It was 2007. I was unemployed, broke and lived in front of my computer trying to rectify my situation.. Cold calling., cold emailing. This song was played quite frequently on the radio. There was nothing good about the time. It was difficult snd sad and as horrible as it was, I hear this song, reflect back on that time and smile, wistfully. Broke and unemployed and unsure of my future yet the simplicity of my situation, trying my best, hoping, praying , making wishes. A lot has happened since 2007. I wouldn’t want to go back to that time, but I certainly miss certain uncomplicated aspects of that era.
Thales87 G I worked freelance gigs and found a comedy writing gig in radio for a few years, then that station died and then back to more freelance gigs, then another job as a features reporter for about a year and a half, then I experienced very big changes in my private life which enabled me to retire at 52. I was lucky. Blessed. Pick an adjective. Thanks for asking. Being quarantined for what seems like months, I’ve been able to reflect back on that time and other periods in my life. Some fall under the heading of temps perdu, but not this particular period of unemployment. At the time, I certainly didn’t think being so broke and having so much uncertainty in my life could ever be deemed as “good,”, but it was in It’s own way. Educational really. I was alone yet I learn to be ok with me, in my own space, I learned to survive and somehow, make things happen. Periods of unsatiated want and need can be character building. You might not realize it at the time, but in retrospect, which is always 20/20, it’s glaringly apparent. Be safe and well.
I can relate to that exact time and place. I too found hope in the middle of that year and continue to move forward. I have made the choice not to look back.
My wife left this world for heaven this past December. We had forty one beautiful years of marriage together, now with memories and with God guiding I am about to push the pedal down and wave California.
I was a teenager struggling through addiction and depression, and this was 2006,07 when this came out, it was one of the many light house's I needed to get me back to Christ. I never get tired of this song.
I know this is an old post but i hope you're still doing good. It takes a lot to stay on a good path and every day can be a struggle but your life is worth it.
I was working at Macy*s in 2009-2011 when this song was playing on our in store playlist. I used to duck out in the stock rooms when the crowd was dead. Usually in the Winter months 2 hours before closing. I had a little cubby hole with a desk, reading material, a nice comfy chair, and some drinks. I used to prop my feet up and think about how much I hated my life in my late 20's and working at Macy*s with a college degree and living at home. I look back on those days and how far I've come. This song is a such a beautiful reminder that things do get better with time and that bad situations aren't permanent
my mom passed away in 2008. i was only in 1st grade but i used to listen to this song with her. it’s one of the only memories i have with her that is very good and vibrant. miss you mom i love you
It always has for me too. I can use it so many ways. We were in the stretch from Little Melbourne Florida and all I could think about was my little granddaughter we were going to see and I was telling my husband push the pedal down watch the world fly by us. And I played it and...idk I just love it!! Makes my tummy swirly! Thanks Matt!
Matt is from a Christian background, the song is about walking with Jesus again "Found myself in a bitter fight when I felt your hand in the dead of night, don't know where you're coming from but your're coming soon". We are living in the last days and indeed Jesus is coming soon. Love this song.
Exactly! Praise the Lord!! First time I found this was when I found Air 1 even though secular radio stations play it too! I thank God for that awesome Christian music! I like how he shows that Christians write love songs too and this can apply to a relationship with God and or human relationships. God bless!
This song feels like that freedom you feel when someone you love sits next to you in a car doing an easy 60 down a hwy on a warm Sunday afternoon. Windows down and a hand out to feel the breeze against your fingertips-yeah, that kind of freedom. The kind the soul craves yet seldom gets, if at all.
I heard this song in the supermarket a few years ago. Today I discovered a song can be identified by humming it with an app. I found it today and your comment hits the nail on the head. Certainly instills thoughts of a loved one! Such a great song.
His videos generally evoke a world I recognize and have respect for, no slickness, no glamour, people trying to live through difficulty, working through pain and frustration and knowing its often a slog.
