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GemsOnVHS by god if a man or a woman can not donate a fckn Dolla fo music like dis dats STR8 from da FCKN heart then god help us ALL fo really!!!!! DA STRUGGLE IS REAL MY BROTHA'$ an SISTA'$
I HOPE TO SOME DAY MEET YOU GUYS AN Shake your hands. an hug your necks fo this music dat I hear an feel from da depths of my soul thank you all for such wonderful music...... thank God for you all
This may be a mobile issue, but that link doesn’t make it clear where to go to give you some dollars for the excellent work you’ve done. Please keep it up!
Hadn’t heard this song in a while and heard it in a dream. “I am ashamed because habits became my life” I woke up bawling and listened to this song. 1 and a half years sober from heroin a week ago and haven’t shaken the negative view my loved ones still have of me.
It may never come. But that's why we never return to being that person we once were. 6 year addict opiates lost everything but the most important loss was trust. "I still wear shame like a crown"-
Been a fan for almost 10yrs i wrote LDSB when i was killing myself and they emailed me back. When i saw them and had conquered through i balled my eyes out. I tell and show everyone their music. Bless yall 🙏
That's absolutely an amazing testimony to who they truly are as ppl. I'm happy that you are still here to share this story with us. I'm struggling tremendously myself especially here lately.
@@mok3ybear525 Love ya brotha ! And I pray for you now man that your circumstances may change. God bless and remember Christ paid the price of your sin for you on the cross, so that you could live today free from the shackles and pain of death. In Jesus name I pray Amen!
@@mok3ybear525 Hey man, this is 10 min that later than I wish it was. But from someone that finally found the other side this year; it's there. And you'll find it. Just keep going. I love you.
I discovered this song going through a very tough tine but i handled it like a boss an ultimately won my battle at the cost of all my freinds. Im happy with being alone now
One time an old boyfriend of mine hiked out to a beautiful cave and climbed to sit on top of an outcropping. He played his guitar and sang. I had to go pee and went back through the cave to go outside. You could hear the music echoing EVERYWHERE. 💜
That cyprus tree in the background is thinking, "Damn Ive heard some good musicians in my 650 year life, but this kid has a pinch more of that something special." I know I can talk to trees.
Benjamin Tod is a poet a modern day frost. How can such a young man be so insightful?? I know this kind of art comes from really living, not how long you've been alive. Some people die after 80yrs and never have the depth of soul that this young man has. I think I've found my new favorite band!!!!
I let that opening line kill me a little bit whenever I hear it, “I’ve got to change so I’m going away for a while”. The number of bridges I’ve burned intentionally just to not be a burden on other peoples lives... it hits deep. And alchoholism and bad habits may have become my life, but damn it’s the people I’ve lost from my life on the way that hurt the most
I feel connected to those that listen to Ben’s music. I genuinely hope you get better and find peace brother. We all go through ups and downs. Just don’t let this be your last
My brother told me about a country singer named Chris Stapleton that was pretty good. ...that lead to a comment about a guy named Colter Wall who is great and lead me here....so nice to know there's soulful and meaningful music still out there in there in the world
Maga 1776 my thoughts exactly I seen Nikki Minaj on the news the otger,day n I was like wtf is this crap no singing just talking n not one instraments all,computer, not the definition of music!!!!!!!
14 years I’ve struggle with pills, heroin, fentanyl, and alcohol, but this song was pinnacle in help me self reflect on the times I went away to rehab or programs... it made me want better for my life and today I am clean and sober. Praise the Lord, and LDSB and Benjamin Tod.
Well I've gotta change so I’m goin' away for a while I'm leaving today and please don’t let time change your smile Oh and I am ashamed because habits became my life But no damn hurricane could rival the tears I have cried And I'm always empty, don't you know me By the time I get to you Oh it's terrible and true And our minds they toil on seeds that never grew And our plans are foiled and clouds forever Oh in winter's haste she always comes too soon And we pray upon another harvest moon And I'm always empty, don't you know me By the time I get to you Oh it's terrible and true And I hope when we’re old your love for me is still true And the flames still burns through snow and rain and dew ’cause my heart is black as coal and beat to ruins Oh it's forged in steel and signatured to you And I’m always empty, don't you know me By the time I get to you Oh it's terrible and true
just to smell the south again, that sweet honey suckle dew in the morning, the crickets and fire flies at night. the big open sky and all the stars. my heart and soul longs to be with you.
My brother Gage introduced me to this band a few years back, it was one of our favorites and we would listen to them all the time. Especially this and using again. R.I.P. Gagey I miss you more than words could ever describe. I love you so much. Im sorry I couldnt save you.
Sorry for your loss.i had a brother that couldnt shake that monkey on his back.Opanas got him and luckily it's not mine of choice but every time I hear this song I think of him.think he still around me in a way.
I'm sorry hon. I know that feel. The anger. The guilt. The shame you feel for being angry. The burning desire to hear them one more time even just half a fucking breath. Anything. It hollows you out.... I lost my soul mate and best friend two years ago to heroin. I tried to save him too. I knowi really tried. People have tried to save me. Alot. Nobody can save an addict they have to free themselves.Until then just love them. It's all you can do and addicts need love desperately. You loved him and that's the best thing you could have done. Sending love from NYC and hoping you find strength, peace, and can be gentle and compassionate with yourself. You deserve it!
Well I've gotta change so I'm goin' away for a while I'm leaving today and please don't let time change your smile oh and I am ashamed because habits became my life but no damn hurricane could rival the tears I have cried and I'm always empty, don't you know me by the time I get to you oh it's terrible and true and our minds they toil on seeds that never grew and our plans are foiled and clouds forever oh in winter's haste she always comes too soon and we pray upon another harvest moon and I'm always empty, don't you know me by the time I get to you oh it's terrible and true and I hope when we're old your love for me is still true and the flames still burns through snow and rain and dew 'cause my heart is black as coal and beat to rules oh its forged in steel and signatured to you and I'm always empty, don't you know me by the time I get to you oh it's terrible and true and I'm always empty, don't you know me by the time I get to you oh it's terrible and true
5 yrs clean next month. I heard this song right before I decided to go to rehab after 12+ yrs of drug abuse. He is an amazing songwriter/storyteller, written from experience. This song will always hold such a special place in my heart. Thank you Ben!
