allowed. I lost my brother at 42, and every day is a struggle. My heart bleeds for you.
I'm so sorry for your loss 💖
Every time I read this, Robert, I think about you and your Tracy... And I think about me and my Tara, and how one of us will eventually be like you. And I'm really sorry!
Stay strong
That's more time than many of us can hope for. Hope you two are reunited someday. RIP. God bless
40 years. That's how long we were married. Now he's gone. I lost my husband to cancer. "I hope it's not me who's left behind." But here I am. Alone . We always think it will just keep going on, but someone usually has to leave first.
I was lucky. I had someone who lived me unconditionally. It's what sustains me now.
Don't take each other for granted. Say 'I love you. I'm sorry. I'm here for you.' Love freely. That's my advice.
We had almost 44 years; missed our 44th anniversary by 4 months to the day. I agree with your words; kindness, forgiveness, I'm sorry, frequent words of love and admiration, appreciation, avoiding anger, especially petty anger for little to no reason, which is such a waste of precious time. I miss him more than I can barely stand, it's so, so hard; I don't know how I belong, or where I belong, or if I belong anymore. It is a strange existence to be here alone, for how long who knows. It's life altering, devastating, but, here we are. I wish you peace and comfort as you heal.❤
Maybe time running out is a gift....
One of the greatest lines ever written.
Bobby McGraw It's so deep people can't see that far. And that's OK.
Yes yes yes!!!
Our ability to love one another is bound to our mortality.
The context is more amazing. The song as a whole ties that line together into something beautiful. Not to take away from your comment because you're right in a way, but my opinion is the line is amazing because the rest of the lyrics carry so much weight.
Since the moment I heard this line, 'maybe time running out is a gift' it's echoed it my soul. I believe death is indeed a gift.
To have had love, to have love, to give love, to have kissed love, and to have missed love. A blessing, a gift, an ache that is a privilege to feel. To know we have loved that deeply, or to have been loved deeply. How absolutely beautiful!!
If two people truly love each other, there can be no happy end to it. -Hemingway
Oh my god. 😭
Perfect! I've always loved that quote.
Epic
This quote hit me like a rock. Here I am sitting in my car trying to dry my eyes before heading into work.
About a year after my mom died, my dad and I were sitting in the backyard and he just broke down crying and told me he felt so alone without her. It was heartbreaking. I used to just sit back in amazement how much he always cherished her. They are together now.
That knowledge brings peace 💜
So here I am. A Saturday night. His picture smiling at me. We had 56 years together. This song tears me up.
Bless you. I suggest listening to "Something to Love" right after this. 💜💙💚
I cry every single time I hear this song.
Right it gets ya
I cry so good to this song
Tears well spent
Every time, even when listening on repeat....
The most beautiful song I've ever heard.
I have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an always fatal lung disease, that gives you about 3 to 5 years after diagnosis. I heard this song yesterday, and have listened about ten more times. I tried to get my husband to listen, but sadly, he didn't seem interested. It's a beautiful song. I'll add it to my "celebration of life" playlist.
Wishing you peace, comfort and love ❤
GOD bless you! I’ll pray for you.
I wonder if he will listen to it on repeat, with a heart full of regret.
@@marymem9864I can sort of understand his resistance. It’s a beautiful song, but it might actually hit him ‘too hard’ right at this moment. I’m wishing the longest possible life and love to everyone here. 😢
@@shawnieBaby 🩵
To the 400+ people who gave this tear jerking song the thumbs down, please seek immediate medical attention, I fear your heart has stopped beating.
Omg who could give this a thumbs down...
@@andrewweibel2218 white people =/ they just dont understand emotioins unfortunatley
They are vampires
I miss the good old thumbs down days
@@andrewweibel2218people who just don’t like this type of music?
When his voice crack on “I hope it isn’t me who’s left behind.............💔💔
I'm a grown ass 40 year old man who has done hard labor my whole life. This song made me fucking cry when I actually listened to the lyrics. I love my wife so damn much, I hope I pass away before she does because I just cannot imagine a world without her by my side. Thanks Isbell, you made me feel like a pussy for a short moment.
emotions are not a sign of weakness, they are a sign that you're human.
