Aaron Lewis - It's Been Awhile (Acoustic) // Country Rebel HQ Session

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024
  • Aaron Lewis stopped by to sing the most played rock song in the last 2 decades, "It's Been Awhile," acoustically for everyone at Country Rebel HQ for the Country Rebel HQ Sessions.
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  • @MrBeard1978
    @MrBeard1978 3 года назад +2657

    “It’s been awhile since could stand on my own two feet”..... I was homeless and alone, now I’m in university, have a home, and full custody of my kids ❤️❤️...this song is my life.

    • @rrobins9857
      @rrobins9857 3 года назад +37

      Bless you my friend!

    • @francismccormick3222
      @francismccormick3222 3 года назад +18

      Good luck bro

    • @euclid1997
      @euclid1997 3 года назад +14

      Bless brother

    • @RumbleFish69
      @RumbleFish69 3 года назад +15

      Good for you, brother...good for you.

    • @yannicklazare3506
      @yannicklazare3506 3 года назад +13

      god bless you and you re family , i really understand cause i m alone and lost all i v had and my mom , my only family .. but i ve HoPe .. Hope

  • @gurdenator85
    @gurdenator85 3 года назад +938

    As an addict in recovery this song hits me hard. Coming up 6 months clean what a journey its been so far

    • @justasmalltowngirl9430
      @justasmalltowngirl9430 3 года назад +19

      Heck yeah, congrats!
      My daughter's father, just hit 6months as well. Good luck, and I hope you stay well! God bless!

    • @toddpickens75
      @toddpickens75 3 года назад +21

      One day at a time

    • @mariaa.5829
      @mariaa.5829 3 года назад +3

      I can see how song would "hit you" w/ your currently being in recovery. Get clean.

    • @secondchanceabstract
      @secondchanceabstract 3 года назад +5

      I'm glad you found hope. God bless you. It's been awhile since I was addicted. Almost two decades. It is possible.

    • @grantmckenzie941
      @grantmckenzie941 3 года назад +11

      You got this man. Don’t quit fighting.

  • @thebourbonscene845
    @thebourbonscene845 6 месяцев назад +90

    Just recently put down the bottle. I'm bi-polar. Shouldn't have been drinking at all, but spent from age 19-33 drinking everyday. I'm tired of depression. I've lost almost all my friends to fentynol now, including my first wife. Our daughter deserves to have me at my best. I've been a drunk for too long and I've been angry at myself for too long. It's time to stand up and be better for my 3 kids, my mother and my wife. The only ones who really care about me. They deserve me at my best as they stood by me at me worst.
    Sunday will make 3 weeks sober for me.

    • @py4288
      @py4288 5 месяцев назад

      👍X1000

    • @brandonbodine2905
      @brandonbodine2905 5 месяцев назад

      Keep it going. Hopefully you still are sober!

    • @rubengonzalez5928
      @rubengonzalez5928 5 месяцев назад

      Hope you're still sober brother!

    • @leeriterii2128
      @leeriterii2128 4 месяца назад

      God bless you and yours brother. One day at a time. Keep your head up.

    • @justbest4615
      @justbest4615 4 месяца назад

      @@py4288you’re on a right way man

  • @Aaron-qh3hr
    @Aaron-qh3hr 3 года назад +1242

    If you hear someone say, "It's been awhile," and you don't immediately start singing this song, you definitely missed out on real music.

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 3 года назад +13

      This song tears me up, probably for the same reasons it tears a lot of people up, damn. 😞

    • @trevordeitch3993
      @trevordeitch3993 3 года назад +1

      Lol same

    • @fastaslightfiber2534
      @fastaslightfiber2534 3 года назад +4

      A very genuine post Aaron

    • @jamesirvine2579
      @jamesirvine2579 3 года назад +7

      Since I fucked up just like I always do

    • @spyderellison9503
      @spyderellison9503 3 года назад

      Sorry my friend, lost wife, mom n dad, and my brothers..... Last one was my 37 years old with a wife and child, You don't understand that tune

  • @Robert-vc7xc
    @Robert-vc7xc Год назад +197

    I remember laying in my bedroom when I was 18 and listening to this song. I just turned 40 a few days ago. It's crazy how fast life goes by. It's also crazy how much this song still resonates with me although for completely different reasons now.

    • @tracylyn85
      @tracylyn85 Год назад +5

      Same I'm 38, n I remember laying on my bed with this on repeat

    • @LilNo1
      @LilNo1 11 месяцев назад +2

      Always finding myself coming back

    • @ffxx3rdd157
      @ffxx3rdd157 11 месяцев назад +1

      Congratulations on your old AF balls

    • @carltaylor2975
      @carltaylor2975 11 месяцев назад +3

      Yeah, I remember listening to this when I was 17, I just turned 41 in November. Yeah life does go by fast, it's about to be 2024 jeeeez. The older we get the faster time goes for us, it's very strange.

    • @Windraesa
      @Windraesa 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@carltaylor2975Your brain perceives time as a percentage of life lived already. therefore as time goes on, each day is smaller percentage of your total life, so it appears to go faster.

  • @jasonlirette8220
    @jasonlirette8220 Год назад +119

    11 days clean off drugs and alcohol. This song hits home for me. I always loved this song and it was for a reason. It's been a while since I could hold my head up high

    • @ericlucena7827
      @ericlucena7827 Год назад +6

      Keep it going🤙🏼

    • @alvaromontes8499
      @alvaromontes8499 Год назад +5

      Please keep it going bro!

