My Mum passed away yesterday and I listened to this song flat out on my kitchen floor singing at the top of my lungs volume at 10 bawling my eyes out. And now I’ll be ok. 💙
My God the writing on this song is extraordinary. If you can’t feel the deep love of all that is human in these words then you’re on the wrong side of the grass.
At 63 and grappling with age this hit home hard. What a great song and i love that house and barn and land as well. Looking back can often be far too painful, but this song eased it a little..thanks
your soul is still young.. we all have that in common.. we still feel young when our fav song comes on.. or we see old movies... keep laughing and dance and stay young at heart and 63 is still so young really when you think about it...❤
@@ladeacarr4245 Thank you ..that was very thoughtful...I try and think young at least... when I complain about getting old it's just because I don't feel 20 still...lol...I still get out and doing stuff... I ture with a classic band occasionally,,still ride my motorcycle, and still work hard. But thanks for the encouragement as well.
This is something I stress about in m head now and I worry sometimes for my mental health once I am “a senior citizen” (not necessarily per the age just when I am there, but the general ages) think mentally, one never feel different from their mental self at/around 25 years just more wise, worn, and forgetful. My anxiety is because Alzheimer’s is rampant through my recent family line, both parents families. I can’t think on it too long as it is almost crippling in some ways for me. Forgetting it all. I just can’t
@@hannuhlynn My grandfather suffered dementia My dad never lived long enough to have developed it ,,he died at my current age ... (even odd to say that to myself right now).from prostate cancer caught to late . I lost my mom this last year,, Mortality is always looming but i don't let it stop me at all just it crops up here and there..Just noticing i can't just do the things i used to.. hurt my back picking up a pencil and was like "WHaT THE F man!" just a dam pencil..lol. Yeah one can't let that anxiety take one over too so i hear ya...OH by the way just watched video all about dementia patients and chronic sinus infections. once cleared the infections they actually with the right chemical therapy reversed it in some patients. Seems there's a chemical marker inside the brains of these patients that they traced down to what was being released by these fungus and bacterial infections in the sinuous. I suffered debilitating migraines for years from it..nothing worked antibiotics just ruined my gut.. What i stumbled upon by accident that worked was plain old Iodine in saline solution...For the past 6 months i have actually felt better than i had in the last 3 years. (plus long haul covid fatigue) Cilantro juice helps rid the toxins so i juice it occasionally (learned that from welding) leaches heavy metals from your nerve system... Anyway .. Life is what it is and i try and embrace the old age as long as i can stay healthy as possible.
I couldn't stop crying the first time I heard tis song. I'm 17, and now that I'm coming to the point in which I'm going to college soon, I'm trying to be grateful for all the times that I'm reminded I'm still a kid. I just wish I realized how quickly time went by at a younger age.
Hey Kate, same here. Where did all the time go? After several spins of this song, I'm noticing the lines on my parents' faces more and more. If you want to explore Lori's music, I suggest these tracks for you: "The Tree" & "The Way Back Home". All the best with college! 👩🎓
Wait until you wake up at 31 and remember this song, reflect on where you’ve gotten to and remember the moments you can’t get back. Enjoy it. Be a kid. Don’t take the next 17 for granted. Make a life just like he did.
I so wish I would’ve spent much more quality time with those who have passed before me. I should’ve asked all kinds of questions and taken all kinds of notes. Looking back now, in my early 50s, it’s those people I miss most.
I don’t why I have never heard of Lori McKenna before. But today, I watched an interview that Ashley McBryde did in Scotland and she mentioned her as one of her influences. Now, I see why. This song brought to tears and that’s usually one of many indicators of a good country song. So thank you Ashley for turning me on to some fantastic country music throughout your interview.
Time is a thief, pain is a gift The past is the past, it is what it is Every line on your face tells a story somebody knows That's just how it goes You live long enough and the people you love get old
My mom sent me this song and man it hits home. With my father passed away and my brothers and I all grown up I can relate to this on so many levels. Love you momma and to father I hope your watching down on us with a big smile.
For me, growing up, there were no pickups, side roads, cigarettes or whiskey. So why is it every time I hear this song my eyes fill with tears? It's because Lori McKenna is a genius, that's why. Heard "People Get Old" on CBC Radio two days a go and I can't stop playing it.