Hoss YOU music does the same to me. So sad yet beautiful
I came across this a year after my husband died...so bittersweet 💔💔
Real men are comfortable enough in their own skin to be able to show emotions...tears mean you are human & have a soul. Music = emotion
Emotions are good and consider yourself a lucky man!
This song has caused me to revaluate my actions in my marriage and those things that I allow to divide us. Life is too short, and love is too important. I want my wife to have a long and full life, but I do hope that she leaves me behind. I don't want her to have to navigate this place alone.
Four years later, a guy in Argentina felt so related to your comment that brings him to tears...thanks, I hope you have a peaceful life, mate.
Yes, life is too short for divisions. I always hoped I'd go to the other side before him because I knew I couldn't stand a life without him. 25 years later I was strong enough to let him go. Been a widow for 20 years now.
❤️🤍
Sending healing streams of grace to you and your wife ❤
I don't know you but I love you. And I'm proud you had that realization. And I hope you and your family are healthy and happy!
My husband and I just saw Jason open for Turnpike. When this song started, I immediately started crying; this song just destroys me.
This song is a wake up call. I have had 47 years with my wife so far, I can’t tell how much longer we might have. So i’m just trying to be kinder to my only love.
Lyric :
It's not the long, flowing dress that you're in
Or the light coming off of your skin
The fragile heart you protected for so long
Or the mercy in your sense of right and wrong
It's not your hands searching slow in the dark
Or your nails leaving love's watermark
It's not the way you talk me off the roof
Your questions like directions to the truth
It's knowing that this can't go on forever
Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone
Maybe we'll get forty years together
But one day I'll be gone
Or one day you'll be gone
If we were vampires and death was a joke
We'd go out on the sidewalk and smoke
And laugh at all the lovers and their plans
I wouldn't feel the need to hold your hand
Maybe time running out is a gift
I'll work hard 'til the end of my shift
And give you every second I can find
And hope it isn't me who's left behind
It's knowing that this can't go on forever
Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone
Maybe we'll get forty years together
But one day I'll be gone
Or one day you'll be gone
It's knowing that this can't go on forever
Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone
Maybe we'll get forty years together
But one day I'll be gone
One day you'll be gone
Thank you
Beautiful
Thank you! I never understood why music videos don't provide lyrics...
This song got me through the death of my husband, and I’m forever grateful!
I lost both to my parents to cancer with in 3 years of each other . They spent 40 years + together but when my mom died my father gave up . I hear so much of what he told me in those 3 years about how he felt about my mom in this song . I listen to it 3 times and have yet to get thru it with out tears . This is the mark of a true craftsman at his art when they can punch you in the heart with words . Thank you Mr Isbell for the tears !
/hugs
I’m so sorry 😔 I just lost my girlfriend and it has been a rough time since.
Its beautiful. Only word that makes sense to describe it to me. Sad but beautiful.
@Tyrone Murray My heart is with you
Sorry for your loss my friend.
I never knew a song about death could be so heart warming & beautiful. Still this song is truly about life.
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I was not planning on crying today, but here we are.
My wife of 33 years passed 5 years ago this last October the 25th.
It is like yesterday every day.
I just lost my husband after 40 years together and feel like this song was written for me. There is a hard truth in the line, "maybe time running out is a gift." If you know that the life of the person you love will be abbreviated, you will tell them everything you feel for them every day that you have together, so nothing is left unsaid when the last day comes. We should do that anyway. You can never know when the person you love will be snatched from you. You want them to know how much they are loved before it is too late to tell them.
All those things you worry about leaving unsaid? If your love was true, and it certainly appears it was, they weren't unsaid, they simply weren't spoken aloud. The loved one still heard them, and understood.
I am very sorry for the loss of your husband; I feel your sorrow and grief, as I lost my husband 4 months to the day before our 44th anniversary; yesterday would have been 48 years. I actually remember feeling comforted in knowing that nothing of any meaning was left unsaid between us; not one thing. In the darkest moments of my grief, when I wasn't sure that I could stay here without him, feeling totally drenched by the grief, I found comfort knowing that he never had to wonder if I loved him, and I never had to wonder either; he said it and showed me every day; when he lost his ability to speak or write, I could see it in his beautiful eyes, when I was trying to memorize his face, as if I could ever forget it. But our time running out was a gift for him; he was finally at peace, without pain; I try to honor his bravery by having hope. It is my wish that 2 years later, this finds you with much hope, peace, and serenity in your healing. This is a long journey we are on, and I hope you are feeling joy again, as he would want for you to.❤
I had 21 years with my amazing husband. I truly believe we would grow old together. Had to say goodbye to him 2 months ago. I love you so much my love.
