I remember being a little kid, and liking this song but not really understanding the message. Now I'm 15, and I realize that this song is the very definition of me and my Dad's relationship. I was 2 years old when my parents separated, and I grew up being with my Dad on Saturdays supervised by my grandparents. My mom raised me, and tried to make me hate him, but now I realize the real man he is, and that none of what she said is true. I just really want to thank my dad for sticking around because he could've easily exited my life forever, but no, he decided to be a dad and raise his son the best he could with the limitations he was given. I just really want to thank my dad for making that "highway 20 ride" every Saturday when I was I kid to be with me.
@thedevil6395
2 жыл бұрын
I’m almost 32 an same. On this exact highway same story in a lot of regards with my mother and all.
@JackMasonLive
2 жыл бұрын
you brought tears to my eye, kid!! you came to the right conclusion!! proud of you.
@tammyjosimpkins7468
2 жыл бұрын
Listen to the song "Between a mother and a daughter" by Cheryl Wright. I believe that is the title. U can replace the words with Between a mother and a son. I experienced a similar situation.
@amymclaren9019
2 жыл бұрын
What amazing perspective you have...you're growing up to be an incredible young man. I'm 47, and l am still recovering from the crap my mom tried to pull in regards to my Dad. And my Dad sounds like yours...for all the crap he was forced to deal with, he could have exited mine and my sister's life, but he chose to be a Dad, and I'm forever grateful. I thank your Dad, and my Dad, and all the Dads that persevered, for their children.
@Nick-si5yg
2 жыл бұрын
Bless you young man
@ericcarter2020
Жыл бұрын
For fifteen years I drove hwy 20 ride to see my Son. But it was interstate 95 from North Carolina to Florida. Will always love my SON, even if he doesn't want me in his life! Can't change what he was told, but I try to deal with it everyday! 365 miles one way 4 time a years! Only to cry on my way home
@robertfirth7125
7 ай бұрын
Don't give up because one day he will understand! Trust me, I waited a long time but it happened and how glorious it was and has been! Keep Praying!
@rocktomusic96
7 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry for what's happening with you and your son. Keep trying don't ever give up. Your son will see that you love him so much that you never stopped trying. He will come around it will just take time. My prayers are with you don't ever give up.
@danielmanly4793
6 ай бұрын
My father would drive that distance for me. I love my father and I always didn't. I am sure one day your son will remember your dedication and sacrifice and wish for his father to be manifest before him to mentor him during times of trouble. My only solace is that I will take care of pops who happens to be next door..
@annalaren
6 ай бұрын
i pray for healing for u both ❤️
@barbaraparton8757
5 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry .I have a daughter that I've not seen in a long long time. I tried but she said no. I do know how that breaks you heart. Just keep trying cause I know I'm never giving up.❤❤
@2vcrew782
2 жыл бұрын
Just dropped my 16 year old boy off. Been making this 150 mile round trip every other weekend since he was 2. He will be 17 this summer and getting his license in a few weeks. It’s been one hell of ride buddy, worth every mile. Love You Son ❤️
@joycemoss6205
2 жыл бұрын
he is truly blessed!
@annesfaves9100
2 жыл бұрын
You should feel really proud! I’ve worked with families for 20+ years. There SO MANY Dad’s out there that don’t care 😥
@2vcrew782
2 жыл бұрын
@@annesfaves9100 Thank You I appreciate the kind words. I wish every dad would step up and be in their child’s life in some meaningful way.
@romanmoralesqb1
2 жыл бұрын
Salute brother. I did it for years and it hurt so bad leaving every. Single. Time. He’ll always remember the songs and conversations and will soon understand many dads didn’t bother but you did.
@2vcrew782
2 жыл бұрын
@@romanmoralesqb1 Salute to your too brother. Godspeed on your journey ❤️
@terrynixon104
6 жыл бұрын
This song brings a tear to my eyes every time I hear it. I fought for custody of my son when he was 3. I finally won when he was 14. He's now going off to college on a full academic scholarship. I couldn't be prouder of how he's turned out.
@rolandomontenegro4130
2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Awesome
@webwatcherkids
2 жыл бұрын
Right there brother with you, brings me to my knees every time. My son is 29 and I haven't seen him since he was three but we have this song in common and he knows that I love him..
@soniahill8242
2 жыл бұрын
You fought for 11 years. What a fantastic father you are.
@JackMasonLive
2 жыл бұрын
they are worth fighting for!!! congrats!!
@mattsommers2247
Жыл бұрын
This came out after I did the same thing. Lost a house and truck because a lawyer was more important. 15 years later (he's a senior in highschool) i still have drive.
