This song reminds of my father who passed away back in 2018 from esophageal cancer. He loved that song. It brings tears to my eyes every time. I miss you daddy.
I played this song as part of my 40 year old sons memorial. I felt this song was so appropriate. He loved music and the lake which was where I spread his ashes. The lyrics are spot on with a great melody. Rest in peace D.
This guy has lived what he writes and sings about. That's what makes his words powerful. it took him 20 years of work before he made any living from his craft. Greatness and sensitivity come out of suffering.
This song always reminds me of how much I love my Dad. I'd like to think that even if my Dad was a drunk or I didn't even know him I'd still be the man I am now, I'd still have overcome everything the world threw at me. But the truth is, I couldn't have done this without my Dad. He was always the wind in my sails and the wise voice in my ear. I know not many young men are blessed enough to say this, but my Dad is my hero and I wouldn't be who I am without him. Not even close. This song is incredible.
Every song this man does is beautiful, and his messages are haunting to my soul. I was not blessed with a loving father, but I have a Heavenly Father. He blesses my soul and makes me want to be a better father to my son! ❤ Love your children while you still can. One day, we will only be memories. What kind of memories will you leave?
Your dad's problem stands to me came from being on this earth, it had nothing to do with how he felt about you. You answered your own thought some how some way you made it through that and your father did too. Remember the way you see yourself came from your father's fight. And God freed him from that burden when he passed through the gates of Heaven. No two better arms to be in than God's. When you find yourself feeling down remember you where his child before the booze got a hold of him.
I like how John talks about his relationship with a mentor or his dad in the beginning of the song and can't quite fathom the meaning of life as passed down by that older person but it all makes sense years later when he himself becomes a parent with his kid asking all about the meaning of life when it is in fact just: "You and I". Sometimes things your parents or mentors say make a lot more sense when you're the one in the driver's seat.
I don't know how he created this but I don't have words for how this makes me feel. John should be recognized for making the world a better place with his music.
Jon is unparalleled in his ability to teach us all to appreciate life, it is so fleeting! The graphics serve to show us how small we each are in the universe! The man is a genius and I love him dearly, without even knowing him! His music will live forever! 😇
By far one of the most underrated videos by five for fighting. John Ondrasik's voice is absolutely stunning. He's an insanely talented guy, to say the least
I really like youtube for a lot of reasons. One of them is because I can simply plug in my favorites and let'er rip. For the longest time I forgot all about this one-man-band called Five for Fighting that my sister, Jenna, and I loved. She was my only sibling and I lost her last year to a disease called ALS ("Lou Gehrig's Disease"). Anyway, one day when we were in our late teens/early twenties, long before kids, careers, or deadly diseases, we were driving somewhere together in her old beater and it came on and we started singing. When we realized that we both knew every word, we kinda looked at each other and grinned. Jenn reached over and ranked up the radio and we sang our hearts out. No idea where we were going or why, but I had forgotten it completely until I accidentally stumbled across it on youtube. Even then, I only had a vague recollection of it meaning something to me at some point in my life. So I mashed the "go" button. By the time the song was over, I was sobbing my heart out and laughing my head off because I can so clearly remember her singing her heart out with me that day and I just hope and pray that she's up there, singing her heart out with me still. Thank God none of us can hear her (mood-lightening statement).
SAME HERE STEPHANIE. I LOVE IT. SO SORRY FOR THE LOSS OF YOUR SISTER IS FOR THE SONG 100 MAKES ME HAVE SO MUCH FAITH IN MY ADULT CHILDREN THAT THEY CAN DO ANYTHING IN LIFE. AND THEY ARE. HOPE YOU HAVE A BLESSED LIFE STEPHANIE.
I was so moved by this song that I used it to eulogize my father at his passing last year. Not a dry eye in the place but it said it all about the bond between father and son. I'm still moved by the lyrics a year later and chances are will always be. Such is the power of a good song.
I woke up with this song randomly in my head two years ago. It reminded me that I love my husband. "There's a reason for the world - you and I." I still come back for more and it brings back that same morning of hope. Here's to 19 years together!!