“I can still hear the trains out my window, from Hobert street to here in Nashville, I can still smell the pomegranates grow and I don’t know how hard this wind will blow or where we’ll go” Can listen to that over and over and never get old
Just realizing that this song came out nearly two decades ago is wild. I was 6 years old and heard it play on the radio maybe once or twice so I couldn't remember more than the lyrics, "push the pedal down, watch the world around" but it has been stuck in my head this long. Glad I can finally satisfy my curiosity!
I came to this point a few years ago; "with little more to lose". God loved me enough to wake me up and realize what life is all about. I now start each day laying my life at His feet, willing to do what He's created me for. He's real! He's showed up in my life and lead me in a much better direction. There's nothing better then fulfilling the purpose I have been created for. EPH 2:8-10
First heard this song late night on MTV in a hotel room. I was probably about 9 or 10, and I immediately fell in love with it. It's never left my head after all those years. I think it was probably one of the first moments that I started realizing that music could have a real emotional impact on my life. It's good to listen to it again every once in a while. Thanks, Mat.
My besty who passed away of cancer at 34 I think was , she spoke 7 different languages, she had just got her law degree at UCLA , taught French literature at UCLA , when she passed away she had this song on her VM , so I always think of her when I hear it , I heard it today so I thought I’d look to see who sang it .. RIP HOLLY G
I was on a VH1 music cruise (remember that time VH1 played music?), and he was one of the acts on the ship. I met him twice, and then during one of his performances, he came into the crowd and had me jam with him! It was so awesome and he's a SUPER nice guy.
Nick Grimes I didn't get to jam with him well because I can't play any instrument. But I did meet him. He's been to some Duck games and met him in the men's room and recognized him at the urinal next to me!! LOLOL. I was gonna grab his hand and shake it. But... well you know. He wasn't too keen about talking at the urinal. I've noticed most men won't talk while they're urinating. C'est la vie!!
Every time I watch this video I just want to pack up and take a road trip. Go stop at random diners and motels. Be cool to just travel and meet new people and roam the country for awhile. Awesome song still today.
This song fills me with the kind of nostalgia that’s almost painful. I can FEEL this song in a way I can’t describe. Takes me right back to being 12/13 and the way the air felt
I love this song because it's about his journey with Robert Marvin to Nashville. They met in California and he's the reason Kearney ended up staying in Nashville and became an amazing artist.
The video was shot throughout cali, ore, and washington. I'm a volunteer fireman and was on scene when the car was on fire scene. He must have driven up and down that road 25 to 30 times to get the right look for the video. It was hot with all the gear on waiting to put out the car..
Obviously. Ive been to half those places. I drove flatbed up n down the 5. That motel with all the window ACs is in Medford. Looks like the Pilot Truckstop in Rice Hill too.
Did that. Lived in Oregon, moved back to California after the folks passed and drove across Country to the South. This song helped to keep me grounded in a new life which I never expected to live. Thank You Mat.
I Was 15 & Homeless Shortly After. My Mother Died. It Was Winter Time & Every Mornin I Had 2 Get Up & Walk Around 2 Keep My Feet From Getting Frostbite & I'd Go Sit Up At This Gas Station Down The Street Around The Corner Sometime Between 3 & 4 AM Bcuz That Was Always The Coldest Time Of The Night. This Song Was Playing Faithfully & Gave A Lot Of Hope In Many Messed Up Situations... Thank U
If this song makes you think of someone specific, someone you can travel the world with, get lost, rained on, stranded, and you can STILL picture yourslef with a smile on your face becasue the situations are meaningless when you have that person next to you.... That's your soulmate.
yeesss! where..what city and what supermarket? or if not what city, what state or what region of the usa? just curious..i heard closer to love at a whole foods in new orleans
Azuleé Iñaki wow thats sooo cool! you know mat lived in la for some time, right? Thats awesome! You know, i visited Portland Oregon this summer and my dad started a conversation with a woman walking down the street, and she said she was from Eugene, and I told her that i had recently started listening to mat kearney who was from Eugene, and she said that his name sounded familiar and she thinks she went to school with him! awesome huh?