    • @danielviloria3592
      @danielviloria3592 Год назад +4

      23 days brother keep going on

    • @sadboysean4207
      @sadboysean4207 Год назад +2

      2 years clean and I think about it everyday. Song reminds me of that dark place so I don't go back

    • @MuddyBubby
      @MuddyBubby Год назад +5

      For what it counts from some guy on the internet, I'm happy for you man, and I thank God you're still alive, and I thank God for anyone else who may see this and feel something, clean or not.

  • @redwhiteblue9866
    @redwhiteblue9866 5 лет назад +331

    I cannot blame this on my father, he did the best he could for me. What a powerful fucking line

    • @bjquebedeaux3597
      @bjquebedeaux3597 3 года назад +4

      @Aaron Lewis when are you coming back to Louisiana man? We need your art more now than ever in this country!

    • @benjaminfranklin4149
      @benjaminfranklin4149 2 года назад +8

      Spot on. The most overlooked line of this song. Hits home big time.

    • @BeforeThisNovember
      @BeforeThisNovember 2 года назад +7

      punches me right in the gut everytime.
      Top 3 lines of any song, ever, for me.

    • @rhodesblackwell4901
      @rhodesblackwell4901 2 года назад

      My father was a sperm donor.. but I love this song... Aaron Lewis music ... Prick in real life tho

    • @terrences7022
      @terrences7022 Год назад +2

      So powerful.

  • @kornfreak78
    @kornfreak78 6 лет назад +2487

    Metal singer or Country singer... I'll always like Aaron's voice. The dude has massive talent.

    • @tripxez8478
      @tripxez8478 6 лет назад +45

      kornfreak78 *rock

    • @do0rkn0b
      @do0rkn0b 6 лет назад +36

      i would love to hear him sing some metal, when did he do that?

    • @kornfreak78
      @kornfreak78 6 лет назад +25

      Not sure if you're being serious or just trolling me... So if i'm taking the bait, then you win... otherwise, if you're serious? Check out the band called "Staind". Aaron Lewis fronted that band. They were most famous for their song "Mudshovel". That's a good place to start if you want to hear him sing some metal.

    • @do0rkn0b
      @do0rkn0b 6 лет назад +74

      no one is trolling you, but if you're not aware staind isn't metal.

    • @markdejonge937
      @markdejonge937 6 лет назад +5

      kornfreak not just mudshovel their 3rd album breaking the cycle threw them bigger into the mainstram

  • @ViolaOkemaysim
    @ViolaOkemaysim 5 месяцев назад +50

    Been crying for over 2 hrs missing my best friend my husband of over 23 yrs he was murdered on march 24 2023 I miss him so much

    • @SamFirthDesigner
      @SamFirthDesigner 5 месяцев назад +4

      I am so sorry

    • @shawnaltman695
      @shawnaltman695 4 месяца назад

      It will be OK trust in the process of life

    • @joelmares7395
      @joelmares7395 4 месяца назад +4

      So sorry to hear this. I hope you have people who you are close to you can lean on. Nobody deserves to suffer that loss. God bless you.

    • @rickmitchell9886
      @rickmitchell9886 3 месяца назад +1

      Very sorry for your loss 😢

    • @MrJbrew69
      @MrJbrew69 3 месяца назад +1

      😢 I wish you warmth, love and most of all happiness to come. So damn sorry for your loss. Keep your head high as he would have wanted, pray and you will reunite one day in Jesus’s kingdom of heaven.

  • @chepecho
    @chepecho 4 года назад +559

    Crap I was in my early twenties when I heard this song.... I'm almost 40... Time goes fast.
    Real music kids.

    • @kidrock3812
      @kidrock3812 3 года назад +4

      Hello are you one of my special true music fan?

    • @daddydubz88
      @daddydubz88 3 года назад +14

      I was a teenager. This music defined and molded my generation. Yes, technically I'm a Millennial but I come from the early generation of them. The late 80s kids that knew what hard work was, what life was like on bikes and rollerblades to get anywhere you wanted to go, when you had to tell your Mom not to use the phone so you could use the internet, when cellphones were just dumbphones, how all our world's were changed on 9/11/01. We are the forgotten.

    • @VagueMemory
      @VagueMemory 3 года назад

      @@daddydubz88 Yep.

    • @kadeelacayo4806
      @kadeelacayo4806 3 года назад +1

      All music is real music .

    • @loganwood3896
      @loganwood3896 3 года назад +6

      I'm 11 I like 1970- 2000 rock and Arron Lewis

  • @americansmark
    @americansmark 2 года назад +145

    I just realized his neck tat says "Don't Tread On Me". Aaron truly wears his beliefs. Mad respect.

    • @turtlesoriginal
      @turtlesoriginal 2 года назад +6

      I believe he actually does some part time work for Sons of liberty GunsWorks. Check them out if you haven't heard about em.

  • @missmandyland8675
    @missmandyland8675 3 года назад +227

    20 years later..... STILL my absolute favorite song.

  • @arcsamson4600
    @arcsamson4600 3 года назад +21

    I was a teenager in 97 at a 311 concert and smoked weed with a tobacco wrap with friends, never used tobacco and nicotine sent me into an anxiety attack I got disoriented and went over to the EMT they brought me back stage to chill and Aaron was there with his old band he came over to check on me and make sure I was doing ok. I always remember that, such a genuine dude. God bless you brother.

  • @o_g_jasinz675
    @o_g_jasinz675 3 года назад +70

    10 years clean today. Love this song

  • @Samuel-yt9ty
    @Samuel-yt9ty 3 года назад +10

    Man, the first girl I ever loved, bought me this CD.
    Break The Cycle.
    It's been a while since I saw the candles light her face.
    My dad has passed away, I am married, and I am breaking cycles.
    That girl died earlier this year at 38 years old.
    Tomorrow, my dad has been dead for 8 Years.
    Its been a while since I have listened to this song.
    It's been a while since I was thankful.