There was a man back in '95 Whose heart ran out of summers But before he died, I asked him Wait, what's the sense in life? Come over me, come over me He said Son, why you gotta sing that tune? Catch a Dylan song or some eclipse of the moon Let an angel swing and make you swoon Then you will see, you will see Then he said Here's a riddle for you Find the answer There's a reason for the world You and I Picked up my kid from school today Did you learn anything 'causin' the world today You can't live in a castle far away Now talk to me, come talk to me He said Dad, I'm big, but we're smaller than small In the scheme of things, well, we're nothing at all Still every mother's child sings a lonely song So play with me, come play with me And, hey, dad Here's a riddle for you Find the answer There's a reason for the world You and I I said Son, for all I've told you When you get right down to the Reason for the world Who am I? There are secrets that we still have left to find There have been mysteries from the beginning of time There are answers we're not wise enough to see He said You looking for a clue I love you free The batter swings and the summer flies As I look into my angel's eyes A song plays on while the moon is high over me Something comes over me I guess we're big, and I guess we're small If you think about it, man, you know we got it all 'Cause we're all we got on this bouncing ball And I love you free I love you freely Here's a riddle for you Find the answer There's a reason for the world You and I
You appreciate. I appreciate it. Over 33k have expressed appreciation just on this video and how many more who haven’t seen this who also appreciate it. So how is it greatly unappreciated?
But if he was to be mainstream do you honestly think someone would choose his songs that have meanings over a band like averaged sevenfold there songs have a lot of meaning behind them and I'm not dising him I like him but don't think he could make it mainstream
+Peyton Sands I have no doubt he could make it mainstream. And no A7X has no meaning to there music. They are shock rock. Which is the only reason they get attention. Not dissin there music. There guitarist is badass. But this is music with meaning.
Once again I find a song I never knew existed...I was watching Criminal Minds and this song ended the episode...so I came here to find it....very glad I did...Great song!!!
in my perspective the riddle is that the things that we value the most are right in front of us and free of charge, watch a child grow and see the amazing in front of you,slow time down and value the accomplishments you do on a day to day basis.
"There was a man back in '95, whose heart ran out of summers but before before he died..." Shoutout to my Grandpa in Heaven who passed in good old 1995. We Love and Miss you, Arthur Adams, and cannot wait until the day we will see you again.~+
What i love about 'Five for Fightings' music is that it always teaches me something. After every listen, i learn something new about life and how i want to live. I think that thats what is missing from the modern music out today, the teachings. Sure you can write songs with a catchy tune, but it takes something truley amazing and beautiful to to make a song that changes people, changes the world.
This song will always have a special place with me. My dad died in 95, heart attack. I remember him everytime i hear it, i think he would have loved it too.
This song touches my heart in so many ways. Just one of those songs that when you listen to it, really listen to it, the words are so deep and so meaningful.
This guy is such a talented singer/songwriter. This is just pure craft. Thank you! I play piano and write songs and I wrote a musical. This guy, however, is just so talented. And what a voice, too. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world. It is appreciated. you are appreciated. :)
I am so grateful to know there are other people who also appreciate the greatness in this man's songwriting and singing. He should be under contract with a major label and release a new cd every year for the next 100 years. There are so few pop artists these days who truly deserve to be there. I remember playing his first 2 cassette tapes in my car constantly in the early 2000's and every time was like a religious experience.
I think of my 21yr old son when I listen to this especially when I used to pick him up from shool...I miss those times...6'3" now...built like a NFL tight end...I always have do and will ever and ever love him freeeeeeeeeeeee
seems like yesterday i was 16, curious and excited about my future. now im 38 wishing i could relive my past and worried about whats gonna happen next. time flys and life goes by way to fast. one day your 16 without a care in the world, the next your pushing 40 with a family to take care of, bills to pay, and living in a world full of hate
But it's good to know there are other people who have the sensitivity and good taste to appreciate his music. Such melancholy in his songs as well as your post. Deep thinkers/feelers are being starved to death in today's pop music world. I hope you appreciate your family and life as it is today. 20 years from now you will remember it differently (better) than you do today. God Bless.
I was 6 living in my home state of Florida when this came out. This song always came on, on the radio. I remember we went to the beach around the afternoon to watch the sunset one day, me and my family were just staring when the song came on, on the radio we brought. We all just sang along, and I remember otheres coming to join. Think like a bonfire with a lot of people, expect there's no fire. Just peeps coming together and singing. *Sigh* good times. Ill always remember that day, and this song.😊💓✌
Talent like his is always recognized by smart people with musicality like you and your friends on the beach. Too bad today's music executives seem only to be interested in $$ and getting laid by the acts they sign.