I remember watching MTV VH1 music videos before school when I was a kid. This was one of them. Every time I play this, it reminds me of when I was a kid. I miss being a kid. 26 now.
This song came out I was 22 and in the beginning of my Christian walk and I never knew it was a Christian song I just loved it. Now As a mature christian on fire for God I see the meaning now. Glory to JESUS forever. ❤
Just listening to this song and was transported back to 8th or 7th grade ? - I used to ride the bus to school and girl I kno had this on her ipod. Green ipod nano. She had the right pod I had the left and we would listen to this on the bus together. I still remember her. Wonder what she's up to now. If she sees this - hi :)
I agree with you. It is not religious. It sounds to me like it's about a man desperately seeking the Lord Jesus and trusting Him to show up in the midst of Matt's acknowledged need. Spiritually undiscerning ears likely would not pick up on that reality I. the lyrics, but I believe a heart seeking truth will hear it. Grace and peace
Cousins and I grew up in Oklahoma. Our uncle would come down every summer from Chicago to drive us back up so we could spend it with him and his wife (they couldn’t have kids). He used to play this album on the drive up. For country kids like us, those trips were freedom from the monotony of small town living; and at the time Chicago was certainly more than we’d ever known or seen. Uncle and aunt are gone now. Chicago is a different city these days too. All we have left are this song and memories of those summers.
"In an interview, Mat said, "I guess I lived it up and did what everyone said you should do in college. I discovered the depth of depravity, the bleakness of that lifestyle. It just wasn’t working. I finally started understanding there must be more to life." Mat continued, "God found me when I was at my lowest point. That was the first time in my life when I really felt like I understood who Jesus was- it was more than knowing about Him, I felt like He met me in that time and place."
Everytime this song is played on by The Message (Sirius xm), I can’t help but be contemplative. I have so many loved Christian songs, but this one always gets me to be still and just listen. Beautiful lyrics and such a soothing voice.
It usually takes a few times for me to be able to say whether I like a song or not but not this song. The second I heard it, I loved It!! I gathered from the lyrics that he is speaking of "that big music break" which seems to elude so many talented songwriter/vocalists. Thats the beauty of music. Its ability to mean so many different things to so many different people in so many different ways is truly remarkable and for me....inspirational. Well done Mr. Kearney!
As a girl who traveled up and down the COW coast and to Vegas and back infinite times, this video gave me especially nostalgic feelings of my own journeys but also feelings of hope that my partner might work so hard to find me.
I really don't like talking about the people who disliked a video, but i have to here. how can you NOT like this song!? This man has an exteme amount of talent and it's a beautiful song.
His voice sounds just like that of Chris Martin of Cold Play. Love it & love the song Moving On! When I first heard on radio I thought it was Chris. Great voice.
I remember when this premiered on VH1 Top 40 in 06. I’ve always wanted to travel like he did. Well, this year I got to see 22 states total. I’ve driven through 16 in 2 1/2 days. It was tiring but an awesome experience. Don’t lose out on life, it’s to precious.
Heard this song when I was child and felt this connection I couldn’t explain an now 26 heard it again the other day and bout drop everything I was doing ran cause I’ve never been so excited
I haven't heard this song for many years, because I changed the radio station I listened to when my favourite announcer left. Having actually forgotten the song & the singer, but remembered the melody, it has driven me crazy whenever I have heard a song with a similar sound, but nowhere near as good as this. And now I've found it!
Beautiful 2009 memories... listening to this song on my Sony Ericsson with my beloved highschool girlfriend. Without worries and with everything ahead. Now, both apart, different lives, different paths, both happily married.... and is nice to say that the memories will live on forever!
Haven't heard this in years! Use to listen to it driving to work all the time. I don't know how I forgot about it. It was always one of my favorite song from the first times I heard it. I guess I pushed the pedal down and let the world fly by me!
This is crazy, I grew up with Mat and I had NO idea he'd gotten this big... Love all the Oregon imagery. The NW is easily one of the most beautiful places on earth.