Two years ago I found a doctor to treat me for my opiate addiction. The first few days on subutex was rough, but I found and listened to this song constantly. It gave me a kind of peace. I will always love you two for that. Thank you so much.
@seancrutcher525 hope you stuck it out. Docs often don't prescribe enough a dose or for long enough. Subs are most effective when taking for a year or longer and at doses that leave no symptoms of wd.
This song hits home so hard! Been to prison twice due to drugs yet my beautiful wife of 11½ years has stuck with me. Idk how she's done it, she's far stronger than I am without a doubt! I'll never understand how a beautiful girl raised penacostle could fall for a street boy who had absolutely nothing and nobody!
I was married to an addict for 9 years. It got to be too much. He is now incarcerated for 10 years. Your wife is a special woman. Treasure her and treat her as she deserves.
Found this song and band completely randomly one night and it hit me like a train. You can feel his pain so clearly it brought tears to my eyes.. listened to a lot of their other stuff and it is also amazing.. underrated.. you never hear stuff like this here in Ireland 🇮🇪
As a applichan man who now lives in California and desperately misses home, but who also struggles with alcohol this song means so much to me. Your songs have a way of hitting me like no others besides Waylon or the possum. God I just wanna go home.
Sorry that California makes you miss home so much. I don't have a place to call home and although I have left alcohol, I am still lost... from one lost soul to another, here we are together listening to amazing music. Hugs my friend.
This song makes me feel so much emotion I can’t even handle it while going through a breakup that happened because of my drinking, “and I’m always empty, don’t you know me, by the time I get to you” I can’t even handle this
Going through same deal seeked help and she gave me option to be in her and my daughter's life but I have to move from this beautiful place and keep on track with sobriety and coarses, stay strong man
*LYRICS* Well I've gotta change so I'm goin' away for a while. I'm leaving today and please don't let time change your smile. Oh and I am ashamed because habits became my life. but no damn hurricane could rival the tears I have cried. &I'm always empty, don't you know me, by the time I get to you. Oh it's terrible and true. &Our minds they toil on seeds that never grew. &Our plans are foiled and clouds. forever loom. Oh in winter's haste she always comes too soon. &We pray upon another harvest moon &I'm always empty, don't you know me, by the time I get to you. Oh it's terrible and true. &I hope when we're old your love for me is still true. &The flames still burns through snow and rain and dew. 'Cause my heart is black as coal and beat to rules. Oh its forged in steel and signatured to you. &I'm always empty, don't you know me, by the time I get to you. Oh it's terrible and true . &I'm always empty, don't you know me, by the time I get to you. Oh it's terrible and true.
My best friend recently passed away. We were both struggling with addiction. This song hits me more than any other. I miss you cooke. Rest peacefully my brother
It's actually incredible how much the lyrics mirror me going to rehab to fix myself. 6 months clean and relationships are stronger than ever. Not only my relationship with friends and family, but my relationship with myself. To those who are struggling and feeling hopeless: There IS hope, and you CAN make the change. It might not be easy, but once you get it....Life itself becomes easier. Please don't give up on yourself
Yeah he and his friend used to hop trains a lot to travel and busk in new and different places ( like hes doing in the video where he sings “The Mountain” by Steve Earl) back when he was still homeless and using. I think I read or saw an interview where he said he still rides the trains just for fun once in a while.
These two have to be the deepest youngest souls I've ever heard. Can tell they have been through so much together and made their love stronger. I'd say some of the hard times have brought out some serious soul searching. I think these two are Amazing and so talented! They blow my mind really. Keep up the amazing music!!
"I've gotta change so I'm going away for a while." From that first line you know this song is gonna be gold. I absolutely love this man and this band. I hope we get to witness his magical creations for years and years to come.
These two harmonize so well. Gives me chills. Normally I could differentiate both singers voices and focus on just the one but I absolutely can’t with these two.
I cried when i heard this!! It touches a nerve in me that i cant describe. One fine day i hope to see you two live and shake your hands an let you know how much your music means to me!!
When I hear people talk songs that have meaning and tell stories….. it doesn’t get much more real than this guy…. The emotion and pain he can convey in his lyrics and voice are damn near unrivaled in my opinion. In any song he sings, Incredible.
This just gave me chills. Days that I find new music like this are blessings. I swear the universe repays good karma with music that makes you feel something like this.
recovering from 7 +yrs of emotional abuse from a malignant covert narcissist, I isolated from my family and the church... this song is how I felt and feel about my relationship with God. I am regaining my self and rebuilding for a full future with my daughter. Great song!
I recently discovered this amazing music, and I cant seem to stop listening to it! absolutely beautiful? why in the world is there not a Lost dog station on pandora!?!? You guys are awesome, keep on writing beautiful songs and ill keep listening! God Bless
because sadly people think this music is lame ... it took me some time to truly appreciate it and listen to the song ... like actually listen to it and relate to it
Can attest . I lost my best friend in December . The best friend this life had ever gave me . The first person of the friend group that ever made me feel like I found “my people”. I never felt like I fit in anywhere . Only him , only that circle . By now most of my friends have succumbed to addiction or depression 17-18 years later (I’m close to 31) . I still have a few left and they mean the world to me . But this was my BEST friend . Inseparable for over a decade . Anyway nothing but Benjamin Tod , Lost Dog played at his funeral. A lot of old friends from the past traveled states to come home to lay him to rest . It was a beautiful yet heart wrenching experience. It’s hard for me to listen and I’m a huge fan myself . It brings out a lot . Sorry to vent to a 3 year old comment . I’m hurting and strangers are easy to dump on . Love and respect to whatever you were going through post this
While having tokes and coffee this morning I thought about this...... somewhere there is a person inspired by Ben tod, could even be a little kid. But this person is inspired and starts to make music that like this is on a whole nother level that most folks just can't seem to wrap their heads around. I'm looking forward to stumbling across that person
Since I have found this kind of music in the past couple years (still discovering more and more) I rarely listen to anything mainstream anymore at all. Who needs it with music with such substance is available like this.