This song rocks even though I miss hearing it on the radio. Such fond memories! My mom suggested that we were going to play this song from 16 years ago for my grandfather's funeral, but we didn't have much time to get the equipment ready for a slideshow presentation as a way to do a tribute to a family member who died from prostate cancer complications. In fact, I added it to my "Father's Day melodies" and my "Upbeat Travel songs 3" playlists that I made on Spotify. It has also been added to my "Travel songs with bouncy qualities" playlist that I also made on iTunes. My mom loves this song so much. Thank you for thinking of her. 👍🏻 if you're listening to my cousin's 12th birthday song idea during quarantine.
I was 13 when rock 'n roll was born. I had my little transistor radio and would listen to it for hours; it just made you happy. Thank you for this amazing song commemorating that once-in-a-lifetime era and all the music that came out of it.
The only thing better than the band is the piano playing lead singer. Seriously, nobody has rocked a piano like this since Elton 50 years ago. And the accompanying band is just awesome too.
More beautiful music from the 90s. It was a very difficult time in my life, and the music and my daughter, along with God's grace, got us through it all.
This song is on the end of Criminal Minds season 2 episode 1. It took me so long to find it because they only play the end of the song. I thought it was James Blunt originally. Can't believe I've never heart it before.
Five for fighting was my best friend Richards favorite band.... It's crazy how time flys.. I never thought I'd lose him like this ... He used to always ask me if he made a difference... I wish I could tell him how much of a difference he made... I took his friendship for granted and I hate myself for it..
I've always liked this song ever since I had to hear it on the radio every day back in 2006..but it didn't become real for me until I randomly started singing it to my newborn son. Now I can't think about it without getting the feels.
I met John at a charity event I was helping to organize. He is a genuinely beautiful person. Kind, and very humble. It has been my pleasure to follow his career! Kudos, John....
Five for Fighting was always such a good songwriter. I hate how much music has been changed in the past 10 years. If rap wasn't a thing, he'd be a top 10 artist of the 21st century and I'm sure of it.
I love this song now. It was the perfect ending to the episode of criminal minds. I cried and played it over and over again until I got some lyrics then I found this and now Jen I listen to it I cry...
I dunno what Criminal Minds is but uh... this has always been my favorite Five for Fighting song. First time seeing the video, though I bought the single over a decade ago!
Life is so beautiful and awesome...I love how this song just makes everything so simple..We're all we got on this giant bouncy ball, and the only reason to life is us, our fellow humans that we share it with...so damn cool...
Anybody else out there got a kick ass son who you feel blessed to have? I do! He has recently been diagnosed with some health challenges and whilst he is hitting 20 in May and has his girlfriend to be beside him through it, he will always be my boy. I'm a single mum, it was always just my son and I until we welcomed his love of his life into our tiny family which consists of well, just, he and I as everyone else has passed away this last 3 years which has been horrendous. Every night we had a set list of songs when he was a toddler that I'd sing to him until he went to sleep. This was one of his favs. We would change dad lyric to mum ❤ I am so proud of my son. He is more like my best mate at times and has seen me go through all kinds of hell yet he hasn't crumbled or bailed on me. He is a musician since he had to give up work for the time being. He busks when he can and teaches local kids the basics. He is self taught on guitar, classical, acoustic and electric, he plays piano, uke, banjo, currently learning violin too and practising his singing. He is amazing. So talented. Can turn his hand to anything. I see him in a band in the future. I'm so proud. We have both been shown that life is precious. I fought for life for a couple of years and only in January my son too developed sepsis and was fighting for life. I have watched so much suffering this last 3 years and lost people I thought loved and respected me but I was beytrayed, so these days I shut down, but my son every day no matter what he is going through tells me everything will be OK and I'm deserving of love and trust. He really is wise beyond his years and I'm writing here so i can share a bit of our story with others. This song brings back deep rooted happy memories holding my boy in my arms as he went asleep to me singing this. I wish for anybody reading this a happy life and if times are hard just know there are others out there like myself who understand. Just keep strong and be kind to all you meet ❤️ *THERE'S A REASON FOR THE WORLD... YOU AND I! * ❤
I love how in the context of this song, the guy stops because his car is overheating, finds a crayon, and then has some fun while he waits. The lyrics are fairly clever and it is a really deep song.