My grandfather passed away last week, one of the best men I've known. So sweet, so optimistic, and so caring. Me and my mom were driving to Chicago to his funeral, and I was shuffling music, and this came up. I heard the first few lines, and instantly I started crying, and my mom did too. We both were just crying in the car, listening to this song. It was a moment that I will never forget for the rest of my life. Everytime I listen to it I tear up, and every time I listen to it, I think of him. I love you Papa
This song for me has become deeply associated with the loss of my grandfather as well. My grandmother is the one left behind right now, trying to figure out how to navigate this life/ world without her partner of 67+ years. Similar to you, my grandfather was the best man (human, really) I've ever known (and possibly ever will now). My brother directed me towards this song in the wake of my grandfather's passing, and it truly fit the situation. Such a heartbreakingly beautiful gift of a song.
Sending thoughts of comfort and peace your way as you cope with your loss.
Sending you love from Indiana
My mom passed away 3 days ago at 42😢 I've always loved this song and I know its about a married couple but it means so much more to me than it ever has before
Im sorry :/ lost mine around the same age. Losing a mom is so difficult. It has been a few years since she passed, and I will tell you that you will never stop missing her. Never. It will always feel as intense. The only relief is that the missing moments will be less frequent as time goes on.
Hey man, I can kinda relate to your pain, I'm currently losing mine, she's currently 46 and stuck in bed, her MS has become progressive and we doubt she will get better, I fear for her life and my father's future, it pains me to see family be struck down like this and I've just been showed this song by my father, it couldn't be more perfect
@@chestfarter4207 im sorry to hear that id love to say it gets easy with time gods know I wish it was true but after time has past from when I first commented it still hurts things happen to me during the day and I rush to tell her but she's gone but you just got to accept it and move never forget your dead but don't forget the living as well don't forget or neglect them cause they love you to and no amount of weed or alcohol will bring them back so don't try, im being straight up no sugar coating
@@adamturner2507 thank you man, I really needed that, have a good night
@@chestfarter4207 you to
*It's knowing that this can't go on forever*
*Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone*
*Maybe we'll get forty years together*
*But one day I'll be gone or one day you'll be gone*
Lyrics that ring true and break my heart.
My love and I had more than 30 years together and we both knew due to his health the last decade, that he would likely be the first to leave.
Still nothing can prepare a person for the reality of losing your best friend, lover, partner and husband.
With his hand in mine and my heart on his chest I heard his heart beat for the last time.
He's still with me and I know we'll be together again when the time is meant to be. But life is very different when you lose the one who held your heart.
Nia the Gulf Gypsy i
:( :)
My heart and prayers go out to you
#JASONISBELLANDTHE400UNIT #THENASHVILLESOUND Love is grand. Jason Isbell, your song is splendid. Think I will play it at my wedding to my beloved #GraysonClark. It is so romantic 😀👍👍💙🎸🥁🎹🎸🧡💚💛❤️💙💖💜
"Someone once told me that time is a predator that seeks to destroy us. But I like to think that time is a friend that reminds us not to take things for granted because they will never happen again. After all we are but only mortal." Captain Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation
Chris Puksta ❤️
Mind. Blown.
I always wanted this kind of music to be played on Star Trek and get the crews reaction. I remember Picard was fascinated by the written records of a village scribe on a type 0 planet.
Aint that the truth. Live it up and your kindness will be rewarded.
Nerd
A year ago, I shared this song with my amazing partner after she returned from summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro at the age of 62. We had met after we both turned 60. I was widowed, and she had never married. She found the lyrics equally poignant and said, "This is our song." Six months later, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died in 3 months. It was a brief and brutal battle. There was no way we could have predicted how the powerful lyrics of this song would apply to our own relationship. How I wish we could have had 40 years together.
Grief is an ember of love
I wish there was someone I loved this much. That i could have these words.....