It was 2007. I was unemployed, broke and lived in front of my computer trying to rectify my situation.. Cold calling., cold emailing. This song was played quite frequently on the radio. There was nothing good about the time. It was difficult snd sad and as horrible as it was, I hear this song, reflect back on that time and smile, wistfully. Broke and unemployed and unsure of my future yet the simplicity of my situation, trying my best, hoping, praying , making wishes. A lot has happened since 2007. I wouldn’t want to go back to that time, but I certainly miss certain uncomplicated aspects of that era.
So, did you ever find the job? Genuinely curious as to how that story worked out
Thales87 G I worked freelance gigs and found a comedy writing gig in radio for a few years, then that station died and then back to more freelance gigs, then another job as a features reporter for about a year and a half, then I experienced very big changes in my private life which enabled me to retire at 52. I was lucky. Blessed. Pick an adjective.
Thanks for asking. Being quarantined for what seems like months, I’ve been able to reflect back on that time and other periods in my life. Some fall under the heading of temps perdu, but not this particular period of unemployment. At the time, I certainly didn’t think being so broke and having so much uncertainty in my life could ever be deemed as “good,”, but it was in It’s own way. Educational really. I was alone yet I learn to be ok with me, in my own space, I learned to survive and somehow, make things happen.
Periods of unsatiated want and need can be character building. You might not realize it at the time, but in retrospect, which is always 20/20, it’s glaringly apparent. Be safe and well.
GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS AND EVERY DAY! GOD LOVES YOU ALWAYS! ❤ ☦😇
I can relate to that exact time and place. I too found hope in the middle of that year and continue to move forward. I have made the choice not to look back.
Cool copy pasta weirdo
My wife left this world for heaven this past December. We had forty one beautiful years of marriage together, now with memories and with God guiding I am about to push the pedal down and wave California.
Damn... Godspeed friend
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I'm so sorry for your loss
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I hope you found beautiful.
I was a teenager struggling through addiction and depression, and this was 2006,07 when this came out, it was one of the many light house's I needed to get me back to Christ. I never get tired of this song.
God bless you jesus is the answer!!!!
Jesus is with us through all our struggles. Praise God for good music that reminds us
@@jenr2180 amen
I know this is an old post but i hope you're still doing good. It takes a lot to stay on a good path and every day can be a struggle but your life is worth it.
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This song is so underrated :(
I loved this song so much as a kid and still do to this day.
Thought I'd heard it before, then it hit me. It's basically High and Dry by Radiohead.
"as a kid"? what are you now, 17?
DE Fiverr Lmao , I literally heard this song when I was a kid too and now I’m 17
This song is platinum lol
I'm 27 I remember hearing this in middle school. Awesome vibe to this song, so nostalgic
I was working at Macy*s in 2009-2011 when this song was playing on our in store playlist. I used to duck out in the stock rooms when the crowd was dead. Usually in the Winter months 2 hours before closing. I had a little cubby hole with a desk, reading material, a nice comfy chair, and some drinks. I used to prop my feet up and think about how much I hated my life in my late 20's and working at Macy*s with a college degree and living at home. I look back on those days and how far I've come. This song is a such a beautiful reminder that things do get better with time and that bad situations aren't permanent
This song makes me think about freedom. Just get in the car and hit the open road free as a bird. Life is good .
my mom passed away in 2008. i was only in 1st grade but i used to listen to this song with her. it’s one of the only memories i have with her that is very good and vibrant. miss you mom i love you
That's beautiful ❤
I’m so sorry you have to miss your mom. Music is powerful.
Awww I'm so sorry ❤
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Bless your heart ❤
Tho song is an American classic. Who's with me?
God bless you
Total Americana ‼️
O sentido to his show in Boston 2007 before coming Back to Brazil. I live this song ❤❤❤❤
Listening in 2023 such a great song and artist.
This song speaks to my inner self. I can't explain why it touches me so. I love it.