"I guess we're big and I guess we're small If you think about it man you know we got it all Cause we're all we got on this bouncing ball And I love you free I love you freely"
This song reminds of my father who passed away back in 2018 from esophageal cancer. He loved that song. It brings tears to my eyes every time. I miss you daddy.
I'm so very sorry for your loss.
So sorry for you loss. I lost my Dad in 2018 also.
@@joelopresti7087 I’m so sorry!
The first line reminds me of my Father, who died in 1995…”There was a man back in 95 whose heart ran out of summers, but before he died…” ♥️♥️
@@patriciatremblay2058 I’m so sorry to hear that!
I played this song as part of my 40 year old sons memorial. I felt this song was so appropriate. He loved music and the lake which was where I spread his ashes. The lyrics are spot on with a great melody. Rest in peace D.
rest in heaven
Did you make it through with singing? Be a tough one
I just learned it and can't sing through without voice cracking. And everyone is healthy in my family ugh
May God rest his sweet soul
When did this song come out?
This guy has lived what he writes and sings about. That's what makes his words powerful. it took him 20 years of work before he made any living from his craft. Greatness and sensitivity come out of suffering.
Well said!
@@dorseyblack9833I second that!❤
We need more people like FFF who care about our world! 🌎♥️🦘
He made me cry…thinking about my grand daughter
Beautifully said!!!
His voice and lyrics always hit me straight in the heart. So meaningful. I am 71 and never get tired of listening.
This song always reminds me of how much I love my Dad. I'd like to think that even if my Dad was a drunk or I didn't even know him I'd still be the man I am now, I'd still have overcome everything the world threw at me. But the truth is, I couldn't have done this without my Dad. He was always the wind in my sails and the wise voice in my ear. I know not many young men are blessed enough to say this, but my Dad is my hero and I wouldn't be who I am without him. Not even close. This song is incredible.
You’ve been blessed to have your wonderful father.
Every song this man does is beautiful, and his messages are haunting to my soul. I was not blessed with a loving father, but I have a Heavenly Father. He blesses my soul and makes me want to be a better father to my son! ❤ Love your children while you still can. One day, we will only be memories. What kind of memories will you leave?
@@clydebailliff Looking forward to having many children and loving them in the same way my father loved me, and shepherding then the same was I was.
Your dad's problem stands to me came from being on this earth, it had nothing to do with how he felt about you. You answered your own thought some how some way you made it through that and your father did too. Remember the way you see yourself came from your father's fight. And God freed him from that burden when he passed through the gates of Heaven. No two better arms to be in than God's. When you find yourself feeling down remember you where his child before the booze got a hold of him.
It's awesome that you acknowledge that, lucky man.
I like how John talks about his relationship with a mentor or his dad in the beginning of the song and can't quite fathom the meaning of life as passed down by that older person but it all makes sense years later when he himself becomes a parent with his kid asking all about the meaning of life when it is in fact just: "You and I". Sometimes things your parents or mentors say make a lot more sense when you're the one in the driver's seat.
Used to hear this song and compare myself to the son hearing his dad sing this, now I’m the dad singing this to my son.
Takes on a whole new meaning
This song almost makes me happy cry. It's so beautiful.
I don't know how he created this but I don't have words for how this makes me feel. John should be recognized for making the world a better place with his music.
Jon is unparalleled in his ability to teach us all to appreciate life, it is so fleeting! The graphics serve to show us how small we each are in the universe! The man is a genius and I love him dearly, without even knowing him! His music will live forever! 😇
By far one of the most underrated videos by five for fighting. John Ondrasik's voice is absolutely stunning. He's an insanely talented guy, to say the least
If all music was like this there would always be warmth in our hearts and tissues would never be able to catch up. Truly way past a master piece.
His songs bring tears to my eyes. Beautiful!
Yes they do.
Can't listen to 100 Years without thinking about how true it is, and trying to conceal my crying-everytime. Beautiful music.
Me too 😢😭😿👦👧👨👩👴👵👼👰🤵🏃♂️🏃♀️💃🕺👫💏👪👨👩👧👨👩👧👦👨👩👦👦👨👩👧👧👨👦👨👦👦👨👧👨👧👦👨👧👧👩👦👩👦👦👩👧👩👧👦👩👧👧🙏
Me too...am crying right now because I think am falling in love again with someone after 8yrs apart
Powerful, intelligent, beautiful and thought-provoking songs. From this supremely talented "man... we've got it all."