66 today. And, I really do feel 45-ish. My children really are grown. And, as Lori says, 'it is what it is'. Blessed to be alive and married to Donna for the past 42 years. On April 21 / just like every day of my life / I look to the sky and I thank God and my parents for this incredible gift of life they've given to me. Shine on Grandma Moon.
This couldn't describe my dad any better. Such a beautiful song. I'd like to dedicate it to my own beautiful father. Thank you so much for stirring up such wonderful memories of my childhood. Daphne Lyn Fuller York, Pennsylvania
Today is the first time I heard this song. It's a big winter storm here but my heart is warm now. This is a song I can see, and hear, and feel ... it's beautiful like a spring day. Thank you, Lori McKenna.
The best songwriter that’s ever lived in my time. Her empathy and knack for storytelling, truly connecting with life experiences is incomparable. Love her so much. Has been my favorite for a decade and I hope she keeps writing for many more.
this is such a .... I don't even have words to describe this. It freezes you in time and makes you really think. I've had my fair share of stories. when I was younger I always said to myself that I will never be like my parents when I grow up in a resentful way. I am 25 now and maybe not old enough to say I have evolved but every now and then I find myself doing things that my parents always do. the lyrics "You'll be walking down the hallway turning off every light switch" just hits home so hard. I love my parents and I will be glad to turn out to be even one tenth of the kind, loving and devoted people they are. Thank you Lori for the emotional journey you have taken us through.
So Beautiful!! Cross over generations!! You know its great when you can sing your heart out with your adult Daughter and both have tears in theirs eyes and it means the same to both!! Thanks so much for my new fav!!
New Fan here. I found this song by accident, after listening to it I had goosebumps an tears in my eyes,,, This wasn’t by accident!!! God had me listen to this for a reason. I needed it. I ❤️ you an this song . Thankyou
Fees like all here are feeling - this was written from Lori’s heart but it’s also written from mine. “Talking about the fish we caught” was my childhood especially topped with “To his beat up blue jeans and t shirt with the sleeves cut off” … my dad is 60 this year and still … this is his wardrobe for the GA weather. I’m already finding myself “turning off every light switch” which is amazing to hear from her as this is a running joke with my immediate family - my dad has he grew into what his dad before him was. The lights are the specific point of the joke. Thank you Lori. I can’t say how grateful I am for this song and your talent.
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My Mum passed away yesterday and I listened to this song flat out on my kitchen floor singing at the top of my lungs volume at 10 bawling my eyes out.
And now I’ll be ok.
💙
💛 sending you so much love and mumma hugs. hang in there for her. she's up there cheering you on, and so proud of you.
My God the writing on this song is extraordinary. If you can’t feel the deep love of all that is human in these words then you’re on the wrong side of the grass.
She is such an incredible songwriter, and a beautiful singer. And a really nice, cool human being.
At 73 still on the right side of the grass and listening
This is one of the Finest comments I have ever read 🙏🙏God Bless You
She wrote it to her kids😊
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I believe you are thinking of Humble and Kind , she wrote that to her kids 💜💜
“And I’m older now then he was then.”
What a great line
than
At 63 and grappling with age this hit home hard. What a great song and i love that house and barn and land as well. Looking back can often be far too painful, but this song eased it a little..thanks
your soul is still young.. we all have that in common.. we still feel young when our fav song comes on.. or we see old movies... keep laughing and dance and stay young at heart and 63 is still so young really when you think about it...❤
@@ladeacarr4245 Thank you ..that was very thoughtful...I try and think young at least... when I complain about getting old it's just because I don't feel 20 still...lol...I still get out and doing stuff... I ture with a classic band occasionally,,still ride my motorcycle, and still work hard.
But thanks for the encouragement as well.
This is something I stress about in m head now and I worry sometimes for my mental health once I am “a senior citizen” (not necessarily per the age just when I am there, but the general ages) think mentally, one never feel different from their mental self at/around 25 years just more wise, worn, and forgetful. My anxiety is because Alzheimer’s is rampant through my recent family line, both parents families. I can’t think on it too long as it is almost crippling in some ways for me.