@@earlyandoften So you have a crystal ball and can tell what peoples lives are and where they've been just by looking at their screen name and picture? Hot damn! You should market that skill. I have been through all these songs Needles Alcohol shakes horrors you would never know or at least I guess......I am not like you and psychic!!!
I really can’t relate to any of his songs, but I appreciate the real raw lyrics. They makes me feel what he’s singing about. I can’t wait to see them live in a week.
I can relate to all exept the Gypsy traveling, That I couldn't do because I went blind and had to have my eye fluid replaced after I kicked the heroin then alchohol habit.
Truly, simple words can’t describe the way this song makes me feel. Cuts my soul like a razor but a razor so thin, I can’t feel the pain till the song is over.
I know you must hear this way more than youd like but thank you lost dogs. your amazing and I can't explain how your music makes me feel and how I'm sure it's helped thousands of people.
Quit all the drugs that held.me back, been with my woman for 6 years and this hits deap. She was with me during the peak of my use, now im a royal engineer and a soldier, totally sober and totally fit, the only constant over the last 6 years has been her. I do everything for her. Im an empty vessle, its terrible but true.but without her i have no reason to do anything. My heart is as black as coal, but now its forged in steel. Its terrible and true.
WOW! Just discovered this duo. Usually I'll find a new group and the first song I hear is great, then the next 3 or 4 are decent or maybe good. I haven't listened to more than maybe 5 or 6 songs from "lost dog street band", but every song is as good as the last so far. This guys lyrics are so poetic. Man! these two have something.
Your song writing is so special, so direct, so honest .. so evocative. I could throw myself down and bawl out every heart-ache I have ever had. I love the way you tilt your head back and let your beautiful soul flow out, carried by the deep river lyrics. Dear Lord, you two are truly gems.
Amazing! This is the type of music I live for!!! It's rare to get such raw emotion in the music industry anymore! Thank you for what you do and never stop playing from your heart :)
If there was a way to put my dark little world into song form, the one that causes me so much heartache and self destruction, the journey I’ve been thru, this would be it.
The first and only artists I've came across and within a month travel 5hrs from West Virginia to Canton, Ohio just to catch them live for the first time, which was about a month ago. They've made a HUGE impact on me and my life and I'm so thankful I found them. Being a recovering addict who was homeless and the whole 9 yards, they really hit me in my feels. By the way, if you've not seen them live yet, make whatever trip, no matter the distance, to see them. I'm telling you now, you think they're good on these videos, seeing them live blows them out of the water.
I owe such a huge THANK YOU! to @GemsonVHS for introducing me to The Lost Dog Street Band. My foray into the world of Blue Grass/ Southern Busking/ Folk Americana (?) music was all sparked by watching a GemsonVHS video staring The Lost Dog street band! Instantly hooked and I an SO glad! THANK YOU AGAIN!
Wow what a song to dedicate to my best friend who struggled soooo hard with alcohol addiction his entire life and now has passed. I love you Brandon Monday forever my friend. Love me
Amazing you two 🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻I’m a metalhead but love you all’s Music you hit the nail every fukn time “and a hurricane couldn’t rival the tears I’ve cried” to you music god bless y’all. 🤘🏻 and we all have our vices some demons you can’t kill.
For me this song represents my up and leavin from my home town. I was running from drug addiction, bad relationships, and a bad relationship with myself. I just up and left everything and everyone in the middle of the night. It was a terrible and true fact I had to face.
Where you at now? How is life? When I was a kid I stole everything in sight that was my habit. I would go see my Grandma , help her do yard work and clean , I knew I was getting sent up. She was one of the few people I could who wasn’t pissed off at me. I can remember so much of those fall days. I wish I count say I kept my nose clean for her , but I never got sent up again, although I tried it seems. She has passed but I have a little one now, my life is soooo much better and I have found my life with unconditional love, I thank God everyday for letting find a path to turn it around
This channel makes the best folk videos on the web period. I almost wish there was a second channel going more in depth with the location and filming of the song. And of course the more Lost Dog Street Band you do the better.
I've just recently discovered Benjamin, maybe 4 or 5 months ago but he's an old friend already. Just like Townes or Guy or JTV TAB, Scott Miller and of course Prine, their music is apart of me . Right now I'm on Hungry for you blues I can't quit listening to it and playing it on my guitar over and over. Thank you for what you do sir.
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For some reason this song reminds me of my friend who was killed. It’s been one year and even while I type this I’m crying. It’s amazing how cathartic this music can be.
Hey do you guys have anyway to buy your music? I wanna do WHAT EVER it takes to support yall and I wanna buy every GOT DAMN SONG y'all have a new fan and I'm more pissed off then a hippy that's out of weed I ain't heard of yens tell TODAY... lmao Gregoryjohnston77@Gmail.com Send me a link to buy and help support yall
Im 2 months clean. I hope to see yall in Nashville or Tulsa. Im currently in Arkansas and it seems like 30 yrs old was the best time I could pick in my life time to start using drugs....with in my first year of using meth i had some dude putting a needle in me and the rest is bullshit. With in 365 days of becoming an IV user i lost my kids, my home, my career, and my family. Im 34 now and ive had one relpse in 14 months.....it lasted 3 months and on the brink of never ever being able to see my kids again I found yalls music.....i had punched in Cold Mountain soundtrack and yalls song Terrible and True came on after a few songs and i almost died.....after reading all the comments people leave under your songs lol and realizing what the lyrics were and you didnt really have a chainsaw....i put the shit down once and for all. Ive been fighting off my demons strong with yalls music and i just want to say Thank you! And if yall ever need a place to crash in Arkansas Mi Casa es Su Casa. Please never stop sharing your stories in music. There is a clear purpose yall have in life and i cant imagine how many lives yall have touched! Happy Vibes God is love
Found Gems and WAF yday and am in awe of the heartfelt and soulful music and 'film' being created in the US. Country music remains relevant in the hands of this young breed. Greetings from Australia.