  • @Colin.W
    @Colin.W 5 лет назад +772

    Those big feelings of being a teenager.
    I miss those summers.

    • @ShinefyAi
      @ShinefyAi 5 лет назад +7

      Word

    • @glockamole7128
      @glockamole7128 5 лет назад +12

      @@BC-tn5ss No, you cant... You're only 16-17 once... Those summers are gone... Now all that we have left is needles and bottles...

    • @johnpapp92
      @johnpapp92 5 лет назад +10

      @@glockamole7128 and people that were once your friends that have either fucked you over or down right left.

    •  5 лет назад +8

      I hated all the depressing ass music we had to grow up with though...

    • @nugetarmy4474
      @nugetarmy4474 5 лет назад +2

      We all do as we get older

  • @duval1037
    @duval1037 5 лет назад +508

    His voice in concert sounds exactly as his record, it is very rare today to hear a voice like his.

    • @juleszoo70
      @juleszoo70 4 года назад +7

      Isn’t he amazing?! The first acoustic version of this I heard I couldn’t hear what was different & also familiar about the performance. Now I know it’s that very special melancholy bluegrass tone he does so well. Lovely 😊

    • @Christian-my4dp
      @Christian-my4dp 4 года назад +5

      Check out Florence and the Machine and Death Cab for Cutie. Two other musicians who are like this

    • @thomasrussell7135
      @thomasrussell7135 3 года назад +3

      it's what happens when an Artist refuses to use auto tune

    • @jaysbubbaduck329
      @jaysbubbaduck329 3 года назад +1

      sooo awsome greatest...

    • @kevinfryar3510
      @kevinfryar3510 3 года назад +1

      Stupid rare we are over due waiting for Chris cornell to reincarnate

  • @davidcaruso5491
    @davidcaruso5491 4 года назад +59

    In 2001 (the year this album was released) I was 22. Its amazing how music can erase all years and bring me right back to those days.

  • @Harvesttimebluegrassgospel
    @Harvesttimebluegrassgospel 5 лет назад +471

    He doesn’t just sing a song he paints a story and takes you there as he sings. Something very few people can do.

    • @steveanderson5398
      @steveanderson5398 5 лет назад +2

      He is awesome. Been that way for a long time.

    • @jennatoria
      @jennatoria 4 года назад +4

      Pure raw emotion.

    • @lisasecore7009
      @lisasecore7009 4 года назад +4

      I agree with u very much, I feel him in my soul

    • @CZMuzic2714
      @CZMuzic2714 4 года назад

      Knipp Cattle Farm a natural story teller.

    • @enejuliette
      @enejuliette 4 года назад

      yes!!!!

  • @JohnJohn-kk6ll
    @JohnJohn-kk6ll 6 месяцев назад +10

    “It’s been awhile since I first saw you”…I miss my daughter so much. I pray God changes her mother’s hardened heart so I can see her again. I just wanna be a Daddy in a broken world to my baby. Every Child needs their Dad.

    • @christineknapp7794
      @christineknapp7794 2 месяца назад +1

      And every child their mom. I don't know where my daughter is. So, so hard

  • @bradweinbrand8149
    @bradweinbrand8149 3 года назад +201

    If you have or had issues with addiction, this song is beyond powerful.

    • @justasmalltowngirl9430
      @justasmalltowngirl9430 3 года назад +2

      Very true.

    • @FrankBurnham
      @FrankBurnham Год назад +2

      I think it's an issues with existing and addiction is a symptom. The song is great.

    • @rebelsmith
      @rebelsmith Год назад

      ​@@FrankBurnham
      Explain Dis???
      Mr.Burnham??
      Cuz dis didn't
      Make much
      Since @ all???

    • @FrankBurnham
      @FrankBurnham Год назад +4

      Drugs free one from the pain temporarily, the pain is the real problem. How does a personality fix itself. How can one change ones own nature. It seems impossible but it can happen. Amnesia patients can turn out like a whole new person. Drugs are a crutch for not knowing what to do with your life but some people make whole families and careers to avoid their own pointlessness. This world is a nightmare. I try to be positive and lie to myself but the fact is life is a bitch.

    • @rebelsmith
      @rebelsmith Год назад +1

      @@FrankBurnham oh lord honey dis is so beyond
      TRUE!!!! Keep ur head up
      Darlin' u got dis bae!!!

  • @willroberts1305
    @willroberts1305 6 лет назад +1647

    I'm 41 and served in the U.S.MC from 94 to 04 did 2 tours in Iraq and 1 in Afghanistan and would have still been serving had I not been injured. I tried to live my entire life trying to prove my family wrong as to not turn out like my parents who weren't very good people to say the least. So I always worked hard to exceed in everything I did after 40 years I got caught up in an addiction and I will beat that because that's what I have to do. My family the people who are supposed to be a supportnsystem for you look at me like they were right all along. Just want Aaron to know it's his music that has gotten me through the best and most definitely the worst of times. You have kept me motivated yet humble throughout my life starting at 17. So for that I am eternally grateful and will always support you and your music as your music has supported me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Will Roberts

    • @sadboylogan7291
      @sadboylogan7291 6 лет назад +17

      Thank you so very much

    • @willroberts1305
      @willroberts1305 6 лет назад +21

      @@sadboylogan7291 you are welcome I don't really even mention my shit that much but had to explain how I relate to him and his music so much. But the Honor was mine.

    • @ryanmckenna7897
      @ryanmckenna7897 6 лет назад +18

      Save it for ur love ones not the internet

    • @jamesrivers794
      @jamesrivers794 6 лет назад +13

      Keep the faith brother.