Because we are all running from our inner selves
it does for me as well, from Nashville but wanting to run to Oregon.
It always has for me too. I can use it so many ways. We were in the stretch from Little Melbourne Florida and all I could think about was my little granddaughter we were going to see and I was telling my husband push the pedal down watch the world fly by us. And I played it and...idk I just love it!! Makes my tummy swirly! Thanks Matt!
Matt is from a Christian background, the song is about walking with Jesus again "Found myself in a bitter fight when I felt your hand in the dead of night, don't know where you're coming from but your're coming soon". We are living in the last days and indeed Jesus is coming soon. Love this song.
Maybe cuz ur a great person.. 👍
YEARS without listening to this song. And still the same feeling! Love love love it! It gives me hope to know e everything's going to be okay.
same here and I couldn't for the life of me remember the song name or singers name or enough of the lyrics to find it again till today
yeah it's a while since I've heard it as well.
+Soskie Sagura same I heard this song when I was little. and couldn't remember.
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Exactly! Praise the Lord!! First time I found this was when I found Air 1 even though secular radio stations play it too! I thank God for that awesome Christian music! I like how he shows that Christians write love songs too and this can apply to a relationship with God and or human relationships. God bless!
This song feels like that freedom you feel when someone you love sits next to you in a car doing an easy 60 down a hwy on a warm Sunday afternoon. Windows down and a hand out to feel the breeze against your fingertips-yeah, that kind of freedom. The kind the soul craves yet seldom gets, if at all.
Your comment is almost as good as this song! Very poetic.
Wherever you go. You are still you.
I heard this song in the supermarket a few years ago. Today I discovered a song can be identified by humming it with an app. I found it today and your comment hits the nail on the head. Certainly instills thoughts of a loved one! Such a great song.
Reminds me of when I was trucking god I missed my family
That imagery was spot on.
His videos generally evoke a world I recognize and have respect for, no slickness, no glamour, people trying to live through difficulty, working through pain and frustration and knowing its often a slog.
“I can still hear the trains out my window, from Hobert street to here in Nashville, I can still smell the pomegranates grow and I don’t know how hard this wind will blow or where we’ll go”
Can listen to that over and over and never get old
Mat has a very genuine, soothing voice. His relaxing sound is so much better than the digital music played so often today.
Man back in 06/07 Vh1 played the hell out this.
Yes. Every morning VH1 played this song. That's why I fell in love with it.😊
Just realizing that this song came out nearly two decades ago is wild.
I was 6 years old and heard it play on the radio maybe once or twice so I couldn't remember more than the lyrics, "push the pedal down, watch the world around" but it has been stuck in my head this long. Glad I can finally satisfy my curiosity!
I came to this point a few years ago; "with little more to lose". God loved me enough to wake me up and realize what life is all about. I now start each day laying my life at His feet, willing to do what He's created me for. He's real! He's showed up in my life and lead me in a much better direction. There's nothing better then fulfilling the purpose I have been created for. EPH 2:8-10
First heard this song late night on MTV in a hotel room. I was probably about 9 or 10, and I immediately fell in love with it. It's never left my head after all those years. I think it was probably one of the first moments that I started realizing that music could have a real emotional impact on my life. It's good to listen to it again every once in a while. Thanks, Mat.
This song is calming.
Truly
My besty who passed away of cancer at 34 I think was , she spoke 7 different languages, she had just got her law degree at UCLA , taught French literature at UCLA , when she passed away she had this song on her VM , so I always think of her when I hear it , I heard it today so I thought I’d look to see who sang it .. RIP HOLLY G
This song will never get the credit it deserves
And I felt your hand through the darkest night. Don’t know where you’re coming from, but you’re coming soon. 🙏
In my opinion, this is his best song. So glad it was the first one I heard from him.
+ilikethisand it is but undeniable and ships in the night and his new one are good too
I was on a VH1 music cruise (remember that time VH1 played music?), and he was one of the acts on the ship. I met him twice, and then during one of his performances, he came into the crowd and had me jam with him! It was so awesome and he's a SUPER nice guy.