Me to Bro
You guys will find it
You're gonna find it. I never thought I would but he sings this to me a lot and I cry a little everytime... it's possible i swear 😭💕💕
I had it once...but he loved alcohol more than me and our children. 😢
Not entirely sure it’s worth the heartache, tbh
maybe time running out is a gift
i´ll work hard til the end of my shift
and give you every second i can find
and hope it isn´t me who´s left behind
that fucking hurts a lot
My dad plays the guitar, he’s been playing this song as long as I can remember, he’d always sit down in the kitchen, pick in hand, while he sung with my mother, i would just sit on the ground and watch them in awe. I’m a teenager now, we’re a bit distant, he’s working hard on building his own office, my mom currently works from home, but she wants to do more, we don’t really have time to hang out anyone, I usually spend my time in my room writing, I’m currently writing my own song about some of my personal struggles, even though I’ve been writing songs since I was a kid, I sing and play the drums, but I’ve always been a sucker for acoustic guitar, back when he had to the time we would sit in the car and he’d always play Jason Isbell or Billy Joel, which my grandpa used to play with him in the car, anytime I hear either of them I think of him. I miss being a kid. This song always makes me cry.
It's beautiful that you had a relationship with your dad like that. Perhaps he doesn't realize how much you miss him. Let him know! Sometimes we parents don't realize how much our teens still need us. At that age, we tend to think you'd rather not have old mom or dad around as much. It's nice that you realize that your parents' time away is bc they're working hard to build a better life for your family. Just ask for a few minutes of time in the car to play & sing together. Let him know you've been missing him & his much that time has meant to you in the past. I'm sure it will make his day!
Tell him how you feel. ❤️
EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. IS. A. GIFT.
Act accordingly.
I took a few minutes to read the comments. The effect this song has on people is amazing. This song is a gift to people. It encompasses so many emotions in words maybe we didn't know how to express. Thank you Jason Isbell.
I agree; it seems that Jason Isbell has a gift in that he can often express what we feel better than we ever could. He truly is gifted in that way.
My Goodness Jason. You and the ,400 Unit , even though I have recently stumbled upon y'all, about a year I reckon.
Since the unimaginable tragic loss of greats like Charlie Pride, and John Prime and so many others..I feared we'd not have us any more GREAT storyteller.. thank you for bringing it with that down home style, and real insight into life's curve balls .
This song hits so close to home with me. I almost passed earlier this year, and my wife and I had our 40th anniversary in October. I almost left her alone. Dying doesn't frighten me, what does is leaving her in a mess. I've gotten my health under control, hopefully we'll have another 40 years together.
My husband came home today and told me that he heard the saddest sing today. He shared this song with me. Little does he know I pray he goes first, so that he won’t be left alone suffering. I think about this a lot. I love him so much!
I think about this too… men aren’t as strong as women emotionally… they seem to give up when the woman goes. I am sick, and I know he will probably outlive me, but I hope to god he doesn’t. I would rather him die with me there than me die with him there. I want him to be meeting me at the gates waiting for my arrival.
@@ThatGothicArtist Know that whichever of you goes first, the other will be there to greet you with open arms, and a joyous embrace! I so anxiously await the day I'm re-united with my beloved wife, to spend eternity in paradise. Still here after 5+ years. So very long....
@Jason Isbell Sir- A good friend of mine sent me this song of yours a few days after my beloved wife of 34 years "crossed over" in July, 2017.
I cannot TELL you how many times I've played it, I wind up bawling like a baby each time. After a couple of years, I began "binge playing" "Tired of traveling alone" when I thought I might be ready to "start a new chapter".
Truth be told, I wasn't ready then. I've since accepted that I will NEVER be ready.
Just "biding my time".
Thank you for the beauty you bring to this old world.
I want to die one minute before my wife does
This is going to be one of those songs that I love but can’t listen to. Married 25 years. He’s retired (police) due to serious health problems. So yeah. I’ll be saving this one for the days I need to cry.
Or, as my mum did when she introduced me to this song - this can be the "I can't put it in words, but this is how I feel" song you share with him.
Ok ledger is listeing this song in Reminders of him ❤
This song maximizes the definition of life.
One hour ago I lost 2 of my dearest friends of 40 some years to covid. They were put in the same room placed there hands together and removed them of of the ventilator's. RIP Billy and Donna, I will never forget you and will always love you guys. My baby girl sent me this song, it touched home.
Aw… That’s how I would want to go. I would want to be with the man I love. Die together.
im here because of reminders of him!!!
