Man one of the best Country songs ever from in my opinion one of the most underrated Country groups to come out of the 80's. These songs never get old 👍🎤🎸.
I raised two sons...my husband was a Nam vet with agent orange complications. I was so busy working, taking care of bills a sick husband and raising kids. One day the boys were gone, one to travel the world, the other to marry and not visit much. My husband passed. The house was quiet. No footsteps but mine.
This song reminds me of my my mom who passed in 1999. After her death I walked as a ghost for 20 years. Lost in a bottle. Me and her used to listen to this song driving from Mississippi to Chattanooga. It reminded her of my brother who passed in 1988 at 13 when I was 8. Alot of feeling in this song. Today at 43 I'm still a walking ghost from all the pain I have experienced, but I smile and carry on knowing one day you will hear my song.
Brother I know you pain. Loss my brother 4/3/03, my dad 8/25/11, my oldest brother 3/17/17 my oldest brother daughter 6 mouths later 21 years old, my mother 1/11/19. I walk each day as a ghost just trying to may the day
OMG...I so miss this type of Country Music so much. It had great sound and deep meaning and purpose. Todays music is heartless and meaningless. Listening in 2020?
I agree with you...this was some great country song. That these days isn't country music..I don't know what it is but I don't listen to the mess. I've always liked this band..
Blessings William I know the pain Jesus made a way for us we all will meet that one day but will be united again on day know that the lord has our tomorrow's make every day count Jesus will heal us because he lives we can to praying for you 🙏 😇🤗💫💯🙏🫂👣👣
I was roughly 6 thru 10 yrs old,with full range on the radio, and remember Casey Kasems country countdown on the weekends, listening to this and reba, George, Clint,and Mark Chestnut....such a simpler time,and music had WAY more heart in it than today's so called country
Man, God really blessed that man with a voice that can convey emotion. Also, I love when he sings high and then comes down to a low note and hits a perfectly. Man that's not easy to do! His pitch is incredible. God bless Shenandoah!
@@jonathan19947 I think they mean that they miss when country music sounded like this. Most modern "country" isn't country at all. It's great that we have access to the classics, but it also would have been nice if country music hadn't become overly-commercialized pop and hip hop infused garbage.
Mom left my dad n I when I was 11. My dad used to listen to this song as we took a long drive, n he would just cry. He asked her many times to come home . She didnt. He raised me alone. He eventually found love, but in the bk of my mind ik he always missed my mom n the life we had b4. This song is his n always will remind me of a beautiful strong father that raised me n never left nomatter how hard it was to raise a young girl alone. I never went without n i never lacked love or courage . He passed in 09 right before i was to be released from state. He was and will always be my number 1 he taught me how to forgive and love unconditionally.. i cant wait to see him n embrace him again wen this world is gone or if i leave before.. 💙💯
@@mariataylor1244 My heart thanks ur compassionate heart. Im thankful for my dads immense love for ppl no matter who they were or where they came from, his ability to see the bright side of things nm how hard life got especially in the moments it felt like too much. His sense of humor and laughter… always making ppl laff. Much respect n luv Maria.. keep heart🫡💙👊🏽
Wow 😮 this song came to me in my dream tonight.I just woke up to singing this in my dream word for word 😮 I hadn’t heard it in years! It was as if it was a message
I close my eyes to this song and it instantly takes me back to 4:00 am on Saturday morning with CMT on the TV ... the late 80s/early 90s, wish I could do everything all over again with my cousins, dad and uncle- exactly the same as back then.
During a very hard divorce this song really hit me. Thanking God every moment that we realized together is where we belonged. Thank You to the fill in people who kept us company. Nobody can replace your one true love 🙏.
I love this song . It’s always been my favorite among the songs done by Shanandoah . You touched hearts back when I was growing up and still do to these days . My daughters heard this song and a few others by Shenandoah and they love them . Great job Shenandoah . One of our great legends .
Loneliness is a terrible curse even though I have a big Family they won't come visit because of the house that I share with my Mother too many bad memories..Praying soon I can find someone to help my Mother and Myself move to another house, let me add something else we had a home invasion here in 2017 I don't wish what happened to us on anybody 😭
I've grown up to this band and loved their music. Was blown away hearing Blake Shelton have this song as one of the challenge songs on the voice. They did great singing it but this song and version will always have a place in my heart.
Know you’re not alone… ♥️… I’m so sorry this happened to you too… 💔it’s unbearable..wish I could tell you it goes away… it doesn’t…. It does get easier and you won’t break down every day… but it like builds up… and then 💔💔💔 mine was in ‘09 …. Still devastated… I’m sorry you’re going through this 💔
I never thought that my life would ever reflect this song,and yes I am going thru hell,some days feel like I won t make it thru,but in a way this song makes me feel some good,I ve listened to it time and time again...timeless piece
Classic depends on when you were born. I was born in 1952 and I think that 80"s country was definitely NOT classic. If you listened to Roy Acuff, Hank Williams Sr, Jimmie Rogers, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, The Sons of The Pioneers, etc, then you will understand What I'm talking about.
I never thought this song would be my life. Always loved it and Shenandoah. My wife of 44 years succumbed to her lifelong depression 5 years ago and this song still puts me down. I'm just a ghost in my life now.