Very cool.
Nick Grimes wow 😳
Wow! That's the kind of stuff people fantasize about! What a cool life experience!! :)
How cool
Nick Grimes I didn't get to jam with him well because I can't play any instrument. But I did meet him. He's been to some Duck games and met him in the men's room and recognized him at the urinal next to me!! LOLOL. I was gonna grab his hand and shake it. But... well you know. He wasn't too keen about talking at the urinal. I've noticed most men won't talk while they're urinating. C'est la vie!!
Every time I watch this video I just want to pack up and take a road trip. Go stop at random diners and motels. Be cool to just travel and meet new people and roam the country for awhile. Awesome song still today.
Exactly how I feel
This song popped back in my head in 2023. Still a good song!
I love how both his music and his videos are so Americana situated. He's like a mixture of Coldplay, The Boss and U2 all in one in his music.
He is definitely underrated. He has such a great voice and so many good songs.
This song fills me with the kind of nostalgia that’s almost painful. I can FEEL this song in a way I can’t describe. Takes me right back to being 12/13 and the way the air felt
Throwback
This one's a winner! Thanks for putting my life into words... literally. I did this trip, only mine was NY-California-NY, and then Jesus found me :)
I love this song because it's about his journey with Robert Marvin to Nashville. They met in California and he's the reason Kearney ended up staying in Nashville and became an amazing artist.
Thanks for answering my questions 😊❤️
The video was shot throughout cali, ore, and washington. I'm a volunteer fireman and was on scene when the car was on fire scene. He must have driven up and down that road 25 to 30 times to get the right look for the video. It was hot with all the gear on waiting to put out the car..
Wait? The car fire was staged?
Sounds like it was
Wow
Obviously. Ive been to half those places. I drove flatbed up n down the 5. That motel with all the window ACs is in Medford. Looks like the Pilot Truckstop in Rice Hill too.
Bridge of the Gods?
Did that. Lived in Oregon, moved back to California after the folks passed and drove across Country to the South. This song helped to keep me grounded in a new life which I never expected to live. Thank You Mat.
I Was 15 & Homeless Shortly After. My Mother Died. It Was Winter Time & Every Mornin I Had 2 Get Up & Walk Around 2 Keep My Feet From Getting Frostbite & I'd Go Sit Up At This Gas Station Down The Street Around The Corner Sometime Between 3 & 4 AM Bcuz That Was Always The Coldest Time Of The Night. This Song Was Playing Faithfully & Gave A Lot Of Hope In Many Messed Up Situations... Thank U
Such an under rated artist, the guy is amazing
Generic people shouldn't make music. The stage should be for unique individuals, not for generic basic people.
Omg
I spent the last week trying to remember the lyrics to this amazing song
Then they just hit me and i found it. Thank god
If this song makes you think of someone specific, someone you can travel the world with, get lost, rained on, stranded, and you can STILL picture yourslef with a smile on your face becasue the situations are meaningless when you have that person next to you....
That's your soulmate.
I heard this at the super market, and I saw/heard a few people whispering/singing along to this song ♡
Azuleé Iñaki that's awesome
yeesss! where..what city and what supermarket? or if not what city, what state or what region of the usa? just curious..i heard closer to love at a whole foods in new orleans
Mike Christiaan
Yes! it was Whole Foods Market!! I went to the one in El Segundo (Los Angeles suburb) in good old California 💖 =)
Azuleé Iñaki wow thats sooo cool! you know mat lived in la for some time, right? Thats awesome! You know, i visited Portland Oregon this summer and my dad started a conversation with a woman walking down the street, and she said she was from Eugene, and I told her that i had recently started listening to mat kearney who was from Eugene, and she said that his name sounded familiar and she thinks she went to school with him! awesome huh?
Mike Christiaan
Yup! Small world ... =^•^=
I remember watching MTV VH1 music videos before school when I was a kid. This was one of them. Every time I play this, it reminds me of when I was a kid. I miss being a kid. 26 now.
