Aye u never know someone's situation. A homeless man don't mean junkie, and even if they are, you could still offer help. A little kindness goes a long way.
I seen a rich man beg, I seen a good man sin, I seen a tough man cry, I seen a loser win, a sad man grin, heard an honest man lie….one of the hardest rhymes you will ever hear! 🔥
I was a convicted felon. trying to get a bed at the mission. down on my luck ready to give up at 30...16 years later got a great job making a 100k a year , my own pad and I even use the crosswalk to cross a street. Life uas it's twists and terns but it's up to us to make that change
I've seen a similar scene set down before me; what I saw (and worse: what I heard) was the sight of an empty seat where once someone so young I had just met sat, and laughed...and lived, and I sung an empty anthem at them, silently, since I couldn't say anything out loud without crying (can't write now without letting out even a little more), as I lay this down before you, unknown, no one and nothing says you'll even see silent tears I learned to cry from the violent years of my youth when it was I that got hit, and slapped around and out of the room if I woke up a still-drunken adult too soon, while someone was hung over after a night of hanging out, and partying down with various partners, something partly didn't seem right, yet to me it was a regular sight and if I made a sound unsettling their rest I was blessed with a hurl of slaps, smacked around the room, the very speech of Hate and Selfishness blasted into my face from some who Fate placed there to teach me about some myth everyone else called Love, so I learned to stay silent until I left for school; later days, in those crowded rooms I learned to stay quiet about everything that was happening to me, since I was constantly being moved around it was easy to not make a sound and quickly go from being unnoticed, or once known, seen as unlikely to succeed, unknown to them was the nightly insanity I saw, but mostly heard, as an only child of divorced parents, I learned to love the silent library, and love being alone since that guaranteed silence, at least a lot less violence hurled at me by others who would later profess they loved me and that it was my nine-year-old self that was lying in Court about their violence and poisoned resource. Now I've gone on and grown up, I've gained the awful knowledge I've learned a lesson only Life shows when it's they taken away too soon and not there that are teaching the awful life lessons of pain that I had autocorrected to be seen as Hate and heard as insanity, since I couldn't imagine a sane God made the scene real, to be asked to join strangers in a new to me older tradition of spirituality, so I left town to go farther East than ever before, to meet new people my Mom was adopted by, this new family of hers was now (back then, about '96) supposed to be mine, too, and it certainly felt like it when I was trusted just to keep an eye on their smallest, a nine year old girl, and, being in public, there wasn't ever a threat to defend her from, but I finally had a potential use for the violent aspect and I had to let it go, instead, so we went swimming in a fine hotel's cold swimming pool, and she then ran from there to the jacuzzi; and back again, repeatedly, but it somehow was enough to set her off into septic shock, and I didn't know what to do except get her out of the pool and to her parents, but by the time I found them she was gone.
@hollywoodsaint5 My good friend who we have a hate relationshiop. We were homeless at times together, but not romantically in love. We are still that way, but I just got so stoned I don't remember the topic.
This song came out when I was 19. I am now 43 and have lived every word of this song. Don't ever judge someone, you have no idea the burdens they are carrying. Be kind. To others and to yourself. *EDIT* THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO COMMENTED ON THIS POST. I didn't expect so many people to relate to it but it makes me happy to see how many kind individuals there are out there. God Speed to ALL of you!
I just posted almost the same thing. We were young and dumb 25 years ago. Now we are grown up and this song hits too close to home. Many died from drug addictions, suicide, etc. It's a crazy world 🌏
Wrong. You have no idea who anyone is until they show you. Judging people ends up harming all parties involved. I am old enough to know better, maybe one day you will be as well.@@AjninHaru
We timed comment. Presently teaching my daughter how to drive and have been showing her the times when I extend courtesy to my fellow driver to add a little positive energy to their day.
This song truly explains the pains of life. Never kick a man when they’re down , help them up if can . Most not all people seem to not care about one another anymore. Sad world we live in . Anyone reading this god bless you .
@@stevebailey8890 all it take is one good thing to make your bad times get gone so even if it is just holding a door for some old lady you will feel much better. you are bigger than any problem that comes your way you are loved its going to be ok buddy
I was a hopeless alcoholic. I lost everything but I got sober. I got it back. All of it. Today June 3, 2024 I have four years sober. Never judge anyone lest you be judged. I lived this song.
@@RELENTLESS_CLIPZZ I understand. But, you don’t want to end up where I did. Alcohol is not the answer. It feels like it is. But, it will take everything until it takes your life. Job, home, family, self worth…until you are alone with it. That’s why alcohol is called a spirit. Respect man. I know your struggle.
if i come out the liquar store and theres a man sittin on the ground leaning up against the building...if i got it on me i give em 10 bucks knowing dam well hes gonna buy boose with it...i mean what else is he gonna do with it ...put it towards his tuition to Harvard..
I lived in a homeless shelter, lost everything. I heard this song when I was 17, I’m now 36 and I feel like it foreshadowed my life. I’m now thriving and still currently loving this song.
Been there Sara. Emancipated minor and living in a broke down car at 16. I took responsibility for my actions, received my GED in basic training, outlived most of my addict friends, never looked back but never forgot either. Good for you sister👍
This song is a timeless testament to a fundamental truth of humanity. Life is fucked up for a lot of people, but if we take the time to understand each other, then none of us is ever truly alone.
"Seen a Rich man beg, seen a good man sin, and seen a tough man cry. Seen a looser win and a sad man grin, heard an honest man lie." This line hit me hard. Reminds us all to stay humble. Life has sent me to the mat a few times but I keep getting back up and learn from whatever knocks you down in life.
I'm 57 n I agree unlike Alex's comments I believe I have a wide range of music especially w teenagers but this song sticks to me also don't mind it but no fowl language to get the point across
There used be a woman I knew back when I was 20 years old. I liked her alot. She used to hang out with my friends and I but I was super shy. So I found out one night that she loved this song. I also loved this song. Over the weeks I would play this song whenever she was around to get her to come and ask who was controlling the music/who owned the ipod. Eventually we started connecting. 11 years later we are still married and happier than ever. I owe almost everything great in my life to this song. EDIT: 2 years later we are still married and so happy together. This comment thread is honestly my greatest internet memory. Everytime yall comment it reminds of this awesome memory I have. Cheers! EDIT EDIT: TREAT YOUR WOMAN LIKE A QUEEN! Edit 27 March 2024: 500 replies. Can't reply anymore. Glad everybody enjoys my mushy love story about my wonderful wife haha. We are still together for sure and I dont see it ending at any point in the future.
I remember listening to this song with my dad in the early 2000s. He passed away sadly due to an accidental overdose while I was in a treatment center for opiates. I remember leaving the service and sitting down with some roommates of mine breaking down crying. Out of nowhere my house manager comes into the room, picks up the guitar, and starts playing this song. This is the only song I would ever tie to my father especially on an acoustic guitar. It took me back instantly to riding in my fathers truck and him showing me all of his favorite songs. I never believed in any sort of afterlife or anything spiritual until after that moment. I knew that was my fathers way of saying everything will be alright and I will never forget it. I love and miss you so much papa and I hope you're looking down at me proud....
God is good my man, I've been addicted since I found my dad's hard core porn stash at age 8...started smoking weed at 12..I've never stopped and I am so glad I found God, He's saving me as we speak, so the best advice I can give is DON'T GIVE UP, it will get better God bless you 🙏 don't quit
@@stevefleming356 it was a success but if I asked random people if they know who Everlast is or if they know the song What it’s like, I’d mostly get blank stares. Some might go “oh yeah, I know Everlast, they make great gym clothes.”
My mom always played this song after my dad passed, she said it had a bigger meaning. I never fully understood. He was a good man that got lost and didn’t have anyone to help him when he needed it. I listen to it a lot to remind myself we all have our own paths and struggles. Him and this song taught me to never judge someone, but to offer my help.
I'm 76 years old, and I believe this is one of the best songs and videos ever! The tone of the song is much like an updated version of the protest songs we heard in the 60's and 70's. We didn't have the videos, of course, but we saw some of it live on television. The music and scenes match perfectly - great job Everlast!
@@deanmaker.4916 That kind of thinking is exactly why we cant have nice things in the world. Be good to others, you dont know what they have been through.
I will not help people that don't work and want to be a bum always asking for cigarettes and money I have had it they ask for cigarettes and money instead of that just ask for a job .
Im 38 years old and I just connected the dots that this songs lyrics are one of the first things I remember on my path to becoming an empathetic man, I really thought about these lyrics as a young man. Wow, thank Everlast.
THE MOST HONEST LINE IN THIS SONG, talking about all the high scale experience he's had... " You know where it ends usually depends on where you start." Just the raw insight that he knows where he came from, how fortunate he is and his eyes are still open to everything around him regardless.