@SteelHorseLive
3 жыл бұрын
This song came out amidst my divorce. I had just been stationed in Georgia. I drove up 20 twice a month to see my son. Fast forward 11 years. I have custody of my son and a great relationship with his mother. But if this song comes on the radio or across my Playlist, I'll cry like a baby. One of the realist songs ever written.
@joycemoss6205
2 жыл бұрын
he is blessed
@wambathewisefool2893
Жыл бұрын
I break down every time I hear it...
@mikesa1978
Жыл бұрын
Amen
@patdennis2774
Жыл бұрын
Greatest song written
@tomlawler5850
Ай бұрын
First time I heard it, I cried too. It pulls at the heart strings!!!
@MortisNuntius
9 жыл бұрын
I am a daddy of a beautiful 8 year old girl.. this song always make me tear up because I have to travel on highway 20 in my town for 45 minutes to get my daughter .. I always look forward to the trip as I know it is to get her.. I love her so much and we are very close..
@LC-ou812
9 жыл бұрын
+Trevor Morgan Don't think she doesn't know your effort. She does.
@tribblegirl2
8 жыл бұрын
+Trevor Morgan Good for you. You sound like a very loving father. :)
@kchollywood4253
8 жыл бұрын
keiannasex today love
@littletweeter1327
7 жыл бұрын
i see my dad once a month i hope you get to see your daughter more than that because we love seeing your dad, i dont like my mom i wish i could just stay with my dad
@NAFOARMY
7 жыл бұрын
Makes all loving Dads that get their kids one day a week and every other weekend cry like a sissy and hurt pretty bad. Reality in a song is rare. I'm just glad his talent is so great he can express how I feel and I can steal his sense of self expression for my own.
@chrispayne9901
Жыл бұрын
Just be there Dads, always do your best. Life will work out the rest and the kiddos will find out everything in the end. Just try your hardest and show up.
@user-ohdarylnobitchohmynuts
7 ай бұрын
Be prepared and present!they come before any next lover!or the ex!
@mikkijohnson1838
Жыл бұрын
This song tears my heart out. I was the daughter that drove and flew 100’s of miles to be with my sweet daddy❤️ He passed away 5 years ago on the 4th of July sitting in his easy chair watching old western movies that he loved😘 He was a veteran of the Korean War. I was blessed with such an incredible father. I miss you daddy. Love you pop🥰
@jeffhitchcock3368
Жыл бұрын
I stood and wept at Gillette Stadium years ago when you folks played this song. So powerful. I grew up living the words to this song. God bless the parents that did their best.
@davej32373
3 жыл бұрын
This song has always reminded me of my little girl. For most of her childhood, I lived about four hours drive away from her. There were countless hours driving to see her, and always that sinking feeling when I headed back home. She is 28 now, and just got married. She chose this song for the father/ daughter dance and I couldn't stop the flood works when it came on. Such a relatable song for those of us with separated families and distance to deal with.
@davidswarm7580
3 жыл бұрын
This part always brings tears in my eyes: So when you drive And the years go flying by I hope you smile If I ever cross your mind It was a pleasure of my life And I cherished every time And my whole world It begins and ends with you On that Highway 20 ride Thank you Zac and the Band for an amazing song!
@tomholm4456
Жыл бұрын
hey brother david, im right with you there. altho, my eyes’re leakin when i hear th first few notes. i was makin that drive, for years. PS the lyric is, ‘it was *the* pleasure of my life.’ and, please believe me when i say that for those years, it truly is the only pleasure there is
@murphyr31
3 жыл бұрын
I’m here in Augusta Georgia about three minutes away from I-20 and I have three boys and we’ve lived this song.
@treytoole5283
3 жыл бұрын
Also from Augusta. Hephzibah ... Now in Myrtle beach ... I also live this song. God be with you brother.
@jester9959
3 жыл бұрын
Well hello neighbor!
@kimdoerr2348
3 жыл бұрын
God bless. Daddy!!💜😘🇺🇸
@josuetorres5435
3 жыл бұрын
I love this song .. It’s a part of my life...
@ciku-ciku7194
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve always wondered if it’s a real highway. Love this song
@shanetatum1755
Жыл бұрын
This song hits so hard bc I get to thinking about my dad and how I’m about to be 16 and he died when I was 3 years old and it just makes me think of how proud he would be of me😢
@southloopsoxfan
Жыл бұрын
He’s watching over you Shane… keep doing what you’re doing and keep your dads love in your soul
@mikkijohnson1838
Жыл бұрын
Sweet boy💞 Your daddy IS so proud of you! I’m a momma that is so proud of you and your heart for posting this. You WILL see him again and it will be for eternity. Keep making your daddy proud ❤️
@mikkijohnson1838
Жыл бұрын
@@southloopsoxfan Beautiful message that you sent to Shane. Thank you for taking the time to show that you understand and care💞
@robertfirth7125
Жыл бұрын
He is proud of you every day! He's watching over you so talk to him because he's listening. Blessings to you! God Bless!!!!!