Moving from Texas to Oregon....many years ago. My seven yr old right beside me. This song we'd sing it full throttle. That boy is 32 now ❤
This song came out I was 22 and in the beginning of my Christian walk and I never knew it was a Christian song I just loved it. Now As a mature christian on fire for God I see the meaning now. Glory to JESUS forever. ❤
Amen keep the faith
I think this song talks about the return of Jesus. ✌️
Glory to Satan also!
Just listening to this song and was transported back to 8th or 7th grade ? - I used to ride the bus to school and girl I kno had this on her ipod. Green ipod nano. She had the right pod I had the left and we would listen to this on the bus together. I still remember her.
Wonder what she's up to now.
If she sees this - hi :)
I still don't know how or why this only got recognition from Christian music outlets. It doesn't even seem religious. Underrated classic
I agree with you. It is not religious. It sounds to me like it's about a man desperately seeking the Lord Jesus and trusting Him to show up in the midst of Matt's acknowledged need. Spiritually undiscerning ears likely would not pick up on that reality I. the lyrics, but I believe a heart seeking truth will hear it. Grace and peace
this song makes me imagine walking through the tall trees of humboldt, it’s so beautiful
Cousins and I grew up in Oklahoma. Our uncle would come down every summer from Chicago to drive us back up so we could spend it with him and his wife (they couldn’t have kids). He used to play this album on the drive up. For country kids like us, those trips were freedom from the monotony of small town living; and at the time Chicago was certainly more than we’d ever known or seen. Uncle and aunt are gone now. Chicago is a different city these days too. All we have left are this song and memories of those summers.
Live this song Kearney your amazing I'm so in this song. Push the pedal down watch the world fly by us.
"In an interview, Mat said, "I guess I lived it up and did what everyone said you should do in college. I discovered the depth of depravity, the bleakness of that lifestyle. It just wasn’t working. I finally started understanding there must be more to life." Mat continued, "God found me when I was at my lowest point. That was the first time in my life when I really felt like I understood who Jesus was- it was more than knowing about Him, I felt like He met me in that time and place."
Everytime this song is played on by The Message (Sirius xm), I can’t help but be contemplative. I have so many loved Christian songs, but this one always gets me to be still and just listen. Beautiful lyrics and such a soothing voice.
18 years ago I heard this album and fell in love. This song still brings me back every time I hear it. Still my favorite Mat Kearney track.
Something's in the air tonight
The sky's alive with a burning light. ♥
Hi
This song reminds me of the first time hanging out with my friends from church back then as a kid and this is my road trip song 🥺😔😢☹️
I miss 2010-2013. I would ride to elementary school listening to this song. Such a feel good song. Praying for you guys!! Great job Mr. Kearney!!!
This song helps so many different situations/memories/feeling throughout life. 35 years young so far been listening since 17
AHHHhh!!! i finally found it!!!! i’ve been missing this for 12 YEARS!!! it gives me soo much nostalgia i wasn’t able to find it for so long
This song goes in I swear
It usually takes a few times for me to be able to say whether I like a song or not but not this song. The second I heard it, I loved It!! I gathered from the lyrics that he is speaking of "that big music break" which seems to elude so many talented songwriter/vocalists. Thats the beauty of music. Its ability to mean so many different things to so many different people in so many different ways is truly remarkable and for me....inspirational. Well done Mr. Kearney!
As a girl who traveled up and down the COW coast and to Vegas and back infinite times, this video gave me especially nostalgic feelings of my own journeys but also feelings of hope that my partner might work so hard to find me.
10 years later and I still love listening to him
I love this song it reminds me of the good old days the 90s where music was raw and undoctored
It's so amazing finding two different songs that I used to hear on the radio when I was really young, in a month, after not hearing them for years.
Love this Song it's really Soothing got a smooth flowy feel can't describe, but I feel at peace when I hear it like everything is alright!!
ANiiMETK I feel the same!!