I'm so sorry you are struggling. It's a crazy lonely world out there. God bless you Jimmy. I used to feel like that but Jesus saved my soul! His love is real. Just ask Him to show you. Praying for you now, that God would meet all of your needs according to His riches in Jesus Christ. There is an answer for you. He will never leave you. Take good care 🙏
@@meganhull5877 Praying for you Megan. 🙏 I spent many years feeling like that. Jesus set me free. He is real, and His love for you is immeasurable! Take a chance and ask Him to show you! Hoping the best for you. Take good care!
The lord understands our pain pray about it talk to him just like he is there he hears praying for you my friend smile Jesus loves you 🙏 it never to late for Jesus 😇🤗💫💯💯🙏🫂👣👣
Heard Marty sing this song this afternoon in Clay County Florida. Wonderful to hear. Hard to believe that it's been more than 30 years since the original. GREAT CONCERT worth seeing again.
I love you with every fiber of my being- God help me. Being ill is no excuse. I am not well either, and my tortured psyche is fueling my health issues. Nights are the worst, but by the grace of God I can move on or go home where most of my family are. So, you enjoy knowing how tortured I am and dying. Thanks! I get it...you could care less if I die. I have been such a fool.
I'm so thankful this era of country music made up my youth. I hope young people today can find similar solace in the music today, but I really don't know how that could happen. Lyrics of this song: I don't care if it rains I don't care if it's clear I don't mind staying in There's another ghost here she sits down in your chair And she shines with your light And she lays down his head On your pillow at night I'm just a ghost in this house I'm just a shadow upon these walls I'm living proof of the damage Heartbreak does Lyrics of "Shine On" by Florida Georgia Line: Silverado, candy painted Ray Ban's got the whole world shaded Chrome piece tucked in the console Riding high, roll up on the down low Feeling lucky, got hooked up with some Kentucky, clear So slide that little sugar shaker over here And get your shine on! I imagine the driver of that Silverado being nineteen and rocking a 1980's Billy Ray Cyrus hair-do. The truck's rear end has been lowered six inches, and the front suspension (what's left of it) has been raised sixteen inches. He has probably been convicted of having a felonious amount of oxycodone - which means he's a felon in possession of a firearm and driving under the influence of alcohol. Now he's about to make a really genius decision and make sexual advances towards a girl that's most likely sixteen. I don't know which generation I'm more disappointed in. Them for being so incredibly dumb, or mine for being the generation that created and raised these people. God help us.
Such a beautiful version of this song. His voice fits the lyrics perfectly. The version I heard by Alison Krauss was too slow. This is the perfect version.
This is my favorite too but have you seen the live concert Allison with Vince Gill and Keith Urban? I remember hearing her sing it at the Kentucky bluegrass festival back in the 90s and it was better than anything on RU-vid. Just heard Marty sing it at Jamestown Lakefest last year and he hasn't lost anything...maybe better. Two top of their class performers. Would love to hear a duet.
@@RMDole19 Yeah, I think this version, while it sounds great, is actually too fast and a little too bright for the contents. I like both, but I think Krauss's version does more justice to the concept. Though I wish I could figure out a good female-version line for "I'm just a shell of the man I was." That's the line that the Krauss version lacks and it's so poignant. And my dad wants me to do a cover of the song, so I'm hoping to do better than "I'm just a shell of the gal I was" which sounds a bit flippant....
@@Arkylie I completely agree. It’s good but just a little too upbeat. You could try singing “I’m just a shell of who I once was”. I tried to think of a way to remake that line so it would fit a female singer’s perspective and not sound shoehorned but I couldn’t lol.
just a suggestion - sometimes turning inward in on yourself only makes it worse. Consciously, physically even, roll your shoulders back and let your heart look outward. Let your heart shine, let it give, let it look outward. In any transaction you have, no matter how small, let it have the opportunity to give something, even if it is just a sincere smile. ( If they don't seem to respond it only proves how much they needed to see, hear, feel it.) If you aren't going to cross paths with anyone today then let your heart give a prayer for someone else. Or even a friendly word to God and maybe a compliment or two for Him 🙂. Let your heart be kind to you too. Give yourself a smile. And if you feel yourself turning in on yourself again.... Take a full breath and roll your shoulders back again and let your heart feel happy, even joyful, so that it can have a stock it can share. Practice. Practice. Practice. If it's hard, fake it til you make it. And don't forget, God loves you.
Seek help PLEASE, depression is a silent killer. Lost 2 very close and irreplaceable friends this year ( suicide).People still underestimate the dangers of depression.
My 26 year old son died on 11/4/22, ever since that day I feel like I'm a ghost. I have 3 other children so I can not join my oldest baby, but I think of it daily. I used to have so much support when it happened but now.... not so much.
Hello Amy 👋 how are you ? Simple music can make you sing, a simple hug can make you feel better, simple things can make you happy, I hope my simple hello will make you smile.
I gave up on country after the 90's and took comfort in all the greatness that came before. Having said that, I think this is one of the great country records and songs of all time.
This song just about brings me to tears.. My father always listened to this in his truck on repeat when he picked us up every other weekend.. I was too young to realize the sadness in this song, and the sadness within him being alone after they divorced.. Man, to be a kid again and be blind to realness of life....
I defeated a depression that otherwise would've killed me , after my wife passed in 2017...this song was one of many weapons in a vast arsenal I used to win that battle ❤