Forgetting it all. I just can’t
@@hannuhlynn My grandfather suffered dementia My dad never lived long enough to have developed it ,,he died at my current age ... (even odd to say that to myself right now).from prostate cancer caught to late .
I lost my mom this last year,, Mortality is always looming but i don't let it stop me at all just it crops up here and there..Just noticing i can't just do the things i used to.. hurt my back picking up a pencil and was like "WHaT THE F man!" just a dam pencil..lol.
Yeah one can't let that anxiety take one over too so i hear ya...OH by the way just watched video all about dementia patients and chronic sinus infections. once cleared the infections they actually with the right chemical therapy reversed it in some patients.
Seems there's a chemical marker inside the brains of these patients that they traced down to what was being released by these fungus and bacterial infections in the sinuous. I suffered debilitating migraines for years from it..nothing worked antibiotics just ruined my gut.. What i stumbled upon by accident that worked was plain old Iodine in saline solution...For the past 6 months i have actually felt better than i had in the last 3 years. (plus long haul covid fatigue)
Cilantro juice helps rid the toxins so i juice it occasionally (learned that from welding) leaches heavy metals from your nerve system...
Anyway .. Life is what it is and i try and embrace the old age as long as i can stay healthy as possible.
My daddy just hit 80, and this sums up our life. Enjoy your years, you have several left. 💕
"Time is a thief, pain is a gift..."
Powerful.
Wow Nuf said
Lori McKenna is an absolute treasure straight from heaven. I love ALL her songs
Buried my momma today....thanks for the words
When a song gives you goosebumps, you know it's good.
I couldn't stop crying the first time I heard tis song. I'm 17, and now that I'm coming to the point in which I'm going to college soon, I'm trying to be grateful for all the times that I'm reminded I'm still a kid. I just wish I realized how quickly time went by at a younger age.
Hey Kate, same here. Where did all the time go? After several spins of this song, I'm noticing the lines on my parents' faces more and more.
If you want to explore Lori's music, I suggest these tracks for you: "The Tree" & "The Way Back Home". All the best with college! 👩🎓
Wait until you wake up at 31 and remember this song, reflect on where you’ve gotten to and remember the moments you can’t get back. Enjoy it. Be a kid. Don’t take the next 17 for granted. Make a life just like he did.
Just remember this song at 73 you have a long life to live
@@hannuhlynn Waking up at 73
I so wish I would’ve spent much more quality time with those who have passed before me. I should’ve asked all kinds of questions and taken all kinds of notes. Looking back now, in my early 50s, it’s those people I miss most.
I love this song. Listen, one day you're 17, the next you're almost 70. It's a gift. Live every day.
One of the prettiest songs ever written. Thank you
I don’t why I have never heard of Lori McKenna before. But today, I watched an interview that Ashley McBryde did in Scotland and she mentioned her as one of her influences. Now, I see why. This song brought to tears and that’s usually one of many indicators of a good country song. So thank you Ashley for turning me on to some fantastic country music throughout your interview.
She is a wonderful singer, songwriter, and composer. I just love everything she does.
Pain is a gift and so is this song.
I'm 59 now.....it went by so fast....
Like the wink of an eye.
Time is a thief, pain is a gift
The past is the past, it is what it is
Every line on your face tells a story somebody knows
That's just how it goes
You live long enough and the people you love get old
Time is a theif and I'm 74. Don't know how many years I have left, but I will keep listening to this song
This is an amazing song and Lori McKenna is a fabulous songwriter. Every one of her songs has a rich story entwined in every line. Love it!🎶🎼🎵🎤
Wow! Now that song is something to be proud of. A true musical masterpiece/ treasure!
I’ve got tears in my eyes. Thank you so much for this beautiful song.
So do I 💯
Just heard this on the radio today - never heard it before. Had to listen again because the lyrics hit. At work and need to focus but DAMN!
My mom sent me this song and man it hits home. With my father passed away and my brothers and I all grown up I can relate to this on so many levels. Love you momma and to father I hope your watching down on us with a big smile.
I cry every time I hear this song and I can't wait to hear it again.