Shaka Gnar if my dad wouldn't of broke his back n neck in construction he'd be doing the same thing out here in to but that music is more excepted down here, hats off to you sir
This is beautiful and true. I have enjoyed damn near everything you've done on gems and otherwise. One shot to wake, live, would be amazing. Thank you!
I'm always empty... Don't you know me, by the time I gave to you. Oh it's Terrible but true. There is so much to this song it's heavy reality finds a way to bring to light the awful things I have done to the ones I've loved, or worse left unloved. Addiction is the key to open you up to a self you wish you never opened the door to. The biggest selfish and ugly demon there is. I wouldn't wish it's pain on anyone. I love your songs, I love the realness you bring to this world. I wish more people could understand the meaning I get from you and your misses.
best recording of this song there is. studio one suffers from the sonic dearth of so many overproduced albums...you'll know what I'm talking about if you listen to it
“Oh and I am ashamed because habits became my life” - For all of us killing ourselves, lost in the daily grind of capitalism and things and artificial comforts. Habits aren’t always substances, and this line...goddamn...
In the last year, I've lost my sister to heroin overdose, and my mother to alcoholism. I had to drop out of school to care for my mother, whom I watched deplete before my eyes. I was famliless, jobless, lost of purpose. And Dog Street Band got me through one of the toughest times in my life. I want to thank them. They're honesty, they're Harmony, they remind me of music from my childhood. So thank you for saving my sanity. Ps- Come to Tulsa!
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GemsOnVHS by god if a man or a woman can not donate a fckn Dolla fo music like dis dats STR8 from da FCKN heart then god help us ALL fo really!!!!! DA STRUGGLE IS REAL MY BROTHA'$ an SISTA'$
I HOPE TO SOME DAY MEET YOU GUYS AN Shake your hands. an hug your necks fo this music dat I hear an feel from da depths of my soul thank you all for such wonderful music...... thank God for you all
GemsOnVHS great I sure will don't you Eva think I won't eitha
This may be a mobile issue, but that link doesn’t make it clear where to go to give you some dollars for the excellent work you’ve done. Please keep it up!
Hadn’t heard this song in a while and heard it in a dream. “I am ashamed because habits became my life” I woke up bawling and listened to this song. 1 and a half years sober from heroin a week ago and haven’t shaken the negative view my loved ones still have of me.
It will come hang on
It may never come. But that's why we never return to being that person we once were. 6 year addict opiates lost everything but the most important loss was trust. "I still wear shame like a crown"-
Kickin' is the hardest thing I've done, and I've some shit, this song plays on repeat today for its day 2 again. Glad you're clean. Please keep it up
It took me 4 years of doing right for before my family was ready. Keep at it.
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Been a fan for almost 10yrs i wrote LDSB when i was killing myself and they emailed me back. When i saw them and had conquered through i balled my eyes out. I tell and show everyone their music. Bless yall 🙏
That's absolutely an amazing testimony to who they truly are as ppl. I'm happy that you are still here to share this story with us. I'm struggling tremendously myself especially here lately.
@@mok3ybear525 you can and will make it,hold on,write it down, power thru.
@@mok3ybear525 Love ya brotha ! And I pray for you now man that your circumstances may change. God bless and remember Christ paid the price of your sin for you on the cross, so that you could live today free from the shackles and pain of death. In Jesus name I pray Amen!
@@mok3ybear525we love you brother. Hope you’re well.
@@mok3ybear525 Hey man, this is 10 min that later than I wish it was. But from someone that finally found the other side this year; it's there. And you'll find it. Just keep going. I love you.
Sometimes a song comes into your life like it was only meant for you.
This is it for me to my friend
Terrible and true
So true man I lived these exact words just a few weeks ago. Packed up and skipped town
I discovered this song going through a very tough tine but i handled it like a boss an ultimately won my battle at the cost of all my freinds. Im happy with being alone now
Incredibly, honestly true my friend....
Imagine walking through the woods and hearing this amazing tune
Watch Down by the River by Ben Caplan I had the exact same thought
I would vomit at amazement
Pure bliss
All the time
One time an old boyfriend of mine hiked out to a beautiful cave and climbed to sit on top of an outcropping. He played his guitar and sang. I had to go pee and went back through the cave to go outside. You could hear the music echoing EVERYWHERE. 💜
That cyprus tree in the background is thinking, "Damn Ive heard some good musicians in my 650 year life, but this kid has a pinch more of that something special."
I know I can talk to trees.
Sycamore
@@chnacewoolery3641 thank you
This comment gave me chills
This song is an embodiment of how addiction rips away everything good in a life.
Agreed my guy
Yes. The first line reminds me of the day I finally went to rehab. This whole song does really. Hits hard.
Benjamin Tod is a poet a modern day frost. How can such a young man be so insightful?? I know this kind of art comes from really living, not how long you've been alive. Some people die after 80yrs and never have the depth of soul that this young man has. I think I've found my new favorite band!!!!
I let that opening line kill me a little bit whenever I hear it, “I’ve got to change so I’m going away for a while”. The number of bridges I’ve burned intentionally just to not be a burden on other peoples lives... it hits deep. And alchoholism and bad habits may have become my life, but damn it’s the people I’ve lost from my life on the way that hurt the most
@@brazenlilhussy5975 what's the real kicker
@@TheVandal118 That was embarrassing read my man! I'm not sure what the real kicker is, the message should've read 'sponsored by 2 many xanax'
I feel connected to those that listen to Ben’s music. I genuinely hope you get better and find peace brother. We all go through ups and downs. Just don’t let this be your last
Youve got this brother … we are evilest to ourselves .. treat yourself with compassion ❤️
Yeah misery certainly loves company...I think you need a new song in your life..