    • @brianhartje6132
      @brianhartje6132 6 лет назад +23

      Thank you sir for your sacrifice and service.i pray god helps you through it all

  • @davidcaruso5491
    @davidcaruso5491 6 лет назад +306

    His live version of Outside w/ Fred Durst is still one of my all time favourites. I miss Staind

    • @JymBrittain
      @JymBrittain 5 лет назад +3

      Louder than Life... staind reunion. September '19

    • @michaelsaier92
      @michaelsaier92 5 лет назад +16

      Durst fucked that song up. I wish he'd have shut up and let Aaron play.

    • @tiaramargerison3226
      @tiaramargerison3226 5 лет назад +2

      Sadly I thought that was the only version of that song for about 5 years since that was the only version they played on the radio when I was younger.

    • @semyonivanovich
      @semyonivanovich 5 лет назад +2

      Yeah dude. From that version of Outside my musical-scene path began

    • @duality924
      @duality924 4 года назад +5

      reading your comment I could hear fred saying
      Biloxi this is the real motherfuckin deal y'all

  • @ID-lc6jm
    @ID-lc6jm 3 года назад +167

    After all these years that man still feels and connects with every word. Barely opens his eyes. It's beautiful.

  • @ianoneill9922
    @ianoneill9922 Год назад +25

    This song stopped me from killing itself during the covid lockdowns, thanks so much AARON

    • @RandalC-hy5ke
      @RandalC-hy5ke 9 месяцев назад +1

      My farts kept me alive during RONA, thanks for NOTHING AARON

    • @theoutdoorkid241
      @theoutdoorkid241 9 месяцев назад

      Lamo

    • @jonoverton-k4o
      @jonoverton-k4o 9 месяцев назад +2

      You matter. Happy to know you had a change of heart to stay.

  • @milinichsautodetail3124
    @milinichsautodetail3124 5 лет назад +241

    Finally RUclips recommends something good!

  • @chrishayes4889
    @chrishayes4889 4 месяца назад +9

    I remember being 12 years old diagnosed with cancer ….. and having this song on repeat was the best thing ever

  • @2HatHudders
    @2HatHudders Год назад +25

    God I feel old listening to this in 2023, but I being in my late 30's, this song hits very different compared to when I was 15. Always been a fantastic song.

    • @tracylyn85
      @tracylyn85 Год назад

      I remember being 17/18 laying in my bed with this on repeat fast forward to 2023 I'm 38 years old and I do the same thing

  • @jenniemethfessel9109
    @jenniemethfessel9109 4 года назад +29

    My daddy just died this month. Aaron Lewis is the thing getting me through the days.

  • @andrewbrown9274
    @andrewbrown9274 3 года назад +16

    Who ever gives this video a thumbs down is obviously not human.

  • @waltherolsen2432
    @waltherolsen2432 3 года назад +11

    From drugs and alcohol addictions, to being sober, in a warm bed with my 3 year old daughter. When she's restless and can't sleep, i always turn on "What hurt's the most" with Aaron and she listens to his voice and falls to sleep every time. It's her lullaby. Being doing it for almost 3 years now, since i found out it calmed her. I always end up listen to "It's been a while" afterwards, to remind myself of how long i've come since then..

  • @DiegoManaglia
    @DiegoManaglia 6 лет назад +1826

    Children, this is a thing called true music.

    • @giantxwarrior3902
      @giantxwarrior3902 6 лет назад +31

      Diego Managlia You look 14 and gay....

    • @sinful_cowboy5027
      @sinful_cowboy5027 6 лет назад +26

      GiantxWarrior Why you interested in him?

    • @sinful_cowboy5027
      @sinful_cowboy5027 6 лет назад +5

      GiantxWarrior haha

    • @possiblyinsane6995
      @possiblyinsane6995 6 лет назад +12

      please the dude plays the same 3 chords over and over

    • @tristanbooker7915
      @tristanbooker7915 6 лет назад +18

      POSSIBLY INSANE just because the chord progression is simple doesn’t make it great music. Whether or not it touches something in your soul is what makes it music. Almost every song he sings hits that mark.

  • @MaynardRaceTeam
    @MaynardRaceTeam 3 года назад +103

    you can hear the wear and tear in his voice, but god damn it still hits home!!

    • @stevenpitcher5585
      @stevenpitcher5585 3 года назад +17

      Wear and tear from decades of using it - without autotune and digital trickery. The wear and tear adds a new dimension.

    • @robertball6855
      @robertball6855 3 года назад

      No reason to curse my family I do like the man walked in them shoes for many years then I met the family of God and I hope you do to it truly filled the hole in my heart with something other than booze and drugs peace brother and keep it alive in Jesus holy name amen brother always and forever

    • @flannerymonaghan-morris7461
      @flannerymonaghan-morris7461 2 года назад +4

      It works incredibly well for the song though-the lyrics essentially tell of a man who is worn out on life and feels immense guilt after the love of his life dies…

    • @morganmlaidd
      @morganmlaidd 2 года назад +3

      Dude. Listen to his new stuff. His voice is superb. Country music suits him.

    • @Metal_Stacking
      @Metal_Stacking Год назад +1

      It's just how he sings it here. Just watched him live, and it was flawless.

  • @tonygonzalez9540
    @tonygonzalez9540 6 лет назад +1920

    I listen songs when I was 15yr old now 30yr old

    • @sean-onfire4968
      @sean-onfire4968 6 лет назад +48

      same here man. turned 31 this year and remember listening to the original and just sitting back feeling great, singing along no care in the world

    • @7s7rg77
      @7s7rg77 6 лет назад +15

      X is still gon give it to us, boys, don't you ever forget that!

