Ben Rector - What Makes A Man with Thomas Rhett (Official Audio)

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  • Опубликовано: 3 авг 2022
  • Listen to the official audio for Ben Rector’s song “What Makes A Man” with ‪@thomasrhettmusic‬
    “I immediately thought of Thomas Rhett when ‘What Makes A Man’ was finished. A big part of this record for me was wanting to do things that were exciting and enjoyable, and having Thomas on this song felt like both.
    I’m honored he agreed to sing on it and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Stay tuned for a deluxe version of ‘The Joy of Music’ (including this song), later this year.”
    Lyrics:
    Well my father
    He'll never see his name in lights
    Worked at a desk his whole damn life
    Didn’t chase his dream gave himself
    So me and my sisters would be all right
    Sometimes I wonder
    What they'll say of me when I am gone
    When my daughter’s living on and
    Will she care if strangers thought that I was famous
    Or just that I was never home
    Is it the things you’ve done the places that you've been
    Chasing down some dream you’ve been imagining
    Or is it making peace with who you are and where you stand
    I’m trying to find what makes a man
    Woah oh what makes a man
    If I'm honest
    I am plagued by the fear that I am not enough
    So I work hard to measure up
    Spent a million miles under mountains high
    And felt the same when I was done
    Is it the things you’ve done the places that you've been
    Chasing down some dream you’ve been imagining
    Or is it making peace with who you are and where you stand
    I’m trying to find what makes a man
    Is it power
    Is it fame
    Is it money
    Is it just a game
    Is it always wanting more
    Or is it finding peace in what you had all along
    Is it the things you’ve done the places that you've been
    Chasing down some dream you’ve been imagining
    Or is it making peace with who you are and where you stand
    I'm trying to find what makes a man
    I've been trying to find
    What makes a man
    I've been trying to find
    What makes a man
    What makes a man
    I've been trying to find
    What makes a man
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Комментарии • 96

  • @irldeancobias3544
    @irldeancobias3544 Год назад +115

    Ben's songs are not just catchy melodies with words, they are profound words in beautiful melodies.

  • @juliam.mallen9019
    @juliam.mallen9019 Год назад +7

    Real men still hit thier knees to God's Holy sovereignty. They stand for what they truly believe and live love passionately.

    • @lvelez1999
      @lvelez1999 8 месяцев назад

      In Jesus's Name Amen ✝️

  • @mrjonnymac
    @mrjonnymac Год назад +8

    In terms of songwriting, I am growing in increasing favor of Ben being the Carole King of his generation.
    - Consistent songs that resonate with life,
    - Consistent melodic tunes and structure,
    - Consistent connection with fans and shows that are unforgettable.

  • @mrcure7717
    @mrcure7717 Год назад +38

    Ben, I love all the songs you’ve been putting out. I’m only a couple years younger than you with a young daughter. All these songs give words to how I’m feeling.

  • @ms.pamgarcia2294
    @ms.pamgarcia2294 Год назад +35

    Listened to it three times:
    1st: to appreciate the melody, tune, and vocal style
    2nd: to understand and reflect on the lyrics
    3rd: to play on repeat whenever possible 💜

  • @Rengray2
    @Rengray2 Год назад +10

    Ben - You've hit the point where you're asking THE questions, about life and love and what it means to be "successful" in these times. Like George Carlin, and others who have come before...you reach a point where you're asking deep and pointedly important questions...but nobody answers your questions because they are THE questions. Love your music. Looking forward to the next 20 years of music.

  • @toddharmon8141
    @toddharmon8141 Год назад +9

    When someone can find this much beauty, in something this simple, it can move a man to tears. This is what songwriting is truly about. Brilliant.....

  • @edlrocks12591
    @edlrocks12591 Год назад +5

    And, as has become tradition when a new Ben Rector song drops, I'm replaying immediately

  • @incufan32
    @incufan32 Год назад +3

    Throughout human existence we have all been searching for purpose. When you are gone, your only lasting impact will be the memories, laughter and conversations that you had with the ones around you. Love as hard as you can

  • @firefighter2009100
    @firefighter2009100 Год назад +5

    Had me in tears brotha. This song really hit me where I needed it Ben. Thanks for this. Beautiful song.