But also sees everyone around him going though the things they are while being judged. And they don't know what's its like...till they have been in there shoes!! Best song ever ❤
That's very interesting to me, because I always thought he was referencing that statement to his relationship experience... You know...-like if you start a relationship with a gorgeous cheater, after "helping" them cheat on their lover... In the future they are definitely going to cheat on you. Or you on them. Or both. Or the relationship will just end because you can never fully trust each other. But now that I've lived a little longer, I've met couples who started, "dirty" ... And are still together to this day. So, who really knows. But it's beautiful how these lyrics stir the souls of everyone here enough to type about it. 🙂
@@cuccarachaa5722 I’ve never even considered this lyric to be about a relationship, but it totally can. However, I think using the lyric in a general sense so that it can apply to every interpretation is what he was going for. Thank you for posting.
I remember expecting something vastly different and potentially only something to ridicule, instead it's for only solo karaoke because it's dedicated to more and more spirits every year
This song teaches a valuable lesson. Be humble and respect everyone including those who you dont know because you dont k ow what they went through or are going through currently. God bless yall
Reading the comments here has touched my heart so much it makes me cry. So MANY people have shared painful stories that were made better because of this song. I can't thank Everlast enough for writing and producing this song. I dare to say it is anointed by something bigger than us. My heart goes out to all the people who have shared their stories here.
This song got me through so many relapses and many MANY days spent rotting away in detox. This year marks 11 years clean. I'm not looking back but I can honestly say that this song played a vital role in my rehabilitation story.good stuff.all started with my Drill Instructor in bootcamp playing it to me for the first time when it dropped when I was having a tough day....
It's amazing how many intricate guitar songs there are our there that are pretty good - then you hear this simple 3-chord song that is insanely phenomenal . Keepin it simple is often the way to go - timeless tune!
I'm 40 and I tell my husband this is one of my soul songs. I love this song. It's about not judging people. We all come from different situations. But unless you walk a mile in someone else's shoes....
64 years old & never get tired of listenting to this song. Still have have the cd. You guys will always rock & tell it like it is. Hope some people are really listening to the story
The best cure for depression is helping someone else. Seeing the joy on your face when you change someone’s life, is addictive. You’re gonna want it again. Joy is contagious.
I was homeless over 20 years ago. Today I an advocate for the voiceless who are suffering. I know what it feels like to have nothing and have complete strangers help me, I also know what it feels like to be judged. Today I speak to empower change and now that I have money I am able to help those in need!
When you help others you soon learn you are really helping yourself. Humility, humbleness, and love.kindness are life's lessons. Also, judge not least you be judged.
@@cv6442No point in giving someone a fish, they just become dependent on you, unless you are manipulative and that's what you want. The trick is to teach people to fish. Unfortunately not everyone wants to learn to fish, and people who DO fish after a point don't feel like being slaves to those that won't.
This song never will get old. It is full of compassion and knowledge. So well written, and most of all, a beautiful man thought enough about it to write a song about it.
I have been homeless and pregnant and 15 and nothing to eat, my son was born 2 months early and under weight. I kept both of my children, they are every fiber of my being. So when you see a homeless person or a young pregnant girl down on their luck please don't just pass them by and please don't judge. God bless.
And the thing that irritates me the most is at Christmas the wealthy will help a homeless person, pat themselves on the back, then spend the rest of the year complaining about them. I make $400/month as a caregiver for my disabled sister. I STILL help the homeless all year long. Once a month, I go find one, and help however I can. Not patting myself on the back. I could be one of them any minute.
If you're always thinking about what other people are doing, how they think of themselves or others, etc; you aren't going to make it to homeplate either. ^^
Everytime I listen to this song it brings me to tears. Anyone thats been thru a lot of shit In their lives understand this song. One of the realest songs ever written.
Believe me I don’t understand people who judge others when they know nothing about them, we have been through the worst year ever and when you need people the most they don’t understand or care, it’s to sad
That scene at the end of the video... Those struggling watching the family eat dinner together behind glass... Powerful and heartbreaking at the same time. Timeless song, thanks OG Everlast.
@@tcb9775 Apologies 😕 I meant that the "family" behind the glass have scripted themselves to how they want us to think their lives are. "They" have as many, if not more, issues than us in the real world. And you are quite right--happening EVERYDAY
The All-American, white, middle/upper class couple with their 2.5 children...all of them blissfully unaware of what life is like for anyone else; too blind to their own good fortune to even be grateful for it.
This song is a valuable lesson on Judgement and why you should never judge a person based on the situation they find themselves in....The world could use more songs like this, a true lesson on the values of understanding and empathy!
You can't reduce it to a fucking platitude. He's not saying, "Everybody be nicer because you don't know what someone else is going through." It's an indictment of society and a statement of how shitty marginalized people are treated. This song was way ahead of its time.
You think Erik knew he'd written a masterpiece? This captures it all, and it does it in such a way you can't ignore it because we've all seen it. That's talent. Thank you for sharing that, Erik.
I was blown away when I heard the beautiful singing voice come from the mouth of this great rapper. I love his writing skills and his guitar is the icing on the cake. The message in this song is significant. Our world would be a much better place if we all had empathy.❤️
The ending says it all. It's one thing to be hungry. but to be hungry and watch a feast is relative deprivation. Adds salt to the wound. Been listening to this song since its release and it never fails to recenter my life. incredible talent at a time when these issues were not something musicians wrote about.
Been homeless a good part of my life, I met some really good people out there, many I hold close to my heart to this day , some I believe I will never forget. GREAT SONG!!!
God bless you brother and I'm the one that loves to help his community and I met great people who have been homeless and when I was younger I also was homeless with my family living in motels and a trailer for two years and I thank God I went through that cause you don't know what's it's like to walk in another man's shoes until we all do.
Such respect for artists who use their fame to promote social justice and awareness...songs like this are truly a gift...thanks, Tommy Boy for uploading this!
That's my favorite song of all times. All 3 stories are very powerful, but the one with the girl's choice deserve a song on its own. Very powerful lyrics, simple and yet a stab in the heart of modern hypocritic society. Little Miss America also a powerful song by Everlast.
I've been listening to the songs from this era for a couple hours now. The one thing that I've enjoyed the most are all of the memories that everyone has shared. A lot of good, a lot of bad, a lot of happy and a lot of sad. I really do appreciate all of you helping to make all of these songs even that much more memorable all these years later.
'I've seen a rich man beg, I've seen a good man sin, I've seen a tough man cry I've seen a loser win and a sad man grin, I've heard an honest man lie' -The Best Line Of All Time, Hands Down
I dont need to say who I am...I all know..just food for thoughts.. Many can say I'm wrong for the things I say or do, can you all go through all I have in the last 3 yrs and still be alive and well? Im no different than any of you.. I bleed the same as any of you. Im not saying that I haven't thought wrong or did wrong. If I could get what money I had coming to me before I went to prison. I could easily forget the past and move on... I'm, just not willing to walk away from money that I had owed for 19 yrs..child support, stocks, bonds, shares in companies + more...im broke my health is shitty and for the first time in my life I wanted a decent life to live and relax..How is that so damn wrong?
@george blunders I'm in need of some green right now...i feel like nothing really matters to me anymore...ive treated my enemies better than others been treating there family can't we all just get along
One of the most influential rock songs of all time. Classic rock stations always play the top 500 of all times. This one should always be in the top 3.
I remember being stopping in my tracks the first time I heard this song when it aired in CA. I cried tears from the heart of compassion I didn't know was inside of me, not yet having suffered these pains myself. I still cry like a crocodile every time I listen to this one. I am Ever grateful to the spirit that inspired Everlast to write this song. I think all of us know what it's like to have blues now. Oh how sweet it feels receive a little tenderness when were down and out. There are those who suffer earlier than others, much earlier, even the white shirts and skirts suffer. I found that suffering gives birth to compassion. Love is Everlasting, its touch never dies. We are living lights that love shines through. Keep on "remembering what's like...." Feeling one another is the natural medicine that heals the world. Right action follows when feel instead of judgments, though often afterward we have hurt another. The touch from pain waters the dormant love within us. Sorry to be so long winded. Best to y'all.
Addiction I've been battling for 42 yrs n for reasons unknown to me can't beat this shit they call heroin nothing but mixed jive just so ready to go on to wherever we go when it's our time tired of fighting this losing battle
Absolutely. Addiction, Poverty, Depression etc.... this really rings true the older you get probably because we accrue bad experiences, challenges and traumas as we age.
@@nr_172 I'm 57 been battling addiction for 40 years now and can relate to this so much after several overdose I'm thankful to sill be alive to still love this song
Anyone else crying.. ? The nostalgia.. since I was a kid. I've always loved this song.. all the years that hav gone by and all that i have been through.. this is one song that will never let me down
I'm 58 and can relate. Lost a lot of friends and loved ones thru the years. Keep fighting the good fight and you will succeed. Love, Peace and Happiness to all.
"Then you really might know what it's like to have to choose." As a 14 year old girl when this came out this line and the preceding lyrics spoke to me. I still get goosebumps to this day.
I am homeless now for the first time ever! It’s nice that someone with as much fame as these guys have to care about the homeless enough to make a song about it. This homeless experience has been a blessing in disguise. We must trust the LORD, he knows what he’s doing!
@@Greywitch33 It’s really a fact and I’m starting to realize it after 5-6 other times of running to my own visions and not the ones that God wants me in. I am in the ministry day in and day out serving his people and probably more to be honest. I’m just at this point. I have been tempted by Satan to leave and rest on my own understanding and not his. I have several good offers but God is giving me serious signs that this is where he wants me, PERIOD! Im trying to listen this time as I always end up back in the same position anyway. Im smart, but I’m hard headed. I’m going right down the road he wants this time. He has something so great for me I can just feel it so strong. I’m tired of running. This is the last stand. No more being scared in my subconscious and wondering why I do the things I do! I’m gonna face it head on! In every travesty there is a silver lining and when you pray to God for something, you will get it, but it’s never the way you want it. I’ve been some major hurt in-order to inflict change. We have to have balance, and when we are way whacked out of our minds or just far off, God is going to answer the parader by going that far the other way and allowing you to balance. He ALWAYS has a plan for every one of us if we seek him and it may he tough at first, be he’s gonna bring you to who you were born to be!!!
Amen brother sure were the same on this one, but I never imagined I'd be the guy on the side of the road holding the sign, it's an insanely humbling experience.
This, to me. Is a song that will never age. It's meaning is something that can affect you no matter what your age or background. It is a beautiful piece of music.
I’m sure like you, we have lost count on how many times we have listened to this song. But despite all those plays each time the song always hits true and never looses it’s appeal. It really is a masterpiece in its own way.
@@vaskylark I think a song, a piece of literature, a movie or whatever, can present or open a person up to a new perspective. After all, some art is supposed to have meaning, not just blind entertainment. However, one song shouldn't be shaping you entirely as a person. I'm pretty sure the OP was exaggerating for the sake of showing their love for the song. That's the context I take it in anyway
I just found this sound, my dad use to listen to this when he was dating my mom. Now hearing it over and over I have came to love this song. It’s not the rum thing or the guitar, but the truth. The world we are in today can connect to this song. Now almost 16, with a guitar, I have learned to play this for my dad.
This song taught high school me empathy. It was of the most important life lessons I've ever learned. Today, anytime my kids ask me what my favorite song is, I point them to this. Thank you, Everlast.
This song right here in my opinion is the best representation of life still to this day. We’re all drowning, in over our heads somehow, some of us are trying to pick up pieces which weren’t our fault. We can dwell on it or pick ourselves up and move forward, choices.
@@roxannemoser Yeah most of my problems are from government corruption and over reach. Sadly a lot of people have the same problem and don't realize the problem is government.
So timeless. I am german and listened this song when i was 14 i could not understand as i did not learn english yet. i just listened because i loved the song it self. but now i realize its not just a song. Its a statement which is even now present. lets fight together for a better world.
You are quiet correct. Been a favorite of mine for a long time now. It’s message is one of extreme importance....never judge as we all live with the good and bad .
12years ago ended up homeless slept on a piece of cardboard in a vacant field every night spent half the day or more (flying a sign) to get enough money for a nik of weed and a 4 pack of naty ice spent the rest of the day getting wasted just to ease the pain spent 4 years doin that had enough started to reach out to get help spent another 4yrs finding out how fu@ked up and dysfunctional the homeless support system is got off my ass and started my own (program) spent another 4yrs working my Program and with a little help from the good lord above got pre approved for a home loan today around july of next year I be moving out of my shitty overpriced Apt in da hood to my own home gunna live there till I die
I met everlast at a subway in studio city, he was a really down to earth guy. True legend. Thanks for being so nice to me everlast, because your music changed my life.
The dude was the first artist for ice t to sign and promote with his 'rap syndicate' label and not just the first 'white' rqpper chosen had a lot to do with helping a lot of other dudes get there respect due. Eminem has aged like some clown shit and evalast is just getting more iconic and legendary. That real slim shady track from icp, necro, evalast etc, was fuckin funny as and is only g9nna come from real artists and independent labels who don't give a fuck about the profit margins, the same way 5hey care about their product or integrity and yw can't not respect that. He is in la coca nostra, with dudes like ill bill and vinny paz which is just one example of the many independent and real productions hes been a part of and still is. Dude obviously aims doing it for the money when it doesn't exist and the albums just bring scrutiny and problems for himself. Thats someone we should all look up to
I listen to this as I start my third year at university after finishing two years at a community college with straight A's. I ran from home 18 and was homeless. I couched surfed and wound up all over the eastern seaboard, but right now I'm sitting in my brand new apartment just thinking about those days, and celebrating life. I never thought I would get this far. I know what's it's like, and I hope I never forget when I see someone else.
I was born in 1951 and I've heard a lot of different music in my time . This one touches my soul. In my humble opinion this song is as good as anything Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen have written .
I came along in 58, went through Tull, Leon Russell, moody blues, and you know the rest. We can't. Judge who's the best.....they all got us what we needed to get through it. From BB king. To Eric, to Marshall Tucker. Don't forget. Lead zeppelin. Love will win😉
I never loss because i have victory in Christ Jesus and joy comes in the morning, god is close to the broken hearts and he sees you and hears all your prayers and he loves you. God is for you he is not against you.god let his son die for you thats love❤
Amazing how this song has become more relevant today than it was when it was released. Def. in my top 10 favorite songs and videos. I also love that near the end he admitted to his own faults too, it shows he is just as broken as they are. Brilliant and raw.
It shouldn't have taken a song to make anyone realize that everyone has problems. Always be kind to the cranky people you run into. You might be the only one who says something nice that makes their day better.
So true some of us it hard as kids and choose the hard but at the time a lot of wasted years I’m in a good place now it only took until my 50s cheers leejean?
I don’t know why this song doesn’t get more credit, it’s perfect- great lyrics, great beat and the voice is perfect for the song. It’s an Everlasting tune.
Derek had a victim called George whom he pushed to the ground George shouted “I can’t breathe” but Derek said “Don’t make a sound” then he pulled his trigger since knew George’s crimes He couldn’t control it and seconds later George was dying Derek was fired when they saw George's corpse Derek was called a killer and sinner, he was called the son of a whore God forbid you to walk a mile in his shoes, then you really might know what it's like to have to choose
I fucking love this tune, so real, so deep and so understanding of the realities of life. Not everyone is blessed with good fortune all of the time. A little compassion goes a long way and should not be underestimated.
If there's one thing this song has taught me, it's to never judge people by their cover, and it also taught me that I have it better than I realize. I get mad at the world, but at the end of the day, I'm blessed. And growing up, I was cocky about it, but nowadays, I'm way more humble than I used to be. And I'm so glad that I grew out of that way of thinking.
@@geodude6244 we don't condemn those people, instead we hope and pray for those people to learn to correct their ways through Christ, and encourage the few who are already in Christ to keep moving forward. It is better to see that there is a possibility for the few others to change than to limit them to their past or current mistakes, to not forgive them, to declare with your own lips that they are forever stuck in this world like the rest of the world. It is easier to cancel people out. And very difficult, I understand, to be patient with others. Being patient for others is selfless because it's not on my time or even their time... It's in God's hands and God's time that they become transformed. No form of human intervention can save them. I don't like being disappointed by others over and over again... Then again, why are we relying on man's ways?
I was homeless when this song came out . It kept me out of trouble. I was a user of different kinds of drug. Not now I met a beautiful kind hearted person who helped me get away from the drugs and garbage of the homeless life . Now where married and going on are 22nd anniversary but been together for 28 years. Iam glad I met her shes my life my rock and my best friend. Love you so much Samantha
You should never forget that you were homeless once and never disrespect anyone that is homeless no matter what they are doing to get their needs met. The homeless population is roughly 90 + percent males and they are the ones that for the most part refused to be pussy whipped and bowed down
This is is a beautiful testimony. 🥺🥰 Truly. It's amazing the impact words, spoken or sung is song, can be to a person. This song means so much to me. It's saved me, and now I live a comfortable life. More so than the average person. I'm 33 and don't have to work. But I don't let this change me. This song is a reminder that we are all people, and all people are worthy of love. It's my reminder to always be the kind, giving, and helpful person I have always been. It's my reminder that I'm no different than the homeless mother with her children barely surviving in their car that barely works. That I'm no different than the millionaire down the road from me. I vowed to always help people when I can, and I do to this day, thanks to the things that remind me to stay true to myself, like this song. ❤️ I love how much you adore your sweet Samantha. You can see it just by hoe you type about her.
The message here: don’t judge or harm people who are down. They have enough struggles as it is. If you can’t help them, pray for them, if you can’t pray for them leave them alone.
T Laut, I agree. Prayer is useless and empty. It never stopped any war, it never miraculously cured any disease or fed any starving children ect. It’s just a way for people to FEEL like they’re doing something without having to actually do anything.
Never look down on anybody because yu never know when yu could be in same situation. I think we all need to help each other- praying?? Ya my praying isn’t going to help somebody who hasn’t eaten in days, or no place to go- maybe it makes me feel better because I think “I’m doing something to help”??
Folks, I think many didn’t quite understand my comment. I stated if you can’t (the key word here is can’t ) leave them alone. I wasn’t encouraging anyone or imposing my view or opinion upon anyone. Prayer is something I do. I don’t judge your methods or principles so chilly chill chill! Lol. Be well everyone!
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He brings real things to light. Pay a little closer attention to those less fortunate than ourselves.
Always pay attention to everybody!
Be kind,
Amen...God Bless You both 🙏..
Fuck them, they had the same chance at life we did. Don't put yourself out for others who didn't for themselves.
@@sherryarmentano8039 God bless you's both too 😊😊
Aye u never know someone's situation. A homeless man don't mean junkie, and even if they are, you could still offer help. A little kindness goes a long way.
I seen a rich man beg, I seen a good man sin, I seen a tough man cry, I seen a loser win, a sad man grin, heard an honest man lie….one of the hardest rhymes you will ever hear! 🔥
I was a convicted felon. trying to get a bed at the mission. down on my luck ready to give up at 30...16 years later got a great job making a 100k a year , my own pad and I even use the crosswalk to cross a street.
Life uas it's twists and terns but it's up to us to make that change
I've seen a similar scene set down before me; what I saw (and worse: what I heard) was the sight of an empty seat where once someone so young I had just met sat, and laughed...and lived, and I sung an empty anthem at them, silently, since I couldn't say anything out loud without crying (can't write now without letting out even a little more), as I lay this down before you, unknown, no one and nothing says you'll even see silent tears I learned to cry from the violent years of my youth when it was I that got hit, and slapped around and out of the room if I woke up a still-drunken adult too soon, while someone was hung over after a night of hanging out, and partying down with various partners, something partly didn't seem right, yet to me it was a regular sight and if I made a sound unsettling their rest I was blessed with a hurl of slaps, smacked around the room, the very speech of Hate and Selfishness blasted into my face from some who Fate placed there to teach me about some myth everyone else called Love, so I learned to stay silent until I left for school; later days, in those crowded rooms I learned to stay quiet about everything that was happening to me, since I was constantly being moved around it was easy to not make a sound and quickly go from being unnoticed, or once known, seen as unlikely to succeed, unknown to them was the nightly insanity I saw, but mostly heard, as an only child of divorced parents, I learned to love the silent library, and love being alone since that guaranteed silence, at least a lot less violence hurled at me by others who would later profess they loved me and that it was my nine-year-old self that was lying in Court about their violence and poisoned resource. Now I've gone on and grown up, I've gained the awful knowledge I've learned a lesson only Life shows when it's they taken away too soon and not there that are teaching the awful life lessons of pain that I had autocorrected to be seen as Hate and heard as insanity, since I couldn't imagine a sane God made the scene real, to be asked to join strangers in a new to me older tradition of spirituality, so I left town to go farther East than ever before, to meet new people my Mom was adopted by, this new family of hers was now (back then, about '96) supposed to be mine, too, and it certainly felt like it when I was trusted just to keep an eye on their smallest, a nine year old girl, and, being in public, there wasn't ever a threat to defend her from, but I finally had a potential use for the violent aspect and I had to let it go, instead, so we went swimming in a fine hotel's cold swimming pool, and she then ran from there to the jacuzzi; and back again, repeatedly, but it somehow was enough to set her off into septic shock, and I didn't know what to do except get her out of the pool and to her parents, but by the time I found them she was gone.
I agree on point!!
@hollywoodsaint5 My good friend who we have a hate relationshiop. We were homeless at times together, but not romantically in love. We are still that way, but I just got so stoned I don't remember the topic.
Those Words are all true even if we lie to ourselves to make us feel better.Those demons can come out and play but must go back
This song came out when I was 19. I am now 43 and have lived every word of this song. Don't ever judge someone, you have no idea the burdens they are carrying. Be kind. To others and to yourself.
*EDIT* THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO COMMENTED ON THIS POST. I didn't expect so many people to relate to it but it makes me happy to see how many kind individuals there are out there. God Speed to ALL of you!
I just posted almost the same thing.
We were young and dumb 25 years ago.
Now we are grown up and this song hits too close to home.
Many died from drug addictions, suicide, etc.
It's a crazy world 🌏
this song came out in 1998 I was 19 and I just turned 45 yesterday born in 1979
Born in 86... 38 now... This song is timeless
It’s good to judge. Judging others is important. Judging another person may very well keep you from getting robbed or murdered.
Wrong. You have no idea who anyone is until they show you. Judging people ends up harming all parties involved. I am old enough to know better, maybe one day you will be as well.@@AjninHaru
Be compassionate to people. You have no idea the power of kindness for that person who’s suffering.
Exactly. And that includes unborn people, right?
@ depends on what the mother wants. Not place my place to tell a woman what to do with her life. Take your bs political views somewhere else clown.
fact
I used to sing the hell out of this song when I was younger but not anymore because it hits differently
We timed comment. Presently teaching my daughter how to drive and have been showing her the times when I extend courtesy to my fellow driver to add a little positive energy to their day.
This song truly explains the pains of life. Never kick a man when they’re down , help them up if can . Most not all people seem to not care about one another anymore. Sad world we live in . Anyone reading this god bless you .
@@stevebailey8890 all it take is one good thing to make your bad times get gone so even if it is just holding a door for some old lady you will feel much better. you are bigger than any problem that comes your way you are loved its going to be ok buddy
You got that right. I was Mary many years ago. You never forget being judged like that...
@@stevebailey8890 F em!!! F em all 😠
You gotta start caring and the other people around you will start caring and then the world will turn the right away again :)
Same to you.
I was a hopeless alcoholic. I lost everything but I got sober. I got it back. All of it. Today June 3, 2024 I have four years sober. Never judge anyone lest you be judged. I lived this song.
I'm so proud of you I am 9 months sober from fentanyl 💕
@@angelthomassakebowthat’s awesome! Keep up the great work, you’re doing great.
I’m slowly turning into an alcoholic, but I guess it’s alright since I work every god damn day until 9 so a few whiskeys do the job 🥱
@@RELENTLESS_CLIPZZ I understand. But, you don’t want to end up where I did. Alcohol is not the answer. It feels like it is. But, it will take everything until it takes your life. Job, home, family, self worth…until you are alone with it. That’s why alcohol is called a spirit. Respect man. I know your struggle.
@@angelthomassakebow heck yes. I asked God to give me something to be grateful for. He gave me your comment. I get my four year chip tomorrow night.
This song teaches empathy, which in life is one of the most powerful things to know.
if i come out the liquar store and theres a man sittin on the ground leaning up against the building...if i got it on me i give em 10 bucks knowing dam well hes gonna buy boose with it...i mean what else is he gonna do with it ...put it towards his tuition to Harvard..
@@fullofhate1 everybodies got something to brighten their day, whether it be booze or videogames
@@chelo4197 Excactly
Yep it's sure does
I’ll buy them food but not straight cash. Like I don’t buy booze, not gonna buy it for anyone else 🤷♂️
Top 25 songs of all time hands down 😢
I lived in a homeless shelter, lost everything. I heard this song when I was 17, I’m now 36 and I feel like it foreshadowed my life. I’m now thriving and still currently loving this song.
It's actually a mental illness and you did a awesome job over commin that illness.
Been there Sara. Emancipated minor and living in a broke down car at 16. I took responsibility for my actions, received my GED in basic training, outlived most of my addict friends, never looked back but never forgot either. Good for you sister👍
it stays with you forever, but don't ever forget were you came from!!
Most real song ever last
@@todddong4265 no it's not. People always say something is an illness so that don't have to take any responsibility for anything.
This song is a timeless testament to a fundamental truth of humanity. Life is fucked up for a lot of people, but if we take the time to understand each other, then none of us is ever truly alone.
We don’t all share the same fortune tho and that’s really where it all starts
I understand that they get everything for free and not go get a job and stop asking for cigarettes and money.
Well said.. isn't that the truth...
🤘💜
Words ring resonant!
"Seen a Rich man beg, seen a good man sin, and seen a tough man cry. Seen a looser win and a sad man grin, heard an honest man lie." This line hit me hard. Reminds us all to stay humble. Life has sent me to the mat a few times but I keep getting back up and learn from whatever knocks you down in life.
"I heard an honest man lie" really set the tone.
YES I was going to share this on someone else's comment
Life is sometimes very challenging and the song does show
What do you do if you struggle so long you don't have the energy to get back up?
@@michellebeckstrom6110 hand off to us as you have already
We deal with the pain with GODs help and we embrace LIFE for the sake of those that haven’t experienced the burden.
I am 35 years old..everytime I hear this song I realize how time flies
Rob Robertson right there with you brother
I feel it too
Ha! I’m 46 now. I remember my hair stylist playing this song, & singing along while she bleached my hair. Great memories. :(
Hold on your name is Robert Robertson
Same here
I'm 65 years old. This is one of the best written songs I've ever heard. I probably spent 30 years listening to music. One of my absolute favorites.
Just a few years younger than you. Yes, you’re right. Powerful song.
You need to listen to more music if this is gold to you…
I'm 57 n I agree unlike Alex's comments I believe I have a wide range of music especially w teenagers but this song sticks to me also don't mind it but no fowl language to get the point across
@@alexpoverchuk2724 well go back to listening to BTS, Taylor swift and other garbage music
Alex seems offended by this song.. maybe it brings out a truth in him that makes him feel uncomfortable.
There used be a woman I knew back when I was 20 years old. I liked her alot. She used to hang out with my friends and I but I was super shy. So I found out one night that she loved this song. I also loved this song. Over the weeks I would play this song whenever she was around to get her to come and ask who was controlling the music/who owned the ipod. Eventually we started connecting. 11 years later we are still married and happier than ever. I owe almost everything great in my life to this song.
EDIT: 2 years later we are still married and so happy together. This comment thread is honestly my greatest internet memory. Everytime yall comment it reminds of this awesome memory I have. Cheers!
EDIT EDIT: TREAT YOUR WOMAN LIKE A QUEEN!
Edit 27 March 2024: 500 replies. Can't reply anymore. Glad everybody enjoys my mushy love story about my wonderful wife haha. We are still together for sure and I dont see it ending at any point in the future.
:) BLESSINGS FROM THE CARIBBEAN!
90’s music love story that’s cool as hell
Love and respect 👍from France. This song changed my life too
That's Dope 🦾🎙🥁🕶
Congratulations! And that's the power of music!!! Love it
I remember listening to this song with my dad in the early 2000s. He passed away sadly due to an accidental overdose while I was in a treatment center for opiates. I remember leaving the service and sitting down with some roommates of mine breaking down crying. Out of nowhere my house manager comes into the room, picks up the guitar, and starts playing this song. This is the only song I would ever tie to my father especially on an acoustic guitar. It took me back instantly to riding in my fathers truck and him showing me all of his favorite songs. I never believed in any sort of afterlife or anything spiritual until after that moment. I knew that was my fathers way of saying everything will be alright and I will never forget it. I love and miss you so much papa and I hope you're looking down at me proud....
Thx for ur testimony, keep up well.
Alexander lehmann
God is good my man, I've been addicted since I found my dad's hard core porn stash at age 8...started smoking weed at 12..I've never stopped and I am so glad I found God, He's saving me as we speak, so the best advice I can give is DON'T GIVE UP, it will get better God bless you 🙏 don't quit
He's with you everyday! And I'm sure he's proud as hell..💜
This song came out 3 years ago wdym early 2000's
Probably one the most underrated songs to come out of the 90s. Classic sound, clever lyrics with a purpose, this song should be a mandatory listen.
But only without the second verse!
@@PaulWayneJohnson-ie4cuwhy not the 2nd verse?
@@georgepaulthagoat5311 No. Murdering a baby is never right.
I don’t understand how it was underrated when it was a massive hit 🤔
@@stevefleming356 it was a success but if I asked random people if they know who Everlast is or if they know the song What it’s like, I’d mostly get blank stares. Some might go “oh yeah, I know Everlast, they make great gym clothes.”
My mom always played this song after my dad passed, she said it had a bigger meaning. I never fully understood. He was a good man that got lost and didn’t have anyone to help him when he needed it. I listen to it a lot to remind myself we all have our own paths and struggles. Him and this song taught me to never judge someone, but to offer my help.
Is your father no longer with us?
That's deep we all have our struggles
I can relate
My mom was the same and shes gone now
you got A good head on your shoulders!
“Be gentle, because everyone you meet is fighting a terrible interior battle.“
~ Plato.
I'm 76 years old, and I believe this is one of the best songs and videos ever! The tone of the song is much like an updated version of the protest songs we heard in the 60's and 70's. We didn't have the videos, of course, but we saw some of it live on television. The music and scenes match perfectly - great job Everlast!
I'm about 40 but believe me I don't know how to change the World 😐
Once a bum always going to be a bum.
@@deanmaker.4916 That kind of thinking is exactly why we cant have nice things in the world. Be good to others, you dont know what they have been through.
I will not help people that don't work and want to be a bum always asking for cigarettes and money I have had it they ask for cigarettes and money instead of that just ask for a job .
@@oraakkeli once a bum always going to be a bum.
And this song STILL APPLIES today. The world won't feel so bad if we just try to give one another a break when there's friction. Peace.
More than ever.
“I’ve seen the good side of bad and the downside of up” - always hits hard
Thanks a billion
And everything between.
Out all your shit in your App Store or whatever
Im 38 years old and I just connected the dots that this songs lyrics are one of the first things I remember on my path to becoming an empathetic man, I really thought about these lyrics as a young man. Wow, thank Everlast.
THE MOST HONEST LINE IN THIS SONG, talking about all the high scale experience he's had... " You know where it ends usually depends on where you start." Just the raw insight that he knows where he came from, how fortunate he is and his eyes are still open to everything around him regardless.
But also sees everyone around him going though the things they are while being judged. And they don't know what's its like...till they have been in there shoes!! Best song ever ❤
That's very interesting to me, because I always thought he was referencing that statement to his relationship experience... You know...-like if you start a relationship with a gorgeous cheater, after "helping" them cheat on their lover... In the future they are definitely going to cheat on you. Or you on them. Or both. Or the relationship will just end because you can never fully trust each other. But now that I've lived a little longer, I've met couples who started, "dirty"
... And are still together to this day. So, who really knows. But it's beautiful how these lyrics stir the souls of everyone here enough to type about it. 🙂
@@stevie3821 right on
@@cuccarachaa5722 I’ve never even considered this lyric to be about a relationship, but it totally can. However, I think using the lyric in a general sense so that it can apply to every interpretation is what he was going for. Thank you for posting.
I was Mary in this song. Where you end does depend on where you start.
Dude never sold out. He played his music his way.
I remember expecting something vastly different and potentially only something to ridicule, instead it's for only solo karaoke because it's dedicated to more and more spirits every year
I am sure he signed a well-paying record contract when with HOP, so not sure
Never sold out a crowd?
@@Dave-nt2ym I think it’s in the context of his music and style
Might want to actually do some research there
This song teaches a valuable lesson. Be humble and respect everyone including those who you dont know because you dont k ow what they went through or are going through currently. God bless yall
The only lesson this teaches is how useless god is
Das ist mir Abstand der beste Song des Jahres 1998! Perfekt, Alles passt , Text berührt , Stimme absolut genial .! Hammer
Ich bin jetzt 36. Das ist für mich bis heute der beste Song aller Zeiten 👋🏼
Reading the comments here has touched my heart so much it makes me cry. So MANY people have shared painful stories that were made better because of this song. I can't thank Everlast enough for writing and producing this song. I dare to say it is anointed by something bigger than us. My heart goes out to all the people who have shared their stories here.
This song was released in 1998. Some songs are timeless masterpieces.
98 is the year I was born
I love this song and was born in 98!
02
O7 hehe
Ain't that the truth 🤙🏼🤙🏼
This song got me through so many relapses and many MANY days spent rotting away in detox. This year marks 11 years clean. I'm not looking back but I can honestly say that this song played a vital role in my rehabilitation story.good stuff.all started with my Drill Instructor in bootcamp playing it to me for the first time when it dropped when I was having a tough day....
I don't know you but proud of you. God bless
Great job man, i got almost 18 years, shame on me, my kids are 21, 22 & 24.
Awesome! I have 5.5 and counting!
6years here clean from heroin, and thank God too cuz everything's laced with fetanyl now, 100% I'd be dead if I was still out there doin it.
Proud of you, Paul. You keep up the good work...
It's amazing how many intricate guitar songs there are our there that are pretty good - then you hear this simple 3-chord song that is insanely phenomenal . Keepin it simple is often the way to go - timeless tune!
Everlast always sings for the forgotten people,the soldiers their called,one special talented.man..🫡❤
I'm 40 and I tell my husband this is one of my soul songs. I love this song. It's about not judging people. We all come from different situations. But unless you walk a mile in someone else's shoes....
I will be 40 tomorrow myself. This is one of favorite songs of all time.
Does that mean we r alone?
I'd give My middle testicle to be 40
DON'T JUDGE ME
( You hypocrites 😒 )
Very Well Said Dear!!!🙏✌️♥️😘♥️🙏
You haven't judged Hubby
LIAR
64 years old & never get tired of listenting to this song. Still have have the cd. You guys will always rock & tell it like it is. Hope some people are really listening to the story
64 in November, n,yeah
I Listened And I Lived It. I Thank The Lord That My Life Appears To Be On The Upswing.
We are, and there Will be for a Long while still, i reckon.
65
The best cure for depression is helping someone else. Seeing the joy on your face when you change someone’s life, is addictive. You’re gonna want it again. Joy is contagious.
I agree, but I wish more people with money felt the same way...
I was homeless over 20 years ago. Today I an advocate for the voiceless who are suffering. I know what it feels like to have nothing and have complete strangers help me, I also know what it feels like to be judged. Today I speak to empower change and now that I have money I am able to help those in need!
off all the languages in the world and you just had to choose facts
When you help others you soon learn you are really helping yourself. Humility, humbleness, and love.kindness are life's lessons. Also, judge not least you be judged.
@@cv6442No point in giving someone a fish, they just become dependent on you, unless you are manipulative and that's what you want. The trick is to teach people to fish. Unfortunately not everyone wants to learn to fish, and people who DO fish after a point don't feel like being slaves to those that won't.
This song never will get old. It is full of compassion and knowledge. So well written, and most of all, a beautiful man thought enough about it to write a song about it.
and only 3 chords!
0n My mood is Cool.,,,🇲🇩🤣😘
He's clearly an addict. His survival depends on spreading the word of God....God not religion
Bbluefoot
I agree
"I've seen a rich man beg, a good man sin, seen a tough man cry" - powerful words
please go show love ua-cam.com/video/EgAxxeFJcRw/v-deo.html
Damn straight!
If only...
Every1 takes a walk in these shoes.
@@pattywalz7207 the reality is we probably have all witnessed it but not even realized what we were seeing
Just kids in grown up shoes
I'm that man?
I have been homeless and pregnant and 15 and nothing to eat, my son was born 2 months early and under weight. I kept both of my children, they are every fiber of my being. So when you see a homeless person or a young pregnant girl down on their luck please don't just pass them by and please don't judge. God bless.
And the thing that irritates me the most is at Christmas the wealthy will help a homeless person, pat themselves on the back, then spend the rest of the year complaining about them. I make $400/month as a caregiver for my disabled sister. I STILL help the homeless all year long. Once a month, I go find one, and help however I can. Not patting myself on the back. I could be one of them any minute.
you have never been so free to choose your destiny .... some win some lose... dont blame me
Your the best girl
@@anitapatterson4026 well stated. 🙏🙏🙏
Seek Him and His will shall be done. 🙏🙏
I do love this song. My heart breaks with sadness and hope. This tune is very much in the feel of Bruce Hornsby. Social awareness and justice.
Yes, thank you, Hornsby! BTW, I had a screen name a long time ago as MrBettyJones. No @. Happy Holidays!
"You know where it ends, yo, it usually depends on where you start."
Too true. Too damned true.
I wish more people would examine themselves in this context
If you're always thinking about what other people are doing, how they think of themselves or others, etc; you aren't going to make it to homeplate either. ^^
That's the part I feel the most.
Tateredtot it's not about looking at someone else more fortunate. It's about someone else more fortunate looking at you.
Found them on the show Saving Grace!! Fantastic
I’m 47 and I have lived some of these situations in real life I’m 10 years clean and sober.
stephanie lindley "The World is a Better Place Because You Are In It!"
Aye U , thank you
Amen
Keep goi
Thanks for giving me hope
This is one of those timeless classics, no matter how much time has passed this song still rings true to the world we live in today.
I try to treat every random interaction like I'm talking with an angel.. cause ya never know.
An incredibly important song. Probably now more than ever. Empathy people, something sorely missing now.
Humanity...
We are ALL part of it...
We are so open yet so closed off
truth
Especially young people.
You got that right,,, nobody respects anyone else
Everytime I listen to this song it brings me to tears. Anyone thats been thru a lot of shit In their lives understand this song. One of the realest songs ever written.
I'm sitting here in tears. I know what it's like.
Its one of the deepest songs ever.100% real
Believe me I don’t understand people who judge others when they know nothing about them, we have been through the worst year ever and when you need people the most they don’t understand or care, it’s to sad
Absolutely. Great song, great lyrics.
I cry every fkn time ugh
Every generation has it's truly talented minds.
Erik Schrody is one of them!
Yes, sir, I concur.
Empathy.
Forgiveness.
Gratitude.
Love ❤ Love ❤️ Love ❤️
That scene at the end of the video... Those struggling watching the family eat dinner together behind glass... Powerful and heartbreaking at the same time. Timeless song, thanks OG Everlast.
Most heartbreaking for real- scripted reality, right?
@@etherealpink731 idk what you mean, but it's happening everyday
@@tcb9775 Apologies 😕 I meant that the "family" behind the glass have scripted themselves to how they want us to think their lives are. "They" have as many, if not more, issues than us in the real world. And you are quite right--happening EVERYDAY
@@etherealpink731 it's all good. ☺️
The All-American, white, middle/upper class couple with their 2.5 children...all of them blissfully unaware of what life is like for anyone else; too blind to their own good fortune to even be grateful for it.
This song is a valuable lesson on Judgement and why you should never judge a person based on the situation they find themselves in....The world could use more songs like this, a true lesson on the values of understanding and empathy!
How many shoes... Rich get richer...and farms are seedless?
Amen
You can't reduce it to a fucking platitude. He's not saying, "Everybody be nicer because you don't know what someone else is going through." It's an indictment of society and a statement of how shitty marginalized people are treated. This song was way ahead of its time.
Amen
Well the poor people are all judging the rich happy family at the end of the video though aren't they? People should learn how to discern and judge.
You think Erik knew he'd written a masterpiece? This captures it all, and it does it in such a way you can't ignore it because we've all seen it. That's talent. Thank you for sharing that, Erik.
I just found out Erik is the same person who sang jump around from house of pain😂
That's why Eminem was jealous of him because Eminem is an emo
I was blown away when I heard the beautiful singing voice come from the mouth of this great rapper. I love his writing skills and his guitar is the icing on the cake. The message in this song is significant. Our world would be a much better place if we all had empathy.❤️
The ending says it all. It's one thing to be hungry. but to be hungry and watch a feast is relative deprivation. Adds salt to the wound. Been listening to this song since its release and it never fails to recenter my life. incredible talent at a time when these issues were not something musicians wrote about.
On a side note, does your family own a Harley dealership in L.A.?
Very well said Mary Laidlaw!!
@@grimeyhonkyracing3938 ??
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Never noticed that ..maybe cause the adds popped up or maybe it did not sink in. Good eyes
Been homeless a good part of my life, I met some really good people out there, many I hold close to my heart to this day , some I believe I will never forget. GREAT SONG!!!
Serenade OpenID my horizon.and there some karma tog.
❤❤❤❤😮
God bless you brother and I'm the one that loves to help his community and I met great people who have been homeless and when I was younger I also was homeless with my family living in motels and a trailer for two years and I thank God I went through that cause you don't know what's it's like to walk in another man's shoes until we all do.
@@weedhead421there’s a few good UA-camrs who look after the homeless. Look up JustKnate and Travis Doodles
I am!
So much Sadness, and TRUTH
Such respect for artists who use their fame to promote social justice and awareness...songs like this are truly a gift...thanks, Tommy Boy for uploading this!
That's my favorite song of all times. All 3 stories are very powerful, but the one with the girl's choice deserve a song on its own. Very powerful lyrics, simple and yet a stab in the heart of modern hypocritic society. Little Miss America also a powerful song by Everlast.
I've been listening to the songs from this era for a couple hours now. The one thing that I've enjoyed the most are all of the memories that everyone has shared. A lot of good, a lot of bad, a lot of happy and a lot of sad.
I really do appreciate all of you helping to make all of these songs even that much more memorable all these years later.
'I've seen a rich man beg, I've seen a good man sin, I've seen a tough man cry
I've seen a loser win and a sad man grin, I've heard an honest man lie'
-The Best Line Of All Time, Hands Down
Jixxy Trix
TRUTH!
I dont need to say who I am...I all know..just food for thoughts.. Many can say I'm wrong for the things I say or do, can you all go through all I have in the last 3 yrs and still be alive and well? Im no different than any of you.. I bleed the same as any of you. Im not saying that I haven't thought wrong or did wrong. If I could get what money I had coming to me before I went to prison. I could easily forget the past and move on... I'm, just not willing to walk away from money that I had owed for 19 yrs..child support, stocks, bonds, shares in companies + more...im broke my health is shitty and for the first time in my life I wanted a decent life to live and relax..How is that so damn wrong?
@george blunders I'm in need of some green right now...i feel like nothing really matters to me anymore...ive treated my enemies better than others been treating there family can't we all just get along
Hey it's lost ma
Hey it's a friend at Gateway downtown who is born in the past
One of the most influential rock songs of all time. Classic rock stations always play the top 500 of all times. This one should always be in the top 3.
I remember being stopping in my tracks the first time I heard this song when it aired in CA. I cried tears from the heart of compassion I didn't know was inside of me, not yet having suffered these pains myself. I still cry like a crocodile every time I listen to this one. I am Ever grateful to the spirit that inspired Everlast to write this song. I think all of us know what it's like to have blues now. Oh how sweet it feels receive a little tenderness when were down and out. There are those who suffer earlier than others, much earlier, even the white shirts and skirts suffer. I found that suffering gives birth to compassion. Love is Everlasting, its touch never dies. We are living lights that love shines through. Keep on "remembering what's like...." Feeling one another is the natural medicine that heals the world. Right action follows when feel instead of judgments, though often afterward we have hurt another. The touch from pain waters the dormant love within us. Sorry to be so long winded. Best to y'all.
Somehow I think you actually do "know what it's like"... Thank you for caring.
Please don’t cry crocodile tears. Life is hard. I’ve been there.
"Crocodile" tears mean Fake tears, just though you might like to know
Technically speaking, crocodile tears are fake...but I get your point!
Plz don’t cry I will 😢. Wow I dident know people were so kind on here.
This is one of those songs that is so perfect in message, music and arrangement that it will never get old. Will live forever.
For sure
Yes
#Righteous
TrueWisdomSpoken Friend
Timeless
I loved this song as a kid and as an adult it means so much more...battling addiction, life on life's terms, I get it. Thank you Everlast
👾 I'm right there with ya Brother 😔 just have to have hope and keep believing it will get better
Addiction I've been battling for 42 yrs n for reasons unknown to me can't beat this shit they call heroin nothing but mixed jive just so ready to go on to wherever we go when it's our time tired of fighting this losing battle
Absolutely. Addiction, Poverty, Depression etc.... this really rings true the older you get probably because we accrue bad experiences, challenges and traumas as we age.
Same my friend. It's funny to switch from the judge to the judged and feel how cold and wrong it is.
@@nr_172 I'm 57 been battling addiction for 40 years now and can relate to this so much after several overdose I'm thankful to sill be alive to still love this song
I have always admired the bravery of this song. The empathy it takes is all encompassing. Love your intuition, realism and music. Thank you
Anyone else crying.. ? The nostalgia.. since I was a kid. I've always loved this song.. all the years that hav gone by and all that i have been through.. this is one song that will never let me down
va540 va540 everyone has songs like this just different depending on what you listened to as a child
I'm 58 and can relate. Lost a lot of friends and loved ones thru the years. Keep fighting the good fight and you will succeed. Love, Peace and Happiness to all.
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Hey I am a kid not over thirteen and when I hear this song I almost cry then I sing YOU DO THE SAME
"Then you really might know what it's like to have to choose." As a 14 year old girl when this came out this line and the preceding lyrics spoke to me. I still get goosebumps to this day.
Dis makes me think of a sublime song.. 😖
Lmao, typical 14 year old girl, for sure white. Don’t even try and lie either
One of the best songs ever made , one truly has to walk in someone else’s shoes to have a true perspective .
Well you can't always so mind your own business I think is the point unless someone is unavoidable why pass judgement?
And yet people still don't care in 2022. Very sad indeed
no it's not to mind YOUR own business, but to understand what people can go threw. O.K. Anna, sorry Philip
Shaq does on the General Insurance commercial. It wasn’t comfortable.
I'm a combat veteran and I'll hug with Bernie sanders and Donald Trump. Everyone has their own path. Respect.
This joint is intended to reach into our conscious. For some of us it hits home and can relate,but even then we need to be reminded. Love this truth!
I am homeless now for the first time ever!
It’s nice that someone with as much fame as these guys have to care about the homeless enough to make a song about it.
This homeless experience has been a blessing in disguise.
We must trust the LORD, he knows what he’s doing!
Keep your faith in God and yourself because God has faith in you and so do I.
Your absolutely right. It's hard to realize it in the moment but I know I am better off for having experienced it.
@@Greywitch33 It’s really a fact and I’m starting to realize it after 5-6 other times of running to my own visions and not the ones that God wants me in. I am in the ministry day in and day out serving his people and probably more to be honest. I’m just at this point.
I have been tempted by Satan to leave and rest on my own understanding and not his.
I have several good offers but God is giving me serious signs that this is where he wants me, PERIOD!
Im trying to listen this time as I always end up back in the same position anyway.
Im smart, but I’m hard headed. I’m going right down the road he wants this time.
He has something so great for me I can just feel it so strong. I’m tired of running. This is the last stand. No more being scared in my subconscious and wondering why I do the things I do!
I’m gonna face it head on! In every travesty there is a silver lining and when you pray to God for something, you will get it, but it’s never the way you want it.
I’ve been some major hurt in-order to inflict change. We have to have balance, and when we are way whacked out of our minds or just far off, God is going to answer the parader by going that far the other way and allowing you to balance.
He ALWAYS has a plan for every one of us if we seek him and it may he tough at first, be he’s gonna bring you to who you were born to be!!!
Amen brother sure were the same on this one, but I never imagined I'd be the guy on the side of the road holding the sign, it's an insanely humbling experience.
This, to me. Is a song that will never age. It's meaning is something that can affect you no matter what your age or background.
It is a beautiful piece of music.
And you're a beautiful woman
I’m sure like you, we have lost count on how many times we have listened to this song. But despite all those plays each time the song always hits true and never looses it’s appeal. It really is a masterpiece in its own way.
I credit this song for teaching me the value of empathy. Listening now more than ever in 2020.
Fuck yeah I was just listening for the same reason 👊
Be careful....being an empath 2020 might consume you.
@@vaskylark I think a song, a piece of literature, a movie or whatever, can present or open a person up to a new perspective. After all, some art is supposed to have meaning, not just blind entertainment. However, one song shouldn't be shaping you entirely as a person. I'm pretty sure the OP was exaggerating for the sake of showing their love for the song. That's the context I take it in anyway
Something for all of us to work toward
For real
I still listen to this. I love this song.
I just found this sound, my dad use to listen to this when he was dating my mom. Now hearing it over and over I have came to love this song. It’s not the rum thing or the guitar, but the truth. The world we are in today can connect to this song. Now almost 16, with a guitar, I have learned to play this for my dad.
*song
Just saying, you never know where those shoes have been.
This song taught high school me empathy. It was of the most important life lessons I've ever learned. Today, anytime my kids ask me what my favorite song is, I point them to this. Thank you, Everlast.
This song right here in my opinion is the best representation of life still to this day. We’re all drowning, in over our heads somehow, some of us are trying to pick up pieces which weren’t our fault. We can dwell on it or pick ourselves up and move forward, choices.
Very well said & perfectly true ✌🏼
Our choices are being limited in a so called free world.
@@roxannemoser Yeah most of my problems are from government corruption and over reach.
Sadly a lot of people have the same problem and don't realize the problem is government.
THANK YOU Needed this comment today
True....
You were raised right if your listening to this song.
I heard it from my father.
So timeless. I am german and listened this song when i was 14
i could not understand as i did not learn english yet. i just listened because i loved the song it self.
but now i realize its not just a song. Its a statement which is even now present.
lets fight together for a better world.
Amen brother! From America.
Lets open your world brother! 80's, 90,s music is a good start!
Luke 101 91
Amen brother
This song is really one that transends the ages. The message is one that can be understand across many generations.
So true!! People have become the Judge, Jury and Executioner all in a few minutes!
Hey then you might whats it like
This song speaks the truth.
What the bums can't handle the truth they get everything for free I have to till then to get a job and stop asking me for my money 💰 and cigarettes.
This is one of my favorite songs of all time... It's so underrated. It's just a great song, and the words make you feel the story...
Here's another person that can really make good music. I just love his music
Possibly the most underrated song ever. Jus Sayin
You are quiet correct. Been a favorite of mine for a long time now. It’s message is one of extreme importance....never judge as we all live with the good and bad .
People forget the meaning of "underrated" when it has 40 million views, just saying
Nope, you are correct!!!!
I think it's underrated because it's demonstrates the reality that bad decisions can cost you everything, including your life.
12years ago ended up homeless
slept on a piece of cardboard in a vacant field every night spent half the day or more (flying a sign) to get enough money for a nik of weed and a 4 pack of naty ice
spent the rest of the day getting wasted just to ease the pain
spent 4 years doin that
had enough started to reach out to get help
spent another 4yrs finding out how fu@ked up and dysfunctional the homeless support system is
got off my ass and started my own (program)
spent another 4yrs working my Program
and with a little help from the good lord above
got pre approved for a home loan today
around july of next year I be moving out of my shitty overpriced Apt in da hood
to my own home
gunna live there till I die
Song brings tears to my eyes... only when I started getting older I really understood the message.
Same brother legit empathy
Ditto
I met everlast at a subway in studio city, he was a really down to earth guy. True legend.
Thanks for being so nice to me everlast, because your music changed my life.
The dude was the first artist for ice t to sign and promote with his 'rap syndicate' label and not just the first 'white' rqpper chosen had a lot to do with helping a lot of other dudes get there respect due. Eminem has aged like some clown shit and evalast is just getting more iconic and legendary. That real slim shady track from icp, necro, evalast etc, was fuckin funny as and is only g9nna come from real artists and independent labels who don't give a fuck about the profit margins, the same way 5hey care about their product or integrity and yw can't not respect that. He is in la coca nostra, with dudes like ill bill and vinny paz which is just one example of the many independent and real productions hes been a part of and still is. Dude obviously aims doing it for the money when it doesn't exist and the albums just bring scrutiny and problems for himself. Thats someone we should all look up to
Split the truth ... good lyrics great song hits the heart!
Song has more meaning today than when it came out for me December 2024
I listen to this as I start my third year at university after finishing two years at a community college with straight A's. I ran from home 18 and was homeless. I couched surfed and wound up all over the eastern seaboard, but right now I'm sitting in my brand new apartment just thinking about those days, and celebrating life. I never thought I would get this far. I know what's it's like, and I hope I never forget when I see someone else.
Congratulations, keep ya head up.
I listen to this song every morning before starting my job
I was born in 1951 and I've heard a lot of different music in my time . This one touches my soul. In my humble opinion this song is as good as anything Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen have written .
I agree with you 💯
Up there with the best for sure. One hit is all it takes
Totally.
@@stevestrohm694U lol
I came along in 58, went through Tull, Leon Russell, moody blues, and you know the rest. We can't. Judge who's the best.....they all got us what we needed to get through it. From BB king. To Eric, to Marshall Tucker. Don't forget. Lead zeppelin. Love will win😉
God bless any of you listening to this going through a rough time.
Thanks man.
Thanx Matt! God Bless You!
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I'm going through easy times and still love it.
Thank u
I never loss because i have victory in Christ Jesus and joy comes in the morning, god is close to the broken hearts and he sees you and hears all your prayers and he loves you. God is for you he is not against you.god let his son die for you thats love❤
Amazing how this song has become more relevant today than it was when it was released. Def. in my top 10 favorite songs and videos. I also love that near the end he admitted to his own faults too, it shows he is just as broken as they are. Brilliant and raw.
Yes. the worse the economy gets, the more relevant it gets.
Well said 😉😁
This song really shows everyone’s struggles and how you really don’t know what it’s like, until you do.
It shouldn't have taken a song to make anyone realize that everyone has problems. Always be kind to the cranky people you run into. You might be the only one who says something nice that makes their day better.
Yupp
Absolutely
It's there problem when they screw up when they were younger.
So true some of us it hard as kids and choose the hard but at the time a lot of wasted years I’m in a good place now it only took until my 50s cheers leejean?
I don’t know why this song doesn’t get more credit, it’s perfect- great lyrics, great beat and the voice is perfect for the song. It’s an Everlasting tune.
Absolutely!
Derek had a victim called George whom he pushed to the ground
George shouted “I can’t breathe” but Derek said “Don’t make a sound”
then he pulled his trigger since knew George’s crimes
He couldn’t control it and seconds later George was dying
Derek was fired when they saw George's corpse
Derek was called a killer and sinner, he was called the son of a whore
God forbid you to walk a mile in his shoes,
then you really might know what it's like to have to choose
116 million listens in 5 years millions more before that it gets its credit.
NEVER SAW THE ENDING TO THIS VIDEO....just as real as the song!
I fucking love this tune, so real, so deep and so understanding of the realities of life. Not everyone is blessed with good fortune all of the time. A little compassion goes a long way and should not be underestimated.
The song is filled with wisdom
Many people in this world a paycheck away from this reality agree.
Don't judge someone for the choices they make, when you don't know the option's they had to choose from.
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Cool answer what really sad I use to see other people's comments till comments weren't allowed sad day for America
Yeah you don't know what it's like when you live in someone else's shoes😅
AMEN !!!!😮😮☝️☝️☝️
That’s heavy brother
If there's one thing this song has taught me, it's to never judge people by their cover, and it also taught me that I have it better than I realize. I get mad at the world, but at the end of the day, I'm blessed. And growing up, I was cocky about it, but nowadays, I'm way more humble than I used to be. And I'm so glad that I grew out of that way of thinking.
Amen!!
Positive thinking, not letting the world drag you down.
Took you long enough seems you need your ego stroked sad truth is slot will never learn will never understand and may pretend to care but really dont
@@geodude6244 we don't condemn those people, instead we hope and pray for those people to learn to correct their ways through Christ, and encourage the few who are already in Christ to keep moving forward. It is better to see that there is a possibility for the few others to change than to limit them to their past or current mistakes, to not forgive them, to declare with your own lips that they are forever stuck in this world like the rest of the world.
It is easier to cancel people out. And very difficult, I understand, to be patient with others. Being patient for others is selfless because it's not on my time or even their time... It's in God's hands and God's time that they become transformed. No form of human intervention can save them.
I don't like being disappointed by others over and over again... Then again, why are we relying on man's ways?
I remember this song playing on the radio when I’d been for a night time on my motorcycle. It’s Anthemic! ❤
I was homeless when this song came out . It kept me out of trouble. I was a user of different kinds of drug. Not now I met a beautiful kind hearted person who helped me get away from the drugs and garbage of the homeless life . Now where married and going on are 22nd anniversary but been together for 28 years. Iam glad I met her shes my life my rock and my best friend. Love you so much Samantha
That's Wonderful that how the L9rd brought you two together....
You should never forget that you were homeless once and never disrespect anyone that is homeless no matter what they are doing to get their needs met.
The homeless population is roughly 90 + percent males and they are the ones that for the most part refused to be pussy whipped and bowed down
This is is a beautiful testimony. 🥺🥰 Truly. It's amazing the impact words, spoken or sung is song, can be to a person. This song means so much to me. It's saved me, and now I live a comfortable life. More so than the average person. I'm 33 and don't have to work. But I don't let this change me. This song is a reminder that we are all people, and all people are worthy of love. It's my reminder to always be the kind, giving, and helpful person I have always been. It's my reminder that I'm no different than the homeless mother with her children barely surviving in their car that barely works. That I'm no different than the millionaire down the road from me. I vowed to always help people when I can, and I do to this day, thanks to the things that remind me to stay true to myself, like this song. ❤️ I love how much you adore your sweet Samantha. You can see it just by hoe you type about her.
I'm glad life is good for you
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The message here: don’t judge or harm people who are down. They have enough struggles as it is. If you can’t help them, pray for them, if you can’t pray for them leave them alone.
Praying is a sad excuse for an attempt to help someone
T Laut, I agree. Prayer is useless and empty. It never stopped any war, it never miraculously cured any disease or fed any starving children ect. It’s just a way for people to FEEL like they’re doing something without having to actually do anything.
Never look down on anybody because yu never know when yu could be in same situation. I think we all need to help each other- praying?? Ya my praying isn’t going to help somebody who hasn’t eaten in days, or no place to go- maybe it makes me feel better because I think “I’m doing something to help”??
Well said
Folks, I think many didn’t quite understand my comment. I stated if you can’t (the key word here is can’t ) leave them alone. I wasn’t encouraging anyone or imposing my view or opinion upon anyone. Prayer is something I do. I don’t judge your methods or principles so chilly chill chill! Lol. Be well everyone!
be kind to everyone. You never know what battles they're facing. life is too short to spread hate. ❤
Davona Bennett exactly Love ur neighbour and treat others the way u wanna be treated
great words davona!!!
Rocky and Kimmy ✌
Treat everyone the way you want to be treated.
Life is too short not to spread hate.
Davona Bennett ✌
Grew up with my Dad playing Everlast, and here I am at 36 playing it myself ♡ still so damn real 👌🏻 and probably one of my favorite songs by him.
There’s a reason why some songs are called timeless
Timeless? No one even remembers Everlast anymore you joker.😂
😐 231 people seem to remember..
@@murphysoil86 wow that’s sooo many..💨🦧😐
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