I wish I could explain what this song means to me.
Shelby Willis it’s terrible and true
Jesus..... me too
Watching them play this live everybody rocking back and forth singing it back. Great night
You just did, cause it’s same for me
@@pwfortner glad to know I'm not alone in my feelings.
You ever find something so god damn perfect, that you wouldn't change a thing about it? Thank you Ben and Ashley.
The harmony of cicadas and unfettered chills
My brother told me about a country singer named Chris Stapleton that was pretty good. ...that lead to a comment about a guy named Colter Wall who is great and lead me here....so nice to know there's soulful and meaningful music still out there in there in the world
Maga 1776 My brother's my brother. always will be. the best. sounds like you have one too.
Colter Wall brought me too
Maga 1776 feel you 💜
Colter wall is amazing as how I found these guys too
Maga 1776 my thoughts exactly I seen Nikki Minaj on the news the otger,day n I was like wtf is this crap no singing just talking n not one instraments all,computer, not the definition of music!!!!!!!
14 years I’ve struggle with pills, heroin, fentanyl, and alcohol, but this song was pinnacle in help me self reflect on the times I went away to rehab or programs... it made me want better for my life and today I am clean and sober. Praise the Lord, and LDSB and Benjamin Tod.
I hope you're still here.
I hope so too ❤
Well I've gotta change so I’m goin' away for a while
I'm leaving today and please don’t let time change your smile
Oh and I am ashamed because habits became my life
But no damn hurricane could rival the tears I have cried
And I'm always empty, don't you know me
By the time I get to you
Oh it's terrible and true
And our minds they toil on seeds that never grew
And our plans are foiled and clouds forever
Oh in winter's haste she always comes too soon
And we pray upon another harvest moon
And I'm always empty, don't you know me
By the time I get to you
Oh it's terrible and true
And I hope when we’re old your love for me is still true
And the flames still burns through snow and rain and dew
’cause my heart is black as coal and beat to ruins
Oh it's forged in steel and signatured to you
And I’m always empty, don't you know me
By the time I get to you
Oh it's terrible and true
couple mistakes
thank you
just to smell the south again, that sweet honey suckle dew in the morning, the crickets and fire flies at night. the big open sky and all the stars. my heart and soul longs to be with you.
sissy eversole some people don't get it.
sissy eversole a just tn. got it all
Moved up north in,92 now my kids grown up fixin ta move back to Texas to damn cold up here (Illinois)
@@markduffield8980 yes it is. 30° in Mt. Vernon today.
SC still beautiful.... gonna die alone soon
My brother Gage introduced me to this band a few years back, it was one of our favorites and we would listen to them all the time. Especially this and using again. R.I.P. Gagey I miss you more than words could ever describe. I love you so much. Im sorry I couldnt save you.
From one Gage to another the man had excellent taste im sorry for your loss!
From another named Gaige, I am sorry for your loss fam, every time you listen to this, hes with you. This song will always connect y'all. Much love
Sorry for your loss.i had a brother that couldnt shake that monkey on his back.Opanas got him and luckily it's not mine of choice but every time I hear this song I think of him.think he still around me in a way.
I know the feeling RIP big Nate
I'm sorry hon. I know that feel. The anger. The guilt. The shame you feel for being angry. The burning desire to hear them one more time even just half a fucking breath. Anything. It hollows you out.... I lost my soul mate and best friend two years ago to heroin. I tried to save him too. I knowi really tried. People have tried to save me. Alot. Nobody can save an addict they have to free themselves.Until then just love them. It's all you can do and addicts need love desperately. You loved him and that's the best thing you could have done. Sending love from NYC and hoping you find strength, peace, and can be gentle and compassionate with yourself. You deserve it!
I'm not proud of how many times I've listened to this song within a week of discovering it........
it makes the sad go away until he says "habits they became my life". at that point they crash back into you
can't stop won't stop
Should be proud. You got damn good taste in music.
If it is because of your emotional toll: At least you are fighting on.
Literally same.
Well I've gotta change so I'm goin' away for a while
I'm leaving today and please don't let time change your smile
oh and I am ashamed because habits became my life
but no damn hurricane could rival the tears I have cried
and I'm always empty, don't you know me
by the time I get to you
oh it's terrible and true
and our minds they toil on seeds that never grew
and our plans are foiled and clouds forever
oh in winter's haste she always comes too soon
and we pray upon another harvest moon
and I'm always empty, don't you know me
by the time I get to you
oh it's terrible and true
and I hope when we're old your love for me is still true
and the flames still burns through snow and rain and dew
'cause my heart is black as coal and beat to rules
oh its forged in steel and signatured to you
and I'm always empty, don't you know me
by the time I get to you
oh it's terrible and true
and I'm always empty, don't you know me
by the time I get to you
oh it's terrible and true
Jennifer Pfeiffer 😎🤗
Jennifer Pfeiffer
thank you for your work!
and our minds they toil on seeds that never bloom
and our plans are foiled and clouds forever loom
Thanks for writing all that sounds like my biography
This breaks my heart😢
Benjamin is by far one of the most influential artists ive heard in the genre of music. So stunning yet true.
It was all ugly & nothing healed
5 yrs clean next month. I heard this song right before I decided to go to rehab after 12+ yrs of drug abuse. He is an amazing songwriter/storyteller, written from experience. This song will always hold such a special place in my heart. Thank you Ben!
This is the best song I have ever heard.
Two years ago I found a doctor to treat me for my opiate addiction. The first few days on subutex was rough, but I found and listened to this song constantly. It gave me a kind of peace. I will always love you two for that. Thank you so much.
Im trying to make it thru day 2 now.uta hard man,hardest thing ive ever dealt with
@seancrutcher525 hope you stuck it out. Docs often don't prescribe enough a dose or for long enough. Subs are most effective when taking for a year or longer and at doses that leave no symptoms of wd.