It is pure and beautiful
Keep coming back and cry
For me, growing up, there were no pickups, side roads, cigarettes or whiskey. So why is it every time I hear this song my eyes fill with tears? It's because Lori McKenna is a genius, that's why. Heard "People Get Old" on CBC Radio two days a go and I can't stop playing it.
Bc it was written from the heart. That's why it hits you there.
You are correct....it's a
a universal experience
I am the same way. So good.
66 today. And, I really do feel 45-ish. My children really are grown. And, as Lori says, 'it is what it is'. Blessed to be alive and married to Donna for the past 42 years. On April 21 / just like every day of my life / I look to the sky and I thank God and my parents for this incredible gift of life they've given to me. Shine on Grandma Moon.
No matter how or where you grew up, we all can find connectionpoints in these lyrics that taps in the the flood of our being and emotions.
"Every line on your face is a story that somebody knows"
It's like we lived the same life. This one brings a tear because I was such a Daddys girl🥹
A simple “like” is an injustice to this song. Thank you Lorri.
Absolutely!
❤ Beautiful! ❤️
One of the best ever. I think of my kids, grandkids, and parents every time I hear it. Thanks, Lori!
Yup can,t back time
It's interesting how every person can relate to this song in some way or another.
It happens to everyone.
This couldn't describe my dad any better. Such a beautiful song. I'd like to dedicate it to my own beautiful father. Thank you so much for stirring up such wonderful memories of my childhood.
Daphne Lyn Fuller York, Pennsylvania
My folks are 68 this year and I'm expecting my first and this song is just so perfect.
So happy to have found your music Lori , just wowing me !!!!! NUFF SAID
Today is the first time I heard this song. It's a big winter storm here but my heart is warm now. This is a song I can see, and hear, and feel ... it's beautiful like a spring day. Thank you, Lori McKenna.
Oh, my goodness, what a lovely and true song. It should be sung right next to John Prine's "Hello, in There, Hello." Sets me to crying for sure.
"....and you still think he's 45 and he still thinks that you're a kid..." 😓
That is a a hell of a lyric. Wow.
You don't get writing like this in country very often anymore. what a breathe of fresh air!
Lori McKenna is such an incredible singer-songwriter. Her voice & these *words*-these *words*! Doesn’t get better.
First time hearing this and it reached deep, damn. This is an amazing song. Paint a lifetime in 3 minutes. Now this is country music. Wow.
It truly is. The masters George, Merle and others would be proud of this one.
Breath of fresh air, what a songwriter, she's fantastic
Mrs. McKenna has been my hero for 20 years... Rock on!
Mine too! 1997!
Somerville Theater ❤
What a song, makes me miss my Dad. Gone 11 months ago tomorrow. ❤️
Still coming back to this song. Her references to her Dad really hit home. 🙏🏻
The best songwriter that’s ever lived in my time. Her empathy and knack for storytelling, truly connecting with life experiences is incomparable. Love her so much. Has been my favorite for a decade and I hope she keeps writing for many more.
Thank you for acknowledging what no one on demographically driven playlists ever would admit.
Yes, especially when those songs preach a “live fast die young” mentality.
Well said, Mary.
this is such a .... I don't even have words to describe this. It freezes you in time and makes you really think. I've had my fair share of stories. when I was younger I always said to myself that I will never be like my parents when I grow up in a resentful way. I am 25 now and maybe not old enough to say I have evolved but every now and then I find myself doing things that my parents always do. the lyrics "You'll be walking down the hallway turning off every light switch" just hits home so hard. I love my parents and I will be glad to turn out to be even one tenth of the kind, loving and devoted people they are. Thank you Lori for the emotional journey you have taken us through.
Just listened to this for the first time. Wow! Wiping my tears off my face. Thanks for a beautiful song.
Lori is brilliant. Oh, she shined at Merlefest. She was probably the best I ever heard at the CABIN stage. Great writer, performer, musician.
It's hard to realize people are getting older when you see them all the time. Then one day, they are old. And I can't figure out how that happened.
This is a gem. Thank You, Lori.
REALLY good songwriting, execution, production. Stunningly heartfelt without being schmaltzy or fake.
Turning 60 in August...I'm a Grandmother now....great song Lori...
❤ 💙 💜 love you
I love this song. I get a tear in my eye every time.