    • @stevenwolfe9085
      @stevenwolfe9085 6 лет назад +9

      Yeah same here. Always heard him and his music on the local Rock Radio station 105.7 The X. Only heard him and his country music on a few country stations but they hardly play them cause they're too busy playing the same new shit over and over again.

    • @7s7rg77
      @7s7rg77 6 лет назад +13

      my favourite thing about Aaron Lewis' country music is that it makes most country look so bad
      country is largely-awful, but it doesn't have to be that way
      walmart is for irredeemable people who like to give their economy away and then bitch and whine about it

    • @elizabethshuler4791
      @elizabethshuler4791 5 лет назад +3

      Tony Gonzalez same!

  • @freshstart1217
    @freshstart1217 6 лет назад +815

    This guy touches something in your very soul and doesn't ever let go. Thx Aaron...

  • @garydeanbaker
    @garydeanbaker 2 года назад +15

    This is the best version of this song that exists....

  • @jx3s300
    @jx3s300 4 года назад +28

    Aaron lewis has extreme talent. The man can literally make your hair stand up. His acoustic versions in every thing he sings is the best!

  • @robinsheppard6732
    @robinsheppard6732 4 года назад +78

    This song is more emotional with him singing the acoustic version but just as good with Staind..love this Aaron Lewis

  • @jesusmisaelbrisenogomez1182
    @jesusmisaelbrisenogomez1182 Год назад +7

    There was a time where my future was a blur, i thought everything was over. Everytime i heard this song i would tear up and feel a sense of hopelessness. This is the first time i hear this song ad just enjoy the beauty of the music, i may not be where I want to be, but the dream stays alive.

  • @j_ko9
    @j_ko9 6 лет назад +196

    Love his vocal rasp. This man has incredible feel behind his playing.

    • @nicklester5883
      @nicklester5883 6 лет назад +1

      James Romano check out shawn james when you get a chance

    • @slackingaming2860
      @slackingaming2860 6 лет назад +1

      James Romano try listening to broken by seether Shaun morgans voice is superb

    • @j_ko9
      @j_ko9 6 лет назад

      slackin gaming I have dude. That's a good song

    • @slackingaming2860
      @slackingaming2860 6 лет назад

      James Romano it is my favorite song ever

    • @tylerparker1582
      @tylerparker1582 6 лет назад

      James Romano the rasp jus tops it all off

  • @josephmackey3402
    @josephmackey3402 9 месяцев назад +1

    What a powerful song

  • @jamesmanning6193
    @jamesmanning6193 5 лет назад +129

    Song reminds me of my dad I always blamed him and never knew his demons never judge a man.. you’ll miss them when you can never love them again.

    • @samanthacraig2823
      @samanthacraig2823 5 лет назад

      So true

    • @macsworld9139
      @macsworld9139 4 года назад

      Facts

    • @H4NDYANDY
      @H4NDYANDY 4 года назад +5

      I hated my dad..blamed him for a lot. And themed I grew up to be exactly like him.

    • @MH-WM
      @MH-WM 4 года назад +1

      It's been a while.....

    • @Losferwords68
      @Losferwords68 4 года назад +3

      Not gonna lie this choked me up a little thanks for sharing this man.

  • @defaced8
    @defaced8 5 лет назад +89

    Fucking legend right here. Dysfunction and Break the Cycle will always have a special place in my heart.

  • @dalemontgomeey8606
    @dalemontgomeey8606 4 года назад +27

    Arron Lewis deserves a whole lot for his career he went out and made it happen that's truly the american spirit to the fullest. Good man

  • @chrisbauer6684
    @chrisbauer6684 6 лет назад +204

    This song is for every addict out there. Im a recovering alcoholic and this song just touches my heart and helps in my recovery God bless Aron

    • @Mariesummersfitness
      @Mariesummersfitness 5 лет назад +2

      Chris Bauer I totally agree

    • @seanwick84
      @seanwick84 5 лет назад +7

      I’m also a recovering alcoholic and this mans music has also been a helping tool in my recovery

    • @usernameisusername
      @usernameisusername 4 года назад

      What's first step?....

    • @aaronholmes9561
      @aaronholmes9561 4 года назад

      im a recovering heroin addict. 7 monthes. this song is deep.

    • @mattmurray3183
      @mattmurray3183 3 года назад

      First time I heard this song,God's honest truth. I was in my dope dealers house that was 19 1/2 years ago.
      I'm clean 19 years now,always gonna remember this song

  • @Apayne217
    @Apayne217 3 года назад +10

    It’s been a while since i could say i wasn’t addicted…..finally got it under control

  • @610oftunknown
    @610oftunknown 2 года назад +11

    Heard this back in 2001, right as depression started, and I connected strongly to the emotion of the song. Found this version today- after 16 years I’m 2 days away from 2 months of recovery. So new, but longer than ever before. And this song says it all, and reminds me to keep pushing.

    • @DavidAneru90
      @DavidAneru90 2 года назад +1

      YOOOO Im rooting for you!!! I went through fair share of problems and know sometimes get overwhelming but hang in there!! The light at the end of the tunnel is there!!!

    • @jessicaronan9378
      @jessicaronan9378 Год назад

      I hope you are doing well!

  • @GuitarDoco
    @GuitarDoco 5 лет назад +80

    Even if the whole world has ended, I can imagine this guy strumming his guitar and singing this song all alone.... Totally unperturbed
    And that's good. I admire the calm cool composed attitude

  • @gogitr8904
    @gogitr8904 5 лет назад +294

    I've loved this song since the first time I heard it!