  • @thehumaninfusionproject6859
    @thehumaninfusionproject6859 8 месяцев назад +1

    My husband just added this to our morning play list. So relatable and heart warming. Really thought-provoking as to what really is important in our life. Thank you for such a beautiful contribution.

  • @AustinNooe
    @AustinNooe Год назад +9

    First saw you visit my college back in 2010, then with Needtobreathe in 2011 (or 2012) - thanks for all the years of amazing music.

    • @betrion7
      @betrion7 Год назад

      How cool. I love needtobreathe.

  • @SlingandStoneVideos
    @SlingandStoneVideos Год назад +3

    I Love your music
    *God bless!*

  • @austinlharris
    @austinlharris Год назад +20

    Love your videos about being a Father. My wife made me a father's day video with my son to "a love like this" (I think that's what it's called).
    My daughter is 2 years old and every morning she asks "play daughter now" and I put it on and we slow dance. I'm pretty sure that will be our daddy daughter dance when she gets married.
    Thanks for creating these songs about being a Father. I love them

    • @teamrosemary
      @teamrosemary Год назад +1

      This is a great comment. My daughter's almost 14 and we have songs and memories we cherish like this. Hold on tight to her, she'll be 5'4" before you know it. Having a daughter is the best though. We just saw Natalie Merchant last weekend in Milwaukee, my wife and me and daughter and 16-year-old son. My wife and I had seen her in 2002 and it was a pretty profound experience taking our kids to it this time, and hard to comprehend so much time had passed between those concerts. For me personally, nothing connects people like music can so it's been incredibly important that I can share important music with my kids. Enjoy raising your daughter - you sound like you're doing it right.

  • @vickygehbauer4665
    @vickygehbauer4665 Год назад +2

    What a great song.

    • @thomasrhett4681
      @thomasrhett4681 Год назад

      Just taking some time out to extend my love and appreciation for your constant likes and comments and my works.

  • @steveschaub
    @steveschaub Год назад +1

    There's a handful of songs in my life that are so touching and profound that i'm just so thankful they were written. This is one of them.

  • @chelsealaclair4358
    @chelsealaclair4358 Год назад +3

    Just ... wow. This song just hits a spot within me that I didn't know was there! Reminds me of my husband and his constant worry that he isn't doing a good enough job as a husband and father...when he is just the absolute best man! ❤❤❤

    • @thomasrhett4681
      @thomasrhett4681 Год назад

      Just taking some time out to extend my love and appreciation for your constant likes and comments and my works.

  • @bradinski1283
    @bradinski1283 3 месяца назад

    Fantastic tune, been a fan of hearing on the first listen, the lyrics are meaningful and interesting

  • @clintjohnson4339
    @clintjohnson4339 Год назад +3

    The second stanza just really hits me hard. That is the exact fear that I (and many men I know) daily struggle with. You hit it on the head.

    • @andrew5184
      @andrew5184 Год назад

      Tears in my eyes typing this. Right there with you, Clint.

  • @robertgallentine1095
    @robertgallentine1095 4 месяца назад

    Sometimes it's hard to encapsulate the feeling and love you have for your father while also trying to express your concerns of your own faults and fallies without insulting the former. You guys nailed it.

  • @margieu1354
    @margieu1354 Год назад +1

    Wow makes me cry, my dad was such a good man ❤️ Men are amazing and I'm thankful everyday for men who don't ever give up

    • @thomasrhett4681
      @thomasrhett4681 Год назад +2

      Just taking some time out to extend my love and appreciation for your constant likes and comments and my works.

  • @NickAlbano253
    @NickAlbano253 Год назад +1

    I'm happy for Ben. I have long been a fan of his music since the days he was on the October Baby soundtrack.

  • @traceykinter4899
    @traceykinter4899 Год назад +4

    Another amazing song. I love the extra dimension Thomas Rhett bring to the song. Well done♥️♥️♥️

    • @thomasrhett4681
      @thomasrhett4681 Год назад

      Just taking some time out to extend my love and appreciation for your constant likes and comments and my works.

  • @elneofficial
    @elneofficial Год назад +1

    Thanks for me being alive to listen this beautiful song.