Same loll
As you describe her, its like you have a huge precious jewel in your hands, i can see the glow. To have known this beautiful love has been such a blessing. Obviously bringing out the best in you. Honor it by striving to live on , hopefully with purpose and success. And God will bless you again perhaps, with another soul mate
...crying so hard I had to pull the car over...wow
My husband and I saw them last year and we were both crying !
Jason Isbell is the truth.
@Joy Miller
Bless your little heart! Now you made me cry!! I hadn't heard this song till I saw Unit 400 (?) play it live on an NBC morning news show THIS morning! Isn't it strange the things we get attached to, the things that "move" us!? It's like bringing humility and humanity to the table!
Loads of empathy make us more sensitive, more in tune with life.
Glad you pulled over!! Be safe, even more so in the world at this particular time!
@@zombieagogojr well I guess this song didn't mean as much to her as it does to you
@@zombieagogojr it sucks to tie a memory to a song like this then things don't work out. Trust me I know man. I'll just say this im pissed that after 10 years to find out on 10th anniversary that I wasted Thank You by Led Zeppelin as the song we danced to at our wedding. Music has powerful meaning to me but some people only hear with their ears not their heart and soul. I'm just here listening to this on way home so I can redo my version from a week or so ago . Blew my voice out up all night learning to play note for note and sing it for my voice to shit out when I was confident to record and upload it for somebody who requested it and I hope understands i only uploaded blown voice version just to show i got it and will make it better. Will see later if they really give a shit. Check it out if you want on my channel but singing is fucked. New version will be up soon I hope. I'm down tunning guitar right now.
I came from the book "reminders of him" lmao nice music
Same!!
Same bestie!!!
Just heard this song this morning around 6:00 am. It has been on repeat ever since.
It is now 7: 17 in the pm.
Genaro Cuellar oh my god it's 6:00am right now and I'm listening this for the first time in my life. Feel like something's changed
I got this album on release day, this song stood out from the beginning and the next 3 days were like that.
My love had me listen to this song and I had it on repeat the next 24 hours.. it's so beautiful. I love you more than anything Joseph
I just got done reading, 'reminders of him' but Colleen Hoover and my heart just can't take it rn...
I definitely didn't search this song just because in the book 'reminders of his' ledger mentioned this song😀
Sorry i meant 'reminders of him'
It's not the long, flowing dress that you're in
Or the light coming off of your skin
The fragile heart you protected for so long
Or the mercy in your sense of right and wrong
It's not your hands searching slow in the dark
Or your nails leaving love's watermark
It's not the way you talk me off the roof
Your questions like directions to the truth
It's knowing that this can't go on forever
Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone
Maybe we'll get forty years together
But one day I'll be gone
Or one day you'll be gone
If we were vampires and death was a joke
We'd go out on the sidewalk and smoke
And laugh at all the lovers and their plans
I wouldn't feel the need to hold your hand
Maybe time running out is a gift
I'll work hard 'til the end of my shift
And give you every second I can find
And hope it isn't me who's left behind
It's knowing that this can't go on forever
Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone
Maybe we'll get forty years together
But one day I'll be gone
Or one day you'll be gone
It's knowing that this can't go on forever
Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone
Maybe we'll get forty years together
But one day I'll be gone
One day you'll be gone
I have no idea why this song doesn't have 500+ million views.
because the tribe who controls the music industry does everything it can to suppress love for kith and kin.
The universe guided me to Jason's Isbell and Sturgill Simpson's music. Tyler Childers too. I've battled with addiction, crippling anxiety, and the loss of my baby boy and I have found hope and comfort through music. Anybody struggling out there, I understand. You are all in my prayers
I've been in the same situation. Even down to losing a baby boy. Jason Isbell and Whiskey Myers have been my two life savers. YOU are in my thoughts and prayers.
You as well. Don't give up. Let the loving take a hold
@@trailerrrtrashhh bless you
Sturghill brought me here and he brought me to look at life in the turtles all the way down type of way. I'm glad the universe brings us together in this comment. Walk in light brother.