  • @hunterjohnson9476
    @hunterjohnson9476 2 года назад +4

    1 year and some months cleans from herion and meth and Crack I listen to this and I just drift away much love brother I'm 23 now

  • @alimahbubi6230
    @alimahbubi6230 4 года назад +36

    I’m not at some point of my life to say “It’s been a while since I could hold my head up”... but this song makes me wanna try for a better life and pass these miserable days when I’m a total mess... then I’ll play this song on guitar, cry along and feel happy to finally be fine again...

    • @gurdenator85
      @gurdenator85 3 года назад +1

      I hope ur in a better place than u was a year ago

    • @Malina4477
      @Malina4477 2 года назад

      Love to you. Whatever u do or dont do❤

  • @douglasmusgrove8886
    @douglasmusgrove8886 11 месяцев назад +4

    Young brother' !! Tears fill my eyes with your words .... 74 years old and still taking punches. The fight is really never over , it's how you summon the strength to get back up and take another punch 💪

    • @jasonkujath3796
      @jasonkujath3796 9 месяцев назад

      Thank you true inspiration words I hope your doing well

  • @atx0025
    @atx0025 15 дней назад

    23 years, 33 years it'll still be an amazing song. So many meanings to so many people. One of the nicest dudes I've ever met in the music world also.

  • @chaisebruh
    @chaisebruh 2 года назад +12

    Coming up on 2 years clean and sober, and man. I’ve been listening to Aaron and this song since I was a kid. It wasn’t until I hit that rock bottom of addiction, and pulled myself out of it that I realized how deep this song is. It’s been a while for me too…but I still think of it often. I tear up every time I hear this song thinking of the things I did to my family and friends. My family has forgiven me, but it’s still a burden i carry every day. Thank you, Aaron.

    • @eagletalons5333
      @eagletalons5333 2 года назад +1

      Hang in there friend, find Jesus Christ OUR SAVIOR, and your 'recovery' will be complete.. Please, don't take this wrong, take it from somebody who has, 'been there , done that' ..

    • @VikingDane1968
      @VikingDane1968 2 года назад

      Be kind to yourself

  • @scottmacgillivray4225
    @scottmacgillivray4225 2 года назад +17

    This dude is just fucking awesome , country or rock. Gives me goose bumps listening to his stuff

  • @mattwebb6602
    @mattwebb6602 10 месяцев назад +1

    It's been a while since I heard this song and didn't think about her and that summer so many years ago.

  • @MyChinton
    @MyChinton 3 года назад +28

    Im 33, it's been 3 months since I've taken drugs. I'm a recovering addict, I've moved back into my parents place, I've lost everything due to addiction, everything. I've just enrolled into university and have started having a much better relationship with my kids. I CAN NOT WAIT until I can blast thing song, I spent 10 years tearing my life up it's going to take longer than 3 months to get it back, I know this but I promise when I do I'm gonna play this song.

    • @williamreed5470
      @williamreed5470 3 года назад +3

      🙏🙏🙏🙏 stay strong.

    • @jonkingsley3100
      @jonkingsley3100 3 года назад +3

      Understand all you just said. Keep your head up. I was 29, living in my parents garage, addicted, no hope, just wanting to die, the drugs wouldn't kill me. Now I'm 42, living life. Loving life. "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a Gift. That why we call it the Present." My first Sponsor always said this. He lost his life to Addiction after many years clean. Never give up. RIP Ken M.

    • @mr.tntmasterguy5038
      @mr.tntmasterguy5038 3 года назад +1

      You can do it! No matter how rough life may get U CAN DO IT

    • @govtom4
      @govtom4 3 года назад +1

      Read the Bible. It’s the Word of God and gives my patients strength when they are down. Stay strong, my friend. Many blessings from Texas.

    • @danielboland5523
      @danielboland5523 3 года назад

      Sometimes it feels like I"ve only been sober a little while if and when I'm down. But i know it's been 20 years or more. My life has turned around completely in those 20 years. Thank you God!

  • @justbob1968
    @justbob1968 Год назад +6

    My heart breaks every time I hear it. Nearly lost my son. Lost my younger brothers to drugs. So many friends.

  • @dr.bonscott3962
    @dr.bonscott3962 3 года назад +8

    I'd love to see Aaron and Rogan sit down.. and just converse about everything.

    • @BulletBillmg
      @BulletBillmg 3 года назад +1

      Joe rogan actually made fun of one of aarons songs

    • @MrBrian5524
      @MrBrian5524 3 года назад

      @@BulletBillmg is Joe Rogan a Lib? Lotta famous people are

    • @BulletBillmg
      @BulletBillmg 3 года назад +1

      @@MrBrian5524 yes and no

    • @MrBrian5524
      @MrBrian5524 3 года назад

      @@BulletBillmg what do you mean?

    • @BulletBillmg
      @BulletBillmg 3 года назад

      @@MrBrian5524 he has alot of conservative and liberal views and opinions, watch some of his podcasts

  • @kennethbrown9333
    @kennethbrown9333 6 лет назад +42

    Absolutely best version ever. It's been more than awile, too long and it's never coming back.

  • @SJM6791
    @SJM6791 5 лет назад +8

    Boys and girls, this is what a real musician looks and sounds like.

  • @danielcook5178
    @danielcook5178 7 месяцев назад +3

    I can feel every word of your music,been an addict most of my life I’m 65 five now and I’ll have five years clean I June thank you for your music

  • @realist-2024
    @realist-2024 6 лет назад +61

    Just one more peaceful day.

  • @sharonrasmussen
    @sharonrasmussen 10 месяцев назад +3

    One of my most favorites. His words are his truth. At least thats what it feels to me. Some are true of me plus I could add a few more. We all mess up at some point in our lives. Sooner or later you see the sun shining once more.