This song hits home so hard! Been to prison twice due to drugs yet my beautiful wife of 11½ years has stuck with me. Idk how she's done it, she's far stronger than I am without a doubt! I'll never understand how a beautiful girl raised penacostle could fall for a street boy who had absolutely nothing and nobody!
Best wishes man.
This music changed my life.
I pray the same for you..
get your shit together
God bless both of you
I was married to an addict for 9 years. It got to be too much. He is now incarcerated for 10 years. Your wife is a special woman. Treasure her and treat her as she deserves.
Found this song and band completely randomly one night and it hit me like a train. You can feel his pain so clearly it brought tears to my eyes.. listened to a lot of their other stuff and it is also amazing.. underrated.. you never hear stuff like this here in Ireland 🇮🇪
After reading through the comments here it’s nice to see that Lots of people also really feel this song. We are not alone
The pain that runs through this song is both overwhelming & beautiful.
Well said
As a applichan man who now lives in California and desperately misses home, but who also struggles with alcohol this song means so much to me. Your songs have a way of hitting me like no others besides Waylon or the possum. God I just wanna go home.
Sorry that California makes you miss home so much. I don't have a place to call home and although I have left alcohol, I am still lost... from one lost soul to another, here we are together listening to amazing music. Hugs my friend.
Ain’t nothing like the south. Godspeed
These hills ain't changed. If anything they're prettier than ever
I am ashamed because habits became my life
Lost Doggy you should hear Shovel and Rope
Robert Downing Shovels & Rope are great, but I can feel the sorrow more so in Lost Dog.
nyk hyatt yes. This is true.
Robert Downing Late July is an amazing song though
nyk hyatt Coping Mechanism is a favorite by them. Shakey Graves's Dearly Departed is a great tune, too
This song makes me feel so much emotion I can’t even handle it while going through a breakup that happened because of my drinking, “and I’m always empty, don’t you know me, by the time I get to you” I can’t even handle this
Going through same deal seeked help and she gave me option to be in her and my daughter's life but I have to move from this beautiful place and keep on track with sobriety and coarses, stay strong man
Still playing
One of the best sounding bands I’ve ever heard in my life
Love lost dog ! 6 years I found y’all thank you
Ben, thanks for following the calling, brother.....you are a hero in the war of art.
*LYRICS*
Well I've gotta change so I'm goin' away for a while.
I'm leaving today and please don't let time change your smile.
Oh and I am ashamed because habits became my life.
but no damn hurricane could rival the tears I have cried.
&I'm always empty, don't you know me, by the time I get to you.
Oh it's terrible and true.
&Our minds they toil on seeds that never grew.
&Our plans are foiled and clouds. forever loom.
Oh in winter's haste she always comes too soon.
&We pray upon another harvest moon
&I'm always empty, don't you know me, by the time I get to you.
Oh it's terrible and true.
&I hope when we're old your love for me is still true.
&The flames still burns through snow and rain and dew.
'Cause my heart is black as coal and beat to rules.
Oh its forged in steel and signatured to you.
&I'm always empty,
don't you know me,
by the time I get to you.
Oh it's terrible and true .
&I'm always empty, don't you know me,
by the time I get to you.
Oh it's terrible and true.
Thank you!
Well worth the wait. Your music stirs me deeply. Keep up the great love, God bless you both.
My best friend recently passed away. We were both struggling with addiction. This song hits me more than any other. I miss you cooke. Rest peacefully my brother
It's actually incredible how much the lyrics mirror me going to rehab to fix myself. 6 months clean and relationships are stronger than ever. Not only my relationship with friends and family, but my relationship with myself.
To those who are struggling and feeling hopeless: There IS hope, and you CAN make the change. It might not be easy, but once you get it....Life itself becomes easier. Please don't give up on yourself
I realize now that his backwards "11030" tattoo on his neck means HOBO.
I've been wondering the meaning of that tattoo for ages!
It only reads that way in the mirror, though.
Yeah he and his friend used to hop trains a lot to travel and busk in new and different places ( like hes doing in the video where he sings “The Mountain” by Steve Earl) back when he was still homeless and using. I think I read or saw an interview where he said he still rides the trains just for fun once in a while.
Muhammad Goldstein thats the point
@@justincase8239 like that girl with the letter k on mean girls haha
No damn hurricane could rival the tears ive cried.....
im upset that I hadn't discovered your music earlier. please don't ever stop writing music, because this is really really fucking good.
nice name
I was on this song when it had 20k views.. this is so underrated its ridiculous. Real music.
These two have to be the deepest youngest souls I've ever heard. Can tell they have been through so much together and made their love stronger. I'd say some of the hard times have brought out some serious soul searching. I think these two are Amazing and so talented! They blow my mind really. Keep up the amazing music!!
"I've gotta change so I'm going away for a while."
From that first line you know this song is gonna be gold. I absolutely love this man and this band. I hope we get to witness his magical creations for years and years to come.
These two harmonize so well. Gives me chills. Normally I could differentiate both singers voices and focus on just the one but I absolutely can’t with these two.
I cried when i heard this!! It touches a nerve in me that i cant describe. One fine day i hope to see you two live and shake your hands an let you know how much your music means to me!!
When I hear people talk songs that have meaning and tell stories….. it doesn’t get much more real than this guy…. The emotion and pain he can convey in his lyrics and voice are damn near unrivaled in my opinion. In any song he sings, Incredible.
You gotta live it, to write it.
This just gave me chills. Days that I find new music like this are blessings. I swear the universe repays good karma with music that makes you feel something like this.
Although an ocean away in Ireland on the west coast of Europe I love this music
That's where folk came from.
Look into the history of the south and irish immigrants thats mostly what the south is and some germans and poles
This kind of music originated in Ireland, so that makes sense.
recovering from 7 +yrs of emotional abuse from a malignant covert narcissist, I isolated from my family and the church... this song is how I felt and feel about my relationship with God. I am regaining my self and rebuilding for a full future with my daughter. Great song!
Seriously incredible. One of my favorite bands.