My parents put this song on and sing it to each other and I cannot handle it I have to go cry each time lol I'm gonna cry rn
This is such a beautiful and meaningful song. I lost the love of my life just shy of our 40 years together. This song brings up so many memories and feelings. Thank you
I'm so sorry, SandraBevr; I share your feelings, as I lost my husband shortly before our 44th anniversary; it's as if we have been thrown out in the street, belonging nowhere, and with nowhere to go! It's such a lost feeling, I truly wasn't sure if I could stay here without my husband; I'm sure that you know what I mean when I say that I didn't even remember me before him. Before "us"; if I was no longer Mrs. Him, than what was I?! It's such an indescribable feeling of not belonging anywhere; at least that's how I felt. I hope that things are getting better for you; I hope you have found some peace and serenity in your healing.❤
i want to be loved like this
This is the most beautiful song ever written. ❤️
I couldn't agree more.
Lost my soulmate when he was 26 & I was 24. Sounds like some of the deep conversations we had while he was sick and dying.
This song winds its way deep down inside a place I've tried to get rid of, or at least deny; the longing for another human to share my life with. Being alone should be enough, shouldn't it? I'm no longer young, and the feeling that lays me flat is that it will always be like this.
However, it isn't my story that stands out. It's all the stories in this comment section.
This song always makes me cry. Wish I had that 40 yrs with a person. Just wasnt meant for me I guess. The whole love thing. So I think of my father instead. Who passed away 6/13/10. We didn't get 40 yrs.
"I'll work hard 'til the end of my shift
And give you every second I can find
And hope it isn't me who's left behind" ...
Congratulations on the Grammy Award, well deserved.
I don't think I could survive a live performance of this song
thought of listening to this song after seeing it in chapter 26 of CoHo's Reminders of Him ♥️
SAME
me and my ex use to listen to this all the time now me and my partner listen to it together. i dont feel the pain anymore my partner brought a new light into my life after mine was stolen and this song helps me remember that
you're like 2 why do you have "partners''-
@@horseconfused im 15
If we were Vampires tragic and cerebral at the same time . We need more Jason Isbell .
"The mercy in your sense of right and wrong."
Wow. Powerful.
Momento mori. A beautiful reminder to love your people wholeheartedly while they are here.
To love and be loved so passionately..
I'm here cause of some man's cool wife, and seeing all these comments...man the world's a rough place. R.I.P to All your Loved Ones.
same xd
This song is a masterpiece. It is a subtle reminder that we should make the best of everyday and be grateful no matter what! Eucharisteo!
I had 11 years with my late husband. Thank you for this song.
I proposed to a woman this weekend. I've know her since 1998...My whole life was filled with the romance of having grandparents and parents that got their 40 years together...me and my bride to be won't be as fortunate. She just turned 48 and I did last October. This song will be played at the wedding. I'm trying my best to see if #JasonIsbell will be anywhere close to the area or would be able to zoom in on that day for this. We are both old souls and this song touches us both deeply. Either way..that you for putting your heart on paper . As we are both musicians I know how hard that can be.
I've been trying to learn this song but I can't get through it without choking up. There's something about the line "I wouldn't find the need to hold your hand" that gets me every time
For me it’s either “it’s not the way you talked me off the roof” or “maybe time running out is a gift”
Ridiculously good.
What a song. Always brings to mind the film Only Lovers Left Alive. I wonder if he's seen it.
My husband, the love of my life, is with his parents right now in Germany. They have known each other for more than 85 years. They have been married for nearly 70. They survived WWII for crying out loud. And time is running out for them. My husband is a wise and sensitive, spiritual man and I know he is helping them through this. That is the only comfort we have right now, that and knowing that their love will live on.
Best love song ever written. Period.
Lost my husband before we got out 40 years, he died awaiting a heart transplant. This song, I cannot stop listening to it.
Thank you
Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️
#JASONISBELLANDTHE400UNIT #THENASHVILLESOUND This is a most unusual song title, but the song is gorgeous. Thank you for the lovely music. 😀👍👍👍🎸🎹🥁🎸💜💖💙❤️💛💚🧡
The song is about love, and mortality and how the two intertwine. The title's perfect!
I lost the only love of my life 7 months ago. So miss him and punched a huge whole in my heart. Feel half a person. We played musical instruments and recorded cd's. So I started playing when we were vampires 1 day ago. It resonates with me and I'm playing it like I knew it for a long time. Yes, cherish every moment, because he is gone and someday I'll be gone. He left me a musical legacy.
Hello Barbara, how are you doing, hope you are having a great day ?
Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️
@@jasonisbell7390 your so welcome....I play it almost every day. Song is so truthful.
My dad is dying of cancer after 40 years with my mom. I'm still figuring out how we're going to brave this. I found this song just in time. Thank you. 💞
Watching my father in law lose his only love after 70 years togethet has made this song so poignant. He has a deep lonliness I can't even imagine. It is hard to be the last one standing😢
True dat
I loved her, and she knew it. She loved me, and I knew. We thought we would be together for the rest of out lives. Unfortunately, we were only half right. I love you. I miss you.
Literally best song lyrics ever. Period. I never even thought of this situation as the topic of a song. Now having recently lost my mom it brings a special meaning. I cannot imagine what my dad is going through and cannot imagine loss myself after 18 years of marriage and counting. To all the partners out there that truly live for love ❤
My husband just sent me this song and wow. We have been through lots of deaths of loved ones and many trials. I'm so thankful to finally have True Love and I pray we get to be together for the rest of our lives.
Between this song, "Elephant," "Something More Than Free," "Outfit," and about 20 more songs, Jason Isbell is just plain special...like Townes, Steve & Justin Earle are/were special.
We'd go out on the sidewalk and smoke -- thank you for this lyric... we got 42 years
Of course this song makes me cry thinking about my husband. But recently, it's made me think of my friend Blue. The dog who has been loyal down to his bones all these years. He's still first at the door to protect us from dangers outside but lately there's been a bit more hobble in his step. His snout is going grey. I love him with all my heart and it will be an absolute sledge hammer when the cosmic winds take him away.
Tonight, I'm not gonna snap at him to get off the bed. I will pull him in and cuddle him, and return an 1/8th of the love he has given me.
What a special gift Jason Isbell has. For me personally no one can touch his lyrical ability. His melodic sense is incredible too but damn his words...
You’re right. Wow he’s good.
You’d love Donovan woods. He’s great too. Listen to “next year” by him.
How incredibly honest. This is what country should be, considerate.
How did I just find this beautiful song?
I say, "I love you." To my wife each night before bed. If she dies before for me and I am in bed alone I will know I never missed one. This song makes me think of that.
If only I had 40 years with you. I would appreciate every minute, every cup of coffee, every song...
thank you colleen hoouver for mentioning this wonderful song in the book "a second chance" 😭❤️
Possibly the greatest song ever written IMO
I saw him in concert last year. I cried all through this song. My husband and I have been separated for almost 7 years after over 30 years together. Breaks my heart
My heart aches for the rest of you who have found profound meaning in this, also my beautiful son's favorite song. He was found deceased in San Francisco July 2, 2021.
I am so very sorry for the loss of your precious son; my husband and I lost our son many years ago, and yet, each morning it is new. I know nothing I can say can bring you healing or relief, but my heart is with you. I lost my precious husband shortly before our 44th anniversary; we would have been married 48 years yesterday. He had been terminally ill for 375 days, and his time running out was a gift, for him, to end his suffering. Trying to learn how to be here without him is not something I thought I could do; for quite a while, I wasn't sure I wanted to. Our daughter and sil, and grandchildren have saved my life, and I am slowly coming out of the fog of grief, but some days it feels like a blanket. I feel the weight of the grief some days more than others, but it is a steady dose of heartbreak and missing him that has become my new normal; being the one left behind is not something I would wish on anyone. When we lose someone who is so much a part of us, to our very soul, it is impossible to ever not imagine them being here. I sometimes feel the presence of him and our son; it's as if I can feel them near me, but just out of reach. I am no longer so desperate to leave here, but I do hope it's true that we are rejoined with our loved ones when we do. Otherwise, I don't understand anything about this life and what it means. I wish you much peace and comfort in your healing. It's going to be ok, that much I know. Things will never be the same, but we are going to be ok. ❤
words won't be enough to express just HOW MUCH I love this song 😭
It's like Edgar Allan Poe came back to life for but a fleeing glimpse to pen the lyrics to this gorgeous country rock ballad.
@Jason Isbell to be honest, yes. But it is certainly a pleasant surprise.
Jason Isbell is a true master of musical storytelling! #NashvilleAF
My no. 1 favorite Isbell song. This song hurts right in the center of my chest thinking of what I've lost, but it's not the end... just another hard beginning. Perhaps my vampire is out there.