  • @TheaxProject
    @TheaxProject Год назад +1

    Ben, can you stop me making me cry with every song?
    (Please, don't)

  • @ThenosM_
    @ThenosM_ Год назад +2

    Another amazing hit, and I absolutely love how profound the lyrics are. Need to find a time to sit down and listen to it with my dad.

  • @lauravd3113
    @lauravd3113 Год назад

    To my father, my amazing husband, and all the other great dads out there,
    Thank you for all you do. You are irreplaceable ❤️

  • @Bass_Krispies
    @Bass_Krispies Год назад +1

    Ben, this made me tear up. Thanks for giving us music that we want to be able to relate to. Love. This. Song.

  • @dakotahr5813
    @dakotahr5813 Год назад +2

    I’m super early bc I’ve been up for a little too long but this song is so beautiful Ben and Thomas! Great job!❤️❤️❤️

  • @boldnbrash5646
    @boldnbrash5646 Год назад +2

    Another amazing song!

  • @jimmyjones1691
    @jimmyjones1691 Год назад

    Ben : very moving song! I really enjoy your music! A father of 10 ! Jimmy/ Pops !

  • @OceanMcIntyre
    @OceanMcIntyre Год назад +1

    Beautiful song and touching sentiment.

  • @shorts_not_pants3016
    @shorts_not_pants3016 Год назад

    Beautiful! Thank you Ben and Thomas Rhett!
    Ben keep putting out that awesome music that has meaning and tells a story. Thanks again.
    Kindly,

  • @Noah2026
    @Noah2026 Год назад +2

    So good

  • @ms.pamgarcia2294
    @ms.pamgarcia2294 Год назад

    You are a gem to this generation Ben!
    Thank you for your music!

  • @irenefrancis
    @irenefrancis Год назад

    One, two, four
    Well my father, he'll never see his name in lights
    Worked at a desk his whole damn life
    Didn't chase his dreams
    Gave himself so me and my sisters would be alright
    Sometimes I wonder, they'll say of me when I am gone
    When my daughters livin' on, yeah
    Will she care if strangers thought that I was famous
    Or just that I was never home?
    Is it the things you've done, the places that you've been?
    Chasin' down some dream you've been imaginin'
    Or is it making peace with who you are and where you stand?
    I'm trying to find what makes a man
    Woah
    What makes a man
    If I'm honest, I'm plagued by the fear that I'm not enough, yeah
    So I work hard to measure up
    I've run a million miles, climbed a mountain high
    And felt the same when I was done
    Is it the things you've done, the places that you've been?
    Or chasin' down some dream you've been imaginin'
    Or is it making peace with who you are and where you stand?
    Oh, I'm trying to find what makes a man
    Is it power?
    Is it fame?
    Is it money?
    Is it just a game?
    Is it always wanting more?
    Or is it in finding peace in what you had all along?
    Is it the things you've done, the places that you've been?
    Chasin' down some dream you've been imaginin'
    Or is it making peace with who you are and where you stand?
    I'm trying to find
    What makes a man
    I've been trying to find
    What makes a man
    I've been trying to find
    What makes a man
    What makes a man
    I've been trying to find
    What makes a man
    Source: LyricFind
    Songwriters: Benjamin Rector
    What Makes a Man lyrics © Reach Music Publishing

  • @aaronpierce8836
    @aaronpierce8836 Год назад +1

    Thanks for this beautiful song Ben!

  • @dillonpossinger8752
    @dillonpossinger8752 Год назад +6

    Jesus Ben you’ve done it again. I love every single one of your songs. Please continue your journey ‘cause you’re absolutely killing it!

    • @DTun-yt1bz
      @DTun-yt1bz Год назад +1

      Why use the name of Jesus to make a compliment?

  • @francissimfukwe5543
    @francissimfukwe5543 Год назад

    Am big fan from Zambia 🇿🇲i really love you music❤️🎶👂

  • @bethanyr4522
    @bethanyr4522 Год назад

    Two of my favorite artists!

  • @cander44
    @cander44 Год назад

    Just what I needed to hear. God bless.

  • @melodyomorogbe
    @melodyomorogbe Год назад +1

    Love it, your songs always makes me happy

  • @abcthegreat1
    @abcthegreat1 Год назад

    Great song. Hitting all the feels

  • @dhirajgawande007
    @dhirajgawande007 Год назад

    Beautiful song❤️

  • @loganhastings7320
    @loganhastings7320 Год назад

    Amazing song by an amazing man

  • @bdk8179
    @bdk8179 Год назад +1

    Love it waited and waited to hear this.