I recently discovered this amazing music, and I cant seem to stop listening to it! absolutely beautiful? why in the world is there not a Lost dog station on pandora!?!? You guys are awesome, keep on writing beautiful songs and ill keep listening! God Bless
because sadly people think this music is lame ... it took me some time to truly appreciate it and listen to the song ... like actually listen to it and relate to it
His you can't win album as never say surrender changed my entire life.
Looks like a station is now up. Probably isn't built up enough to be a stand alone, but I added it to my Americana/Bluegrass station.
If you like this you might also enjoy , Trampled by Turtles , The Devil Makes Three , Shaky graves there are so many !
Check out Possessed by Paul James
Listening to this song over and over, one of the more beutiful moments in fucked up life.Lost Dog street Band, let your light shine!yours truly,Human
His audience is in the clouds.
Can attest . I lost my best friend in December . The best friend this life had ever gave me . The first person of the friend group that ever made me feel like I found “my people”. I never felt like I fit in anywhere . Only him , only that circle . By now most of my friends have succumbed to addiction or depression 17-18 years later (I’m close to 31) . I still have a few left and they mean the world to me . But this was my BEST friend . Inseparable for over a decade .
Anyway nothing but Benjamin Tod , Lost Dog played at his funeral. A lot of old friends from the past traveled states to come home to lay him to rest . It was a beautiful yet heart wrenching experience. It’s hard for me to listen and I’m a huge fan myself . It brings out a lot .
Sorry to vent to a 3 year old comment . I’m hurting and strangers are easy to dump on .
Love and respect to whatever you were going through post this
Amen
Lost Dog are my relief
You said it man
Ry Green
my thoughts exactly!!!!!
Every bad day ends with me jamming out to this band
While having tokes and coffee this morning I thought about this...... somewhere there is a person inspired by Ben tod, could even be a little kid. But this person is inspired and starts to make music that like this is on a whole nother level that most folks just can't seem to wrap their heads around. I'm looking forward to stumbling across that person
Since I have found this kind of music in the past couple years (still discovering more and more) I rarely listen to anything mainstream anymore at all. Who needs it with music with such substance is available like this.
People ask me my life story, I just say listen to Lost dog street band.
people ask you your life story? wtf
Shawn Habich lol right? How full of shit can you be
@@earlyandoften So you have a crystal ball and can tell what peoples lives are and where they've been just by looking at their screen name and picture? Hot damn! You should market that skill.
I have been through all these songs Needles Alcohol shakes horrors you would never know or at least I guess......I am not like you and psychic!!!
@@koffinkat666 you seem like a fun guy
@@earlyandoften Yes I am on Mushrooms right now.
Gawdamnit I love this band
I really can’t relate to any of his songs, but I appreciate the real raw lyrics. They makes me feel what he’s singing about. I can’t wait to see them live in a week.
If you can't relate, I'd definitely count that as a blessing. To many of us can.
I can relate to all exept the Gypsy traveling, That I couldn't do because I went blind and had to have my eye fluid replaced after I kicked the heroin then alchohol habit.
Truly, simple words can’t describe the way this song makes me feel. Cuts my soul like a razor but a razor so thin, I can’t feel the pain till the song is over.
I know you must hear this way more than youd like but thank you lost dogs. your amazing and I can't explain how your music makes me feel and how I'm sure it's helped thousands of people.
I literally just stumbled on you guys and fell in love with your sound. amazing
Quit all the drugs that held.me back, been with my woman for 6 years and this hits deap. She was with me during the peak of my use, now im a royal engineer and a soldier, totally sober and totally fit, the only constant over the last 6 years has been her. I do everything for her. Im an empty vessle, its terrible but true.but without her i have no reason to do anything. My heart is as black as coal, but now its forged in steel. Its terrible and true.
WOW! Just discovered this duo. Usually I'll find a new group and the first song I hear is great, then the next 3 or 4 are decent or maybe good. I haven't listened to more than maybe 5 or 6 songs from "lost dog street band", but every song is as good as the last so far. This guys lyrics are so poetic. Man! these two have something.
Your song writing is so special, so direct, so honest .. so evocative. I could throw myself down and bawl out every heart-ache I have ever had. I love the way you tilt your head back and let your beautiful soul flow out, carried by the deep river lyrics. Dear Lord, you two are truly gems.
You gotta live it, to be able to write it, amazing song, hardships and addictions make the best song writers/ performers, all their stuff is hardcore
Amazing! This is the type of music I live for!!! It's rare to get such raw emotion in the music industry anymore! Thank you for what you do and never stop playing from your heart :)
If there was a way to put my dark little world into song form, the one that causes me so much heartache and self destruction, the journey I’ve been thru, this would be it.
This song breaks my heart everytime i hear it, but can't stop listening to it. 😢
The first and only artists I've came across and within a month travel 5hrs from West Virginia to Canton, Ohio just to catch them live for the first time, which was about a month ago. They've made a HUGE impact on me and my life and I'm so thankful I found them. Being a recovering addict who was homeless and the whole 9 yards, they really hit me in my feels. By the way, if you've not seen them live yet, make whatever trip, no matter the distance, to see them. I'm telling you now, you think they're good on these videos, seeing them live blows them out of the water.
Hate to admit it but am I the only one that his music really hits home for a it brings a tear to my eyes
I owe such a huge THANK YOU! to @GemsonVHS for introducing me to The Lost Dog Street Band. My foray into the world of Blue Grass/ Southern Busking/ Folk Americana (?) music was all sparked by watching a GemsonVHS video staring The Lost Dog street band! Instantly hooked and I an SO glad! THANK YOU AGAIN!
welcome to the club!
There is nothing about this that isn't beautiful. Thank both of you for formulating such a touching song.
This is one of the most painfully beautiful songs I've ever heard
Hank Williams of this century.
Its almost 2024 and this still hits the spot. Thank yall for the music you make!!
This band is amazing. Greetings from Poland. You hit my heart every time I listen to you.