@stevethrash-qi5sr
Жыл бұрын
That song has more meaning to me than any other song ever written. I made that "highway 20 ride" for nearly 15 years and it was worth every second of it
@EricSteffes-mw1so
Жыл бұрын
Good man!
@mimomas5989
9 ай бұрын
Trust me, your babies won’t forget it. My daddy did the same and never missed a visit. I’m closer to him now as an adult knowing his heartache was huge every time he had to drop me and my brother off and turn around to head back.
@aaronitsame7668
3 жыл бұрын
My Dad karaoke'd this for me on my 21st birthday party, (which he put together and surprised me with himself), and this song is a constant reminder of his love and support for me. Cannot and refuse to listen to it without a tear and a smile. Thanks ZBB, and thanks pops.
@mikkijohnson1838
Жыл бұрын
My whole world begins and ends with you….
@mikkijohnson1838
Жыл бұрын
@Zac-Brown Doing well my friend. Sometimes life is a struggle and then I remember my grandpa telling me how they WORKED to survive on his Iowa farm in the 1940’s and I feel like a pussy. I pray that you and yours are healthy and well🙏💞 Keep singing. Your lyrics and tunes bless so many 💞
@TavisRiley
10 жыл бұрын
I dedicate this song to my 3 wonderful children Krimsen, Zayden, & Nicholaì. The best lines in this song are where he says, "I hope that one day, you see it through my eyes that there was no other way to work it out, And "Please don't mistake me for a man that didn't care at all." I fought the judicial system with no success and I hurt everyday I can't hug you or simply see your face when I say I Love you. Nothing will heal the pain for us, but I hope you never turn your back to me. I don't know how long highway 20 is but I feel every inch of the 654 miles that separates us. Always remember Daddy loves you all.
@davidalexander828
10 жыл бұрын
Oh and highway 20 goes from Columbia SC to Pecos Tx that about almost 2000 miles
@phillyphlyer174
10 жыл бұрын
Amen brother.
@hartbarnhill954
10 жыл бұрын
I have two weeks until my custody is settled. I live every second of my life for those two babies. I work my ass off, I pray for the right outcome. I feel your pain brother. Every two weeks I cry to this song when I get home. I count the days (12) and miles (140) back home to you... Daddy loves you Carly and Jake. My whole world, begins and ends with you.
@TavisRiley
10 жыл бұрын
Hart Barnhill I will pray for the outcome to be in your favor! There is a population of fathers that feel our pain and I pray for all of them. We all share the pain as well as our children and were trying to change it in our courts. I usually listen to this song every other day and it hits me every time... If you get time check out Single Dads/Fighting Fathers on Facebook, it has helped me weather the storm and sleepless nights. Godspeed My Friend
@TavisRiley
10 жыл бұрын
Henry Underwood Thank you for your kind words, I will indeed fight until I have no breath in my body for my kids. I do know in time to come they will know how hard it was and how much I love them. It does get tough and I'm erasing those miles and altering my career out of the Air Force to be a Guardsman and finish my degree with 50/50. There isn't a thing on this earth that could keep me away from my children. Thank you again for taking time to help make a strangers day. Take care.
@lunaticfringe8559
2 жыл бұрын
I rode hwy 20 in western new york for 18 years to be with my girls, finally got them with me and I cry every time I hear this song. I fought in court for ten years. They are my light in a world of darkness .
@jimmysmith4645
5 ай бұрын
❤ awesome
@carolynsimpson40
Жыл бұрын
I was a single mom of two freshly divorced truck driver and this song always had a special place in my heart i shared it with my kids and it helped rxplain alittle to them. Thank you
@steventonken7607
Ай бұрын
12 years of going 330 miles round trip every other weekend to see daughter . 2001 labor day mom drop her off at Dunkins and has refused to see her since then. Song goes right to my heart.
@rooneycan1953
8 жыл бұрын
To all the parents, be male or female, that have had to take this ride - my heart goes out to you. I did it for years, my son did it for years. It's heartbreaking. Fair winds and following seas to all of you. Hope you get your heart's desire with you soon.
@JDoomhauer87
8 жыл бұрын
rooney can thank you!
@curtiscordray8730
8 жыл бұрын
rooney can amen brother
@TavisRiley
7 жыл бұрын
Your words are the truth, for the kids and parents my heart goes out as well.
@daviddennis4519
5 жыл бұрын
Its ok though. Ive come to that conclusion sometimes your left no choice. