Greg Graffin - "Backroads of My Mind" 

This is great! My ex-wife and I ran into him at Wegman's grocery in Ithaca, NY. It was 2003 or 2004. We drove from Detroit to Niagara Falls for the night, then to Ithaca for my cousin's wedding. I told my wife, "I should look Greg Graffin up in the phone book. I think he teaches here or is working on his PhD here." We both chuckled at my nonsensical statement...Twenty minutes in Ithaca, and we were hungry, and since we were both vegan, went to Wegman's because of their great vegan/vege hot bar. We sat down and I saw a nerdy middle-aged guy sitting at a nearby table, along with a cute 21 year old chick. I said to my wife, "that guy looks JUST like Greg Graffin!!!" Nah, it couldn't be! I was just talking about looking him up a few hours ago! I couldn't eat and kept looking at him & the cute chick. Finally my wife said, "just go up and ask him if he's Greg from BR!" As they were getting up from eating, I approached him. "Excuse me, are you Greg Graffin from BAD RELIGION??" He said, "why yes, I am Greg Graffin." Holy shit! "Dude, your music & lyrics changed my life and help mold who I am today!!" He said, "thank you. That means a lot to hear that." Then I said (because I just had to!) "why haven't you re-released "Into the Unknown"?? And will you EVER re=release it?!" He chuckled and said, "you can find it easy enough on the internet. But maybe when BAD RELIGION stops recording new music, we'll formally re-release it." I told him I've had a crappy quality found online for a few years now.... He was the nicest guy and I'm glad I talked to him!!! Been a fan since 1986!!

I love this man so much

I'm really impressed with his solo work, truly a brilliant lyricist and musician

Beautifully written songs! So good to hear his voice again, in a different context. Well done Doctor Greg!

LOVE THIS MAN

Señor rolón del Maestro Graffin, por siempre mi músico favorito.

Such a GREAT album!!

What a songwriter!

Not quite Outlaw, but still three chords and the truth. Love seeing old punks give respect to country music.

Wow, I love it! Greg is amazing

Esto es espectacular! Greg es de lo mejor que escuche!!!

GENIUS!

I needed this tonight. Battling the demons of addiction. My God helped me today. I've been a BR superfan for over 30 years, but I ain't no atheist!!!

Love it! Been a fan since the 90’s. You guys got me into punk. I always thought you would be great at a project like this.

Why we can t have morally people like Greg as our political leaders!!!

Great song, I should listen to this or the album while I walk through the woods, I own the album but it isn't on my media player/smart phone.

Great!

I love you Greg

This video is gorgeous.

Nice!

I dig it

Um dos melhores vocalistas da história da música.

I love you Dottor Graffin

This is The Perfekt Song for You , an all others before!!!

I like the tune, lyrics are solid and I'll need to listen to the rest of the album to make sure, but you have picked a great time to break into a genre that's been dying to explode, "PunKountry" proncd Puh-Country isn't my favorite word but it explains an edge country has needed for a while now that rock has brought so many fans to listen to country music and visa versa. Or maybe this is just one song that sounds twangy and the rest are different? Anyway, long time fan since 85, Orange County, CA

Well, I never was one for trouble But I reckon it was for me When I was just a little boy Pap put me on his knee And he said, "Dear son, steer clearly On the high road you should stay 'Cause down there in them valleys, boy Them detour make ya stray" He said, "Don't waste tomorrow on today's idle time It's hard time living on the backroads of your mind" On the backroads of my mind Where the turns are mostly blind Reckoning by wrote and memory Well, they don't been deducted and lately you're in decline It's hard time living on the backroads of my mind Now the years flew by so swiftly And I can't say they was kind The old home and my family I left it all behind For a life of hopeful fortune On the highways I did grow But like so many dead-end roads They left me all alone I ain't ne'er been to Jackson Where trouble's so easy to find I mourned my fair share here on the backroads of my mind On the backroads of my mind Where the turns are mostly blind Reckoning by wrote and memory Well, they don't been deducted and lately you're in decline It's hard time living on the backroads of my mind On the backroads of my mind Where the turns are mostly blind Reckoning by wrote and memory Well, they don't been deducted and lately you're in decline It's hard time living on the backroads of my mind Yes, it's hard time living on the backroads of my mind

Nice tune man! Just curious from a study of design pov, did you make this video entirely with stock footage?

I saw this guy perform with Bad Religion back in 2002. I like this direction, at least lyrically. His voice remains the same.

Alguien que lo traduzca al eapañol por favor!!! Hermosa letra!!!

Can't imagine this man also sings for one of the greatest punk bands

homão da porra

bravo a toi mon cousin d'amerique , jean pierre GRAFFIN te salut bien de son beau pays de France

his voice is better with the age wtf xD

should be in crazy heart soundtrack album.

Is there anybody who can explain to me what exactly this song is about? Thanks!!

Someone might ask me how I got to the top and I'll tell them I backed up

Anyone else think he should make an album with Mark knopfler or just me??

The album isn't my taste so i wont be listening much to it he will always be a lyrical genius tho and hes forever awesome so I still support

you have needed to add Nevada's desert on the video...

dont get it - is this bad religions true sound? - this is brutal Greg - Love it - still.. very Harsh

cotton field vibes

Why did no one tell me this exists? :v