Wow what a song to dedicate to my best friend who struggled soooo hard with alcohol addiction his entire life and now has passed. I love you Brandon Monday forever my friend. Love me
Wow man
Please do not stop writing beautiful music.
You touch people, including myself.
Lucy my friend and my unknown origins,futureless,fandom, randomness, and the Spirit of continuace is a very special order.luvya always
Long lost dreams that I tried at again, but I can't repeat the past. What's gone is gone, what's done is past
Erin Nelson ❤ yes
omg this just got to me.
What's done is gone, whats gone is past
Fuck.
Amazing you two 🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻I’m a metalhead but love you all’s
Music you hit the nail every fukn time “and a hurricane couldn’t rival the tears I’ve cried” to you music god bless y’all. 🤘🏻 and we all have our vices some demons you can’t kill.
these kids should get paid for their songs i ain't bull shittin none G-d bless em
roey hnli I agree fully brother. The amazing part is this sounds so pure.
For me this song represents my up and leavin from my home town. I was running from drug addiction, bad relationships, and a bad relationship with myself. I just up and left everything and everyone in the middle of the night. It was a terrible and true fact I had to face.
Where you at now? How is life?
When I was a kid I stole everything in sight that was my habit. I would go see my Grandma , help her do yard work and clean , I knew I was getting sent up. She was one of the few people I could who wasn’t pissed off at me. I can remember so much of those fall days. I wish I count say I kept my nose clean for her , but I never got sent up again, although I tried it seems. She has passed but I have a little one now, my life is soooo much better and I have found my life with unconditional love, I thank God everyday for letting find a path to turn it around
This channel makes the best folk videos on the web period. I almost wish there was a second channel going more in depth with the location and filming of the song. And of course the more Lost Dog Street Band you do the better.
I've just recently discovered Benjamin, maybe 4 or 5 months ago but he's an old friend already. Just like Townes or Guy or JTV TAB, Scott Miller and of course Prine, their music is apart of me . Right now I'm on Hungry for you blues I can't quit listening to it and playing it on my guitar over and over. Thank you for what you do sir.
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close, tennessee!
@@GemsOnVHS loloolool. .... I can smell the freedom from here!
For some reason this song reminds me of my friend who was killed. It’s been one year and even while I type this I’m crying. It’s amazing how cathartic this music can be.
What happened to green eyed girl ???
Hey do you guys have anyway to buy your music? I wanna do WHAT EVER it takes to support yall and I wanna buy every GOT DAMN SONG y'all have a new fan and I'm more pissed off then a hippy that's out of weed I ain't heard of yens tell TODAY... lmao Gregoryjohnston77@Gmail.com Send me a link to buy and help support yall
Im 2 months clean. I hope to see yall in Nashville or Tulsa. Im currently in Arkansas and it seems like 30 yrs old was the best time I could pick in my life time to start using drugs....with in my first year of using meth i had some dude putting a needle in me and the rest is bullshit. With in 365 days of becoming an IV user i lost my kids, my home, my career, and my family. Im 34 now and ive had one relpse in 14 months.....it lasted 3 months and on the brink of never ever being able to see my kids again I found yalls music.....i had punched in Cold Mountain soundtrack and yalls song Terrible and True came on after a few songs and i almost died.....after reading all the comments people leave under your songs lol and realizing what the lyrics were and you didnt really have a chainsaw....i put the shit down once and for all. Ive been fighting off my demons strong with yalls music and i just want to say Thank you! And if yall ever need a place to crash in Arkansas Mi Casa es Su Casa. Please never stop sharing your stories in music. There is a clear purpose yall have in life and i cant imagine how many lives yall have touched! Happy Vibes God is love
so pure. so mesmerizing. it's music I can feel. like water for my thirsty soul
Found Gems and WAF yday and am in awe of the heartfelt and soulful music and 'film' being created in the US. Country music remains relevant in the hands of this young breed. Greetings from Australia.
Ive been playing this so loud on a job site in California on the beach and everyone is looking at me like WTF, I just say listen and learn.
Shaka Gnar if my dad wouldn't of broke his back n neck in construction he'd be doing the same thing out here in to but that music is more excepted down here, hats off to you sir
From a iron worker in Washington but from Sacramento; you go brother!!! Keep this good music alive.
Play on!!!!
I'm a lost Dog pusher too!!
On The Atlantic side..
Keep it goin brother
Beauty in musical ambitions. Careless clouds of danger and light.
This young man is something very special. Touching hearts the way he does isn't easy.
I don’t cry a lot, this song does it for me
Your the real deal, singing about true hurt and pain. Love listening to your music. True American folk
God, can't even explain it. This music just speaks to me
This is beautiful and true. I have enjoyed damn near everything you've done on gems and otherwise. One shot to wake, live, would be amazing. Thank you!
I'm always empty...
Don't you know me,
by the time I gave to you.
Oh it's Terrible but true.
There is so much to this song it's heavy reality finds a way to bring to light the awful things I have done to the ones I've loved, or worse left unloved.
Addiction is the key to open you up to a self you wish you never opened the door to. The biggest selfish and ugly demon there is.
I wouldn't wish it's pain on anyone.
I love your songs, I love the realness you bring to this world.
I wish more people could understand the meaning I get from you and your misses.
best recording of this song there is. studio one suffers from the sonic dearth of so many overproduced albums...you'll know what I'm talking about if you listen to it
Lost Dog Street Band i been there since these were first posted some of the best music ever, i listen over and over. Pure Joy!
“Oh and I am ashamed because habits became my life” - For all of us killing ourselves, lost in the daily grind of capitalism and things and artificial comforts. Habits aren’t always substances, and this line...goddamn...
In the last year, I've lost my sister to heroin overdose, and my mother to alcoholism. I had to drop out of school to care for my mother, whom I watched deplete before my eyes. I was famliless, jobless, lost of purpose. And Dog Street Band got me through one of the toughest times in my life. I want to thank them. They're honesty, they're Harmony, they remind me of music from my childhood. So thank you for saving my sanity.
Ps- Come to Tulsa!
They will be in OKC Feb 20