  • @gatorshd
    @gatorshd Год назад

    So glad I stumbled on to this

  • @alexbarnes6961
    @alexbarnes6961 Год назад

    beautiful song

  • @patriciaeroz5828
    @patriciaeroz5828 Год назад +1

    💃🏽🕺

  • @Annabarbaric343
    @Annabarbaric343 Год назад

    Luvz It, for it’s just so beautiful.

  • @joyjoy534
    @joyjoy534 Год назад +1

    That's a Ben Rector song I know. Just checked, is releasing for sale tomorrow....can't wait.

  • @kellioswald4662
    @kellioswald4662 Год назад +1

    Thank you! ♥️

  • @charnado4193
    @charnado4193 Год назад

    Great music yet again!

  • @bradleyschmidt2045
    @bradleyschmidt2045 Год назад

    Wow these lyrics cut deep! Another masterpiece!

  • @tanmayrahangdale8983
    @tanmayrahangdale8983 Год назад

    Thank you 💝 for such a great song.

  • @markprater1
    @markprater1 Год назад

    Just discovered Ben; had no idea I'd been so deprived!
    Seems to me that he's Billy Joel 2.0 - a Master Song Craftsman

  • @SuperAMantheGreat
    @SuperAMantheGreat Год назад

    Thank you guys for the song. Me and my wife will have a first child, a son, in January. This song captures my thoughts leading up to that.

  • @FortyMikeMelodies
    @FortyMikeMelodies Год назад +1

    What a incredible vibe and message, Nice job buddy.

  • @rebrock67
    @rebrock67 Год назад +2

    The world needs more songwriters like Ben Rector!!!

  • @malenatully
    @malenatully Год назад +1

    Wow!!! It’s a touch of everything in one song, beautifully done. I’m sooo proud of you. Excellent job!! ❤️

  • @eliskamrackova6611
    @eliskamrackova6611 Год назад

    So damn beautiful 🥺 you have no idea how talented you are

  • @theologyandpipes
    @theologyandpipes Год назад +5

    The pictures he paints with words is remarkable 🙏❤️🔥

  • @andrewmotowski2976
    @andrewmotowski2976 Год назад

    Great song!

  • @kayang8651
    @kayang8651 Год назад

    You’re an amazing songwriter ben

  • @Lisiiiiccc1
    @Lisiiiiccc1 Год назад

    Hermoso

  • @gatorshd
    @gatorshd Год назад

    Wow

  • @Thejockitch
    @Thejockitch Год назад +1

    There's nothing to it.......just good music

  • @BDGilly1990
    @BDGilly1990 Год назад

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @TresWinn
    @TresWinn Год назад

    Damn, Ben.

  • @andrearush6209
    @andrearush6209 Год назад

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @nickeicher5647
    @nickeicher5647 Год назад

    Omg, good song!!! Big fan and everybody in the comments feel relatively the same!!!!

  • @garryames1824
    @garryames1824 Год назад

    Nice

  • @leonardwong4538
    @leonardwong4538 Год назад

    Thank you.

  • @IndieVibes.
    @IndieVibes. Год назад

  • @brucehaslitt35
    @brucehaslitt35 Год назад

    Thanks

  • @chloelauret2982
    @chloelauret2982 Год назад

    💙💙💙 🤗🤗🤗🎇🎆🎆🎆

  • @tiaandupreez
    @tiaandupreez Год назад +1

    ❤️🤠🇿🇦🔊👌

  • @juanroldan6579
    @juanroldan6579 11 месяцев назад

    Are there any video of Ben and Thomas Rhett performing this together? Can’t seem to find any.

  • @lisathomas3082
    @lisathomas3082 8 месяцев назад

    Just dis covered this artist because of the comercial. Why does every song I've heard so far make me🥺

  • @co00okies
    @co00okies Год назад

    What if it (what makes a human) is neither but both and everything in between and the hard part is to strike a balance that fits your life resp. the individual situation you are in. That is perchance not easy to package in catchy lyrics or a clear recipe but maybe worth reflecting on. Great music though and I appreciate the honest words.