I really like youtube for a lot of reasons. One of them is because I can simply plug in my favorites and let'er rip. For the longest time I forgot all about this one-man-band called Five for Fighting that my sister, Jenna, and I loved. She was my only sibling and I lost her last year to a disease called ALS ("Lou Gehrig's Disease"). Anyway, one day when we were in our late teens/early twenties, long before kids, careers, or deadly diseases, we were driving somewhere together in her old beater and it came on and we started singing. When we realized that we both knew every word, we kinda looked at each other and grinned. Jenn reached over and ranked up the radio and we sang our hearts out. No idea where we were going or why, but I had forgotten it completely until I accidentally stumbled across it on youtube. Even then, I only had a vague recollection of it meaning something to me at some point in my life. So I mashed the "go" button. By the time the song was over, I was sobbing my heart out and laughing my head off because I can so clearly remember her singing her heart out with me that day and I just hope and pray that she's up there, singing her heart out with me still. Thank God none of us can hear her (mood-lightening statement).
Those kind of losses really hurt, but the stories we remember, those slices of life, are SO beautiful in their own painful way. Thanks for sharing...
Stephanie Crews awesome memory
Same with me and my mom, Remember Only Time can Tell if we can stand the test of time, So Do everything you can to make the time worth remembering.
SAME HERE STEPHANIE. I LOVE IT. SO SORRY FOR THE LOSS OF YOUR SISTER IS FOR THE SONG 100 MAKES ME HAVE SO MUCH FAITH IN MY ADULT CHILDREN THAT THEY CAN DO ANYTHING IN LIFE. AND THEY ARE. HOPE YOU HAVE A BLESSED LIFE STEPHANIE.
Be well, Stephanie. I wish you all the best and thank you for sharing this.
One of the best Criminal Minds episodes (the Fisher King) played this... Great song!!!
Yesssss
I was sad when my sister was watching it and didn’t know the song XD
Absolutely
Literally just watched that episode...i miss this kind of music!!
Me toooooo
I was so moved by this song that I used it to eulogize my father at his passing last year. Not a dry eye in the place but it said it all about the bond between father and son. I'm still moved by the lyrics a year later and chances are will always be. Such is the power of a good song.
🎵How true…blessings to you both.
I woke up with this song randomly in my head two years ago. It reminded me that I love my husband. "There's a reason for the world - you and I." I still come back for more and it brings back that same morning of hope. Here's to 19 years together!!
Awe
God uses this man to sing 🎤
There was a man back in '95
Whose heart ran out of summers
But before he died, I asked him
Wait, what's the sense in life?
Come over me, come over me
He said
Son, why you gotta sing that tune?
Catch a Dylan song or some eclipse of the moon
Let an angel swing and make you swoon
Then you will see, you will see
Then he said
Here's a riddle for you
Find the answer
There's a reason for the world
You and I
Picked up my kid from school today
Did you learn anything 'causin' the world today
You can't live in a castle far away
Now talk to me, come talk to me
He said
Dad, I'm big, but we're smaller than small
In the scheme of things, well, we're nothing at all
Still every mother's child sings a lonely song
So play with me, come play with me
And, hey, dad
Here's a riddle for you
Find the answer
There's a reason for the world
You and I
I said
Son, for all I've told you
When you get right down to the
Reason for the world
Who am I?
There are secrets that we still have left to find
There have been mysteries from the beginning of time
There are answers we're not wise enough to see
He said
You looking for a clue
I love you free
The batter swings and the summer flies
As I look into my angel's eyes
A song plays on while the moon is high over me
Something comes over me
I guess we're big, and I guess we're small
If you think about it, man, you know we got it all
'Cause we're all we got on this bouncing ball
And I love you free
I love you freely
Here's a riddle for you
Find the answer
There's a reason for the world
You and I
Thanks your lyric
This song is greatly unappreciated in our world. This is one of my favorite songs all time in the Big Chris Playlist.
You appreciate. I appreciate it. Over 33k have expressed appreciation just on this video and how many more who haven’t seen this who also appreciate it. So how is it greatly unappreciated?
Same here... One of the best songs of all time. Fathers and sons know ♥️♥️
Musicians with his talent need to be mainstream. His songs have actual meanings to them, not just cheap love and sex lyrics.