  • @sammy-dawnellenleigh-johns6272

    Prayers- peace- love & light!

    • @beezybeez7231
      @beezybeez7231 Год назад +1

      This is so good but you muse hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave Acoustic” by SLT 🐺🤘🎶

  • @edmore7517
    @edmore7517 5 лет назад +10

    All the years that´s "been a while" and still haven´t found the way or mood to sing along with this without having my voice broken at some point...

  • @jeremyhensley3739
    @jeremyhensley3739 3 года назад +11

    It’s been awhile since the first time I’ve heard this song. Boy…do we all get old. Cheers to the additions that made us all relate to this song. Thanks for everything Aaron.

  • @RosalindtWandahsega
    @RosalindtWandahsega 8 месяцев назад +1

    ❤Losing kids twice ,getting em back ,now they grown going threw own addictions losing em to drugs ,all 3 locked up and soon they be coming home . Its been a long bumpy road . I miss em so much 😢 May the light be around them pertecting them from harms ways Amen.

  • @elliottkendall5256
    @elliottkendall5256 5 лет назад +25

    Wow, the lyrics to his songs never meant nothing to me when I was a kid ,whereas now it hits home a lot more, means alot, thanks Aaron ✌️

  • @TheIzzyA
    @TheIzzyA 5 лет назад +22

    I remember first hearing the original song when I was 8 years old and now I’m less than 3 months away from turning 27. That song remind me of all the pain I’ve went through since my aunt passed away a year ago, she was everything to me & practically helped raised me into the man that I am today & I’m grateful to have her not only as my aunt, but my best friend, and a second mother who truly understood me & the talents I have ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @smithn.wesson495
    @smithn.wesson495 3 года назад +3

    Damn it.......Over 20 years later and this song is just as good as the day it was released. If this song, does't hit home you probably don't have a pulse.

  • @Thugrobb1991
    @Thugrobb1991 5 лет назад +40

    Damn man this guy is in my feed and this watered my eyes I must say

  • @playdosbr-gameblocking8711
    @playdosbr-gameblocking8711 5 лет назад +50

    It's been awhile
    Since I couldn't
    Hold my head up high
    And it's been awhile
    Since I first saw you
    And it's been awhile
    Since I could stand
    On my own two feet again
    And it's been awhile
    Since I could call you
    And all the things I can't remember
    As fucked up as it all may seem
    The consequences that are rendered
    I stretch myself beyond my means
    And it's been awhile
    Since I could say
    That I wasn't addicted
    It's been awhile
    Since I could say
    I loved myself as well
    And it's been awhile
    Since I've gone and
    Fucked things up
    Just like I always do
    And it's been awhile
    But all that shit
    Seems to disappear
    When I'm with you
    And everything I can remember
    As fucked up as it all may seem
    The consequences that I've rendered
    Have gone and fucked things up again
    Why must I feel this way?
    Just make this go away
    Just one more peaceful day
    It's been awhile
    Since I couldn't
    Look at myself straight
    And it's been awhile
    Since I said, "I'm sorry"
    And it's been awhile
    Since I've seen the way
    The candles light your face
    And it's been awhile
    But I can still remember
    Just the way you taste
    And everything I can remember
    As fucked up
    As it all may seem to be
    I know it's me
    I cannot blame this on my father
    He did the best he could for me
    It's been awhile
    Since I couldn't
    Hold my head up high
    And it's been awhile
    Since I said, "I'm sorry"
    Thanks for this great song!

  • @normancruz692
    @normancruz692 Год назад +3

    Man this song takes me back to times id rather not remember

    • @CityBohoGirl
      @CityBohoGirl Год назад +1

      Idk if I can still believe in who he’s become u know.. but all these years later… I hear this song and am sucked back into the same vortex of pan and despair of what almost 20 years ago? Silently. Have they really ever changed? 20 before? 20 after? These are genius lyrics written by a brilliant f*cked up poet as the best always are.

  • @stellabluegirl
    @stellabluegirl 4 года назад +6

    I had no idea he converted to country... He sounds damn good. Glad he's still around and playing.

    • @rgman2858
      @rgman2858 4 года назад +1

      Omg you've got to go on a listening spree. Lost and lonely-acoustic
      Red white and blue
      Folded flag acoustic
      Sinner
      To name a few really really good ones to start with

  • @Chubby126
    @Chubby126 6 лет назад +140

    I’ve loved this song since it’s release. Memories of that time come rushing back. Girlfriend at the time. College. Wow. Thank you Arron. Break the cycle. Still one of my favourites

    • @Divine_Serpent_Geh
      @Divine_Serpent_Geh 6 лет назад +5

      Stone eclipse Same here. So much nostalgia with this song + the whole “Break The Cycle” album. I was 6 years old when I fell in love with Staind.

    • @pindzyn
      @pindzyn 6 лет назад

      From Poland 💪

    • @victorherreraguzman5014
      @victorherreraguzman5014 6 лет назад

      You just threw me back into my teenage memories.

    • @amandafernando1095
      @amandafernando1095 6 лет назад

      my first amazon buy was' break the cycle ', as Sri lanakan we didnt have alot of access to original copys of cds all my cds were $1 pireted copys , after listning to this album on a copy i had to get dads credit card details handed over so i can buy a original . So yer im a big fan fro sri lanka!

  • @Irisfcastellano
    @Irisfcastellano 10 месяцев назад +1

    I'm sick maybe if I listened to your music I will get better soon I usely listened to you for breakfast but to sick to do this .

  • @kasrrsteel-ohioskin7875
    @kasrrsteel-ohioskin7875 5 лет назад +8

    This guy carries the voice of god. You watch all his performances and watch how his music comes from within . hes the perfect roll model. And its very sad the generation now days cant understand that this is true music. Meaningful, true life avents coming from someone who has felt what their singing. Thank god to my parents for bringing me up on this ear massaging music👂👂

  • @dolhallaparadox3626
    @dolhallaparadox3626 6 лет назад +28

    When a song sends chills down through you, you know it's good.

  • @newchapterjesse
    @newchapterjesse 11 месяцев назад +1

    Im 30 and this song is my childhood song.

  • @fishnmaster421
    @fishnmaster421 2 года назад +2

    I had been playing guitar about 3 years when Aaron hit the scene. I learned a lot of songs. I’ve been trying to make it as a musician every since then. 22 years ago. I’ve been playing daily. Never giving up. Now that I’m 38. I’ve missed any window I had of making it. I dreamed of being a musician similar to him / his original genre. I am still hopeful as I write all new songs and post them. But seeing him so much older and sounding so different. I realize time has gone.

    • @TheRoadLessChosen
      @TheRoadLessChosen Год назад

      Yea. But you could always be a songwriter. Get the music out there. In terms of doing what he did and does… yea that ship has sailed. Sucks to say that but just dropping facts. I’m a musician as well. 42. I actually chose a diffeeent genre and was booming but black mold fucked me up.

  • @ernieshaw2178
    @ernieshaw2178 6 лет назад +11

    That song gets me every time I hear it.
    Thank you.

  • @rightisright912
    @rightisright912 3 года назад +55

    Just listened to his latest hit that rocketed to number one.... " Am I the only one" what a country voice he has. What a gift he has to both write and sing so powerfully. I hope we hear hell of a lot more from Aaron Lewis!

  • @naomiphilipson3987
    @naomiphilipson3987 3 года назад +1

    In 1998 I went down to the Cameo in Miami South Beach . It was Kid Rock and Stained . they were just starting out . I was just hanging out outside with some friends and a young Aron Lewis approached me , and right away I knew something was special inside him he had a kind way about him 🙃 . he had a handful of demo cassette tapes and gave them to me to give to my friends and to help promote the band . For a short time we had a connection together but it felt like a friendship God is Good...

  • @curb6353
    @curb6353 4 года назад +9

    this man is the musician of a lifetime. noone will ever know how much he cares about certain musical status.

  • @darrengodfrey1614
    @darrengodfrey1614 2 года назад +18

    So raw, real and true, full of passion and grace! Thankyou for sharing a piece of yourself with me! God bless and stay safe brothers!

  • @Irisfcastellano
    @Irisfcastellano 10 месяцев назад +1

    Is been a while I'll see you in New show I can't wait to hear you in person is going to to awesome

  • @sauceboss3892
    @sauceboss3892 6 лет назад +47

    This song hits me deep inside my heart...

  • @LesPaulisMore009
    @LesPaulisMore009 Год назад +6

    Just really found this song deep, found this song by grace. It’s helping me the most of anything to stay sober. It’s every single thing I think all the time. We all share THIS when it gets real.

    • @monee44
      @monee44 Год назад

      It's a tough battle but the victory is oh so sweet. Keep up your hard work and fight those demons off. Remember that you are not alone ask for help whenever it is needed.

  • @tawnyschlienz9063
    @tawnyschlienz9063 3 года назад +1

    Hello Handsome Birthday mate. I love your music. Keep it up. God bless you n America.

  • @sirbigcheeze
    @sirbigcheeze 2 года назад +13

    Chills. Literal chills through my spine.

  • @ThePBP247
    @ThePBP247 6 лет назад +124

    Just REAL MUSIC from the HEART!

  • @devinalexander4876
    @devinalexander4876 Месяц назад

    Grew up with this song. Loved it as a teenager. Now that I’m three years sober it hits different but I will always love it!!

  • @robertshepherd1020
    @robertshepherd1020 5 лет назад +7

    A man's heart is hurting. He done things he regrets.But now he comes out. God bless you

  • @vaniavalverde6508
    @vaniavalverde6508 4 года назад +5

    May 1st, 2020.. Covid-19 pandemic and this just takes me back to the past.. "just one more peaceful day" things are clearly not the same.. "but I can still remember just the way you taste".. miss those days where I actually had feelings. 🖤

    • @jmorales5075
      @jmorales5075 4 года назад +1

      Im with you... miss those days too... 🖤
      And being the same always , hoping that pandemic leave

    • @Buckeye_4_Life_
      @Buckeye_4_Life_ 4 года назад +1

      Those days are coming back..because of this virus people will start going back to doing things slower like the old days...just my opinion..

    • @kevinperez3744
      @kevinperez3744 4 года назад +1

      Good fuckin times man.

  • @stevegarwood6101
    @stevegarwood6101 3 года назад +3

    This song has to be of the greatest things a singer could give. A darn fine ditty.

  • @curtboroff
    @curtboroff 5 лет назад +7

    Excellent version of this classic.
    I’ve seen this dude in full makeup and red mohawk perform this acoustically to give the mosh pit a breather. Then again a few years later, sans makeup, on the Family values tour. It was a beautiful song performed at a much needed moment. I’ve actually never seen him play the song with a full band as he recorded with stained. Acoustic fits it much better in my opinion.
    Watching this song develop alongside his attitude, talent and outlook has been truly enjoyable.
    Thanks Aaron.🍻

  • @jameshedrick4490
    @jameshedrick4490 3 года назад +5

    This song is even more emotional as a county song and Aaron Lewis is perfect for it. Thank you brother. God bless!

  • @djsaeg
    @djsaeg 3 месяца назад +1

    i felt every note of this performance im so depressed at the moment, music is my strengtht god bless Aaron