This song just randomly popped in my head now. It’s absolutely beautiful and timeless. ✨🙏❤️
God is with this boy!!!
never gets old for me either. & he's a believer \o/ my kind of man!
You got that right......
I'm a believer..
You mean to tell me there are still women out there looking for believing men?
still love this song.
This song makes you want to pack it up, travel with no kinda plan but Cali's it.
I really don't like talking about the people who disliked a video, but i have to here. how can you NOT like this song!? This man has an exteme amount of talent and it's a beautiful song.
I love this song.
And Matt Kearney is truly a gifted singer/musician.
i just want to get lost with someone in the rain when i listen to this song
Irene Catadman ikr
so true , makes it all seem possible.....
Why did the chicken cross the road?... to die... in the rain...
Yes
❤
Reminds me of my days of diving in kingsbay Georgia. Some good old times.
His voice sounds just like that of Chris Martin of Cold Play. Love it & love the song Moving On! When I first heard on radio I thought it was Chris. Great voice.
Rhonda Ja I thought I was the county crows
no ones voice is like Chris Martins, he has a unique voice. the best singer in the industry.
Whatever he sounds just like Martin
That's what I always thought!
I thought the same thing! Counting Crows~
Twelve years ago? I'm just gonna listen, chill, and pretend I didn't see that.
Thank you Mat.
I remember when this premiered on VH1 Top 40 in 06. I’ve always wanted to travel like he did. Well, this year I got to see 22 states total. I’ve driven through 16 in 2 1/2 days. It was tiring but an awesome experience. Don’t lose out on life, it’s to precious.
Heard this song when I was child and felt this connection I couldn’t explain an now 26 heard it again the other day and bout drop everything I was doing ran cause I’ve never been so excited
Music is timeless. Turn off the news, turn on this song. Walk through the day with a new perspective snd smile.
I found this video right here on RUclips because of their amazing algorithm back in 2006. 2021 and still amazed how much I like this song.
I haven't heard this song for many years, because I changed the radio station I listened to when my favourite announcer left. Having actually forgotten the song & the singer, but remembered the melody, it has driven me crazy whenever I have heard a song with a similar sound, but nowhere near as good as this. And now I've found it!
My memories song .. it realy great to love someone 2007
I haven't heard this song in such a long time! Real music right there if you ask me.
I know this is all on the west coast, but it really reminds me of Maine and New Hampshire, where I was living when this played one night at work
I hate mornings, but best believe I woke up at 5-6am to watch this music video play on VHS! Really don't know why I like this song so much.
Heard this on a Contemporary Christian radio station in Nashville 💙
This song was released around the greatest part of my life. And it’s gotten me through the worst. To me it’s timeless.
That's a nice memory. It is timeless. It reminds me of my 2 oldest daughters watching Laguna Beach & The Hills in highschool.
Dude is so underrated. Great music
Of all of Mat's great music, this song is probably his best. He is a fantastic artist that continues to bring us all the very best!
Beautiful 2009 memories... listening to this song on my Sony Ericsson with my beloved highschool girlfriend. Without worries and with everything ahead.
Now, both apart, different lives, different paths, both happily married.... and is nice to say that the memories will live on forever!
nostalgic
Right in the feels 10+ yeats later...
When times were so much more simpler 😞💔
This song always reminds me of my hitchhiking days. I was so free then i sadly grew up.
The feels...
Haven't heard this in years! Use to listen to it driving to work all the time. I don't know how I forgot about it. It was always one of my favorite song from the first times I heard it. I guess I pushed the pedal down and let the world fly by me!
This is crazy, I grew up with Mat and I had NO idea he'd gotten this big... Love all the Oregon imagery. The NW is easily one of the most beautiful places on earth.
This song got me through tough times after becoming a new mom 14 yrs ago.
ive been looking for this song for about 5 years now, thank you jesus!!
I love listening to this in the fall and winter months riding with my Daughter. Love you Tieranie.
I miss this type of music. ☹
2:30 man this part touches the core of my soul.....
I miss this song.