But if he was to be mainstream do you honestly think someone would choose his songs that have meanings over a band like averaged sevenfold there songs have a lot of meaning behind them and I'm not dising him I like him but don't think he could make it mainstream
+Peyton Sands I have no doubt he could make it mainstream. And no A7X has no meaning to there music. They are shock rock. Which is the only reason they get attention. Not dissin there music. There guitarist is badass. But this is music with meaning.
+Jose Martinez The guy has a degree in Applied Science and Mathematics from UCLA.
Cannot agree with you more
absolutely agree!
Once again I find a song I never knew existed...I was watching Criminal Minds and this song ended the episode...so I came here to find it....very glad I did...Great song!!!
Same reason for me. "The Quest" always had me in tears. It was this song.
I remember that episode. That whole Fisher King thing was unsettling.
Just finished watching Criminal Minds. I love this band
Wise choice 👌
This song reminds me of good things
in my perspective the riddle is that the things that we value the most are right in front of us and free of charge, watch a child grow and see the amazing in front of you,slow time down and value the accomplishments you do on a day to day basis.
Ding, ding, ding, you win. I think you're right.😉
You know a song is good when you come back to listen to it again 11 years after release and during a pandemic
This is one of my top 10 songs of all time. A thought provoking tune. A lost art in the world today. "We're all we got on this bouncing ball...."
Forever grateful to CRIMINAL MINDS for introducing me this masterpiece!!!
I always wondered what the song was called
I thought I was the only one. I just watched the Fisher King episodes again today. 🤗💞
I came by way of Criminal Minds too. Ep. The Fisher King, pt. 2.
@@brixaythat one of my favs too. 🎉
Me too
Love this song!!! John your music is wonderful. Thank you.
Absolutely love this song. ❤ Still makes me cry when I hear it. Some 13 years later.
Sometimes, just sometimes a song comes along and for no reason that is immediately obvious it penetrates your soul...
"There was a man back in '95, whose heart ran out of summers but before before he died..."
Shoutout to my Grandpa in Heaven who passed in good old 1995. We Love and Miss you, Arthur Adams, and cannot wait until the day we will see you again.~+
Reading this blessed me more than you know. Thanks for posting! 😊👍👍
Damn sorry man
My favorite song from Five for Fighting.
I'm still here, God family wb
Some of the best music I have ever heard. So glad and relieved that real musicians still exist in our world.
This is just one of those beautiful songs that makes me teary eyed everytime I hear it. The lyrics really are just as moving as the music.
What i love about 'Five for Fightings' music is that it always teaches me something. After every listen, i learn something new about life and how i want to live. I think that thats what is missing from the modern music out today, the teachings. Sure you can write songs with a catchy tune, but it takes something truley amazing and beautiful to to make a song that changes people, changes the world.
my mum,who is 63 years old,love five for fighting very much,and she said that John Ondrasik's voice is crystal clear....and i agree with her...
This song will always have a special place with me. My dad died in 95, heart attack. I remember him everytime i hear it, i think he would have loved it too.
I Remember waiting for this video to come on every night on VH1 back in the summer of 06. Beautiful song that makes you sit and think about life.
Five for Fighting always take me back to my childhood. He is probably one of my inspirations when it comes to singing.
Going on 49. The song sums it up. Enjoy every minute. It goes quickly. Look beyond yourself.
great song. miss you bud.
And I'm a girl going 21 who's so afraid and curious of her future. Thank you for the advice :)
@@Sinisteredgirlhow are you holding up now?
My "nostalgia" go-to song. When I need to think about life and the passing of time and maybe need a good cry....this is the one. Beautiful.
I’ve always seen this as a love song from a dad to his son. I play it in the car with my boys.
Correct, that was my interpretation as the answer to the riddle.
The wisdom in this song can't be overstated.
No nudity, no vulgarity just good meaningful music!
This song touches my heart in so many ways. Just one of those songs that when you listen to it, really listen to it, the words are so deep and so meaningful.
It's come back and go back to listen to it and it becomes your favorite👌🎧💕💕
I am not yet a father, but I could definitely see myself playing and singing this song to all my children.
😌
He's a brilliant songwriter.
Please continue to write these songs that touch so many of us.
This is my absolute favorite song!
This guy is such a talented singer/songwriter. This is just pure craft. Thank you! I play piano and write songs and I wrote a musical. This guy, however, is just so talented. And what a voice, too. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world. It is appreciated. you are appreciated. :)
I am so grateful to know there are other people who also appreciate the greatness in this man's songwriting and singing. He should be under contract with a major label and release a new cd every year for the next 100 years. There are so few pop artists these days who truly deserve to be there. I remember playing his first 2 cassette tapes in my car constantly in the early 2000's and every time was like a religious experience.
@@hickledav7 lllp beautiful 💙 thanks for sharing #Life@Death🙏
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If I had a dime for everytime I played his tape my bank account would put Elon musk's to shame.
So perfectly said, my friend. Agreed 100%.
Like a breathe of fresh air. Full of hope and love, and humanity. Enough to bring a smile, and a tear.
Want this played at my funeral. What a great song
This lifts my depression every time I hear it …… so much appreciation for this talented singer, songwriter, and musician. 🥰
Love you man !!
I think of my 21yr old son when I listen to this especially when I used to pick him up from shool...I miss those times...6'3" now...built like a NFL tight end...I always have do and will ever and ever love him freeeeeeeeeeeee
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I love this song more and more with each passing year.
this song keep hunting me down the lane of my past years on this beautiful planet..
seems like yesterday i was 16, curious and excited about my future. now im 38 wishing i could relive my past and worried about whats gonna happen next. time flys and life goes by way to fast. one day your 16 without a care in the world, the next your pushing 40 with a family to take care of, bills to pay, and living in a world full of hate
Be the difference and add value instantly.
But it's good to know there are other people who have the sensitivity and good taste to appreciate his music. Such melancholy in his songs as well as your post. Deep thinkers/feelers are being starved to death in today's pop music world. I hope you appreciate your family and life as it is today. 20 years from now you will remember it differently (better) than you do today. God Bless.
6 years later, still one of my favorite song
9 years
6 years for me ;)
Bengalnoestimido 9 years for me too :D
still listenin in 2019!
"There are answers that we're not wise enough to see, he said if you looking for a clue, i love you free." wow what an amazing line
Five for Fighting music always lifts my spirits absolutely love it
I was 6 living in my home state of Florida when this came out. This song always came on, on the radio. I remember we went to the beach around the afternoon to watch the sunset one day, me and my family were just staring when the song came on, on the radio we brought. We all just sang along, and I remember otheres coming to join. Think like a bonfire with a lot of people, expect there's no fire. Just peeps coming together and singing. *Sigh* good times. Ill always remember that day, and this song.😊💓✌
Talent like his is always recognized by smart people with musicality like you and your friends on the beach. Too bad today's music executives seem only to be interested in $$ and getting laid by the acts they sign.
So purely beautiful....will forever touch and embrace my soul every time I hear it ❤️
This song rocks even though I miss hearing it on the radio. Such fond memories! My mom suggested that we were going to play this song from 16 years ago for my grandfather's funeral, but we didn't have much time to get the equipment ready for a slideshow presentation as a way to do a tribute to a family member who died from prostate cancer complications. In fact, I added it to my "Father's Day melodies" and my "Upbeat Travel songs 3" playlists that I made on Spotify. It has also been added to my "Travel songs with bouncy qualities" playlist that I also made on iTunes. My mom loves this song so much. Thank you for thinking of her. 👍🏻 if you're listening to my cousin's 12th birthday song idea during quarantine.
I was 13 when rock 'n roll was born. I had my little transistor radio and would listen to it for hours; it just made you happy. Thank you for this amazing song commemorating that once-in-a-lifetime era and all the music that came out of it.
The only thing better than the band is the piano playing lead singer.
Seriously, nobody has rocked a piano like this since Elton 50 years ago.
And the accompanying band is just awesome too.
So much love !
More beautiful music from the 90s. It was a very difficult time in my life, and the music and my daughter, along with God's grace, got us through it all.
This song is on the end of Criminal Minds season 2 episode 1. It took me so long to find it because they only play the end of the song. I thought it was James Blunt originally. Can't believe I've never heart it before.
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Not known in the UK much but I came across him and his brilliant music. So glad I did . Wonderful!!
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I love this song SOOOOOOO much! It really brings back memories of myself when I still went to elementary school. :D
i know this song is great :)
Love you John and you help me be positive in life, thank you
Five for fighting was my best friend Richards favorite band.... It's crazy how time flys.. I never thought I'd lose him like this ... He used to always ask me if he made a difference... I wish I could tell him how much of a difference he made... I took his friendship for granted and I hate myself for it..