I heard this for the first time when she played it live at the Ryman. Blown away and this video does it justice. Feel it to the bone!
One of my favourite songs of all time
So Beautiful!! Cross over generations!! You know its great when you can sing your heart out with your adult Daughter and both have tears in theirs eyes and it means the same to both!! Thanks so much for my new fav!!
Love love love! The greatest singer/songwriters of our generation! ❤️
John Riley
Laurie berkner
Laurie berkner
My family
Lori your music has healed a part of my aching soul.. truly songs of life
What a beautiful song! I'm going to spend the day trying to learn it on the guitar.
This song should be on the radio come on it's amazing
WOW PAINFULLY TRUE BUT WHAT A FANTASTIC PIECE OF MUSIC.TIME IS A THIEF
I love this song! I can't believe one of the Nashville 'image products' hasn't picked this up for their own! Awesome song!!!
Glad no one has some songs are meant to stay with the creator.
this song is so ridiculously slept on
Beautiful. Storytelling at it's finest!
New Fan here. I found this song by accident, after listening to it I had goosebumps an tears in my eyes,,, This wasn’t by accident!!! God had me listen to this for a reason. I needed it. I ❤️ you an this song . Thankyou
Such a beautiful song💗
This song hurts. I'm all choked up trying to type this.
Just keep true to yourself. I'm old but not gone
Man, sounds like you’re singing about my dad I still have him thank God but lost my mom nine years ago I miss her every day love your songs
Cant stop time All we have is memories
Everytime l think she has written the best song ,she writes another one.
Absolutely wonderful. Your voice is so special
Lori just keeps pumping good song out after good song. I just LOVE YOU LORI!
Yep! Great song! Beautiful voice. If I could go back in time...
Very touching too me on many levels. What a beautiful song, voice and band to carry it home.
Wonderful song about the truths of life, as I'm knocking on the door of 50, I think about this stuff everyday.
This song hits me so hard in the gut. It’s beautifully painful. This song is a gift. And so are you Lori.
Such a beautiful song, and so unpleasantly true.
Masterful storytelling and delivery of a simple, powerful message. Great work Lori!
All her songs are very good and that is an incredible achievement
Great song and voice. WOW takes my breath away.
Turning 40 this year. This really hits the spot.😭
That is exactly where I am right now, thank you Lori, though it rips my heart out
So beautiful!! I came here after to listening my favorite song by you, Fireflies! So glad I discovered this song 🙌❤️
Fees like all here are feeling - this was written from Lori’s heart but it’s also written from mine.
“Talking about the fish we caught” was my childhood especially topped with
“To his beat up blue jeans and t shirt with the sleeves cut off” … my dad is 60 this year and still … this is his wardrobe for the GA weather.
I’m already finding myself “turning off every light switch” which is amazing to hear from her as this is a running joke with my immediate family - my dad has he grew into what his dad before him was. The lights are the specific point of the joke.
Thank you Lori. I can’t say how grateful I am for this song and your talent.
Keep your dad in your heart. I'm 73 and don't know how much longer I have in this world. We all get old and then we are gone
One of the best song writers ever!! Beautiful song Lori♡♡♡♡
i'm pretty hard on women in folk & country music but Lori hit gold with this one. going in my hiking folk where only the best goes
Yea We all get old. Didn't think so when I was 20. Now I'm 73 and have outlived my parents by 10 years. We all get old.
arrangement mixing just perfect. I dont know its sad yet some element of happiness.
time is a thief - youth is wasted on the young....
...man this song breaks my heart. Seeing how people and I get old does.
Magic.
This song absolutely resonates with my heart! South Texas boy, down to the video this just reminded me of HOME! Love it!!!
You are loved Lori!
Amazing songwriting. The best thing from Stoughton since the Town Spa.
thank you for ripping my heart apart, Lori ♥️
Beautiful song! So many levels of awesomeness! Wow sweet strong rolling lyrics!!!!!!!! ❤️
Love it! brings tears to my eyes
❤ love her!
Great song with words to live by. That guitar sounds awesome as well.
Such an amazing song, I wish it was longer!
Beautiful lyrics.
Lori, what a great album. Your songwriting is magical as each song makes me feel something special.Thank you!
what a beautiful song!