Beautiful song
I've always liked this song ever since I had to hear it on the radio every day back in 2006..but it didn't become real for me until I randomly started singing it to my newborn son. Now I can't think about it without getting the feels.
I can't sing it to my little girl, cause I'll always cry and can't finish
My favorite Five for Fighting song...... pure gem of a track....
FIVE FOR FIGHTING ROCKS!!!!!
I met John at a charity event I was helping to organize. He is a genuinely beautiful person. Kind, and very humble. It has been my pleasure to follow his career!
Kudos, John....
This song has been with me through so many things. Thank you so much, it means so much to me even more as I get older.
Five for Fighting was always such a good songwriter. I hate how much music has been changed in the past 10 years. If rap wasn't a thing, he'd be a top 10 artist of the 21st century and I'm sure of it.
I remember when I was like 7 or 8 and hearing this on the local hits station. This song brings back memories and it so beautiful.
John, your lyrics are amazing. Deep
I didn't listen to this song since 2008 or something, totally forgot about it! It's like I found a gem , what a lovely song
He's the best. Hits me right in the heart!!
I love this song now. It was the perfect ending to the episode of criminal minds. I cried and played it over and over again until I got some lyrics then I found this and now Jen I listen to it I cry...
Same
its been 18 years and still makes me cry
Me too😢
What a talent. Great song.
Es una hermosa canción😍
I can certainly appreciate his talent. It is so good!!
Love this song
I dunno what Criminal Minds is but uh... this has always been my favorite Five for Fighting song.
First time seeing the video, though I bought the single over a decade ago!
This is one of my favorite songs / love the video ❤
It is seriously on my bucket list to meet this guy. I love his music and attitude.
Life is so beautiful and awesome...I love how this song just makes everything so simple..We're all we got on this giant bouncy ball, and the only reason to life is us, our fellow humans that we share it with...so damn cool...
Love this group and their songs. This one in particular close to my heart
his falseto's so awesome (y)
+kalou1824 a really beautiful falsetto is hard to come by
Anybody else out there got a kick ass son who you feel blessed to have? I do! He has recently been diagnosed with some health challenges and whilst he is hitting 20 in May and has his girlfriend to be beside him through it, he will always be my boy.
I'm a single mum, it was always just my son and I until we welcomed his love of his life into our tiny family which consists of well, just, he and I as everyone else has passed away this last 3 years which has been horrendous.
Every night we had a set list of songs when he was a toddler that I'd sing to him until he went to sleep. This was one of his favs. We would change dad lyric to mum ❤
I am so proud of my son. He is more like my best mate at times and has seen me go through all kinds of hell yet he hasn't crumbled or bailed on me. He is a musician since he had to give up work for the time being. He busks when he can and teaches local kids the basics. He is self taught on guitar, classical, acoustic and electric, he plays piano, uke, banjo, currently learning violin too and practising his singing. He is amazing. So talented. Can turn his hand to anything. I see him in a band in the future. I'm so proud.
We have both been shown that life is precious. I fought for life for a couple of years and only in January my son too developed sepsis and was fighting for life. I have watched so much suffering this last 3 years and lost people I thought loved and respected me but I was beytrayed, so these days I shut down, but my son every day no matter what he is going through tells me everything will be OK and I'm deserving of love and trust. He really is wise beyond his years and I'm writing here so i can share a bit of our story with others.
This song brings back deep rooted happy memories holding my boy in my arms as he went asleep to me singing this.
I wish for anybody reading this a happy life and if times are hard just know there are others out there like myself who understand. Just keep strong and be kind to all you meet ❤️ *THERE'S A REASON FOR THE WORLD... YOU AND I! * ❤
Thank you for sharing your story of challenge, hope, and love... God Bless
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I love how in the context of this song, the guy stops because his car is overheating, finds a crayon, and then has some fun while he waits. The lyrics are fairly clever and it is a really deep song.
"In the scheme of things, well, we're nothing at all."
"I guess we're big and I guess we're small
If you think about it man you know we got it all
Cause we're all we got on this bouncing ball
And I love you free
I love you freely"
I remember of first hearing this back in 2009 and its now 2014. Time goes by so fast, also brings back tons of memories... :)
25 January 2021, and i still listening this amazing song 💙
That is what happens when we get old what a great song 🎵 👌 says it all
lost my Dad to Cancer two years today can't help but tear up every time i hear this song. Dad giving advice to his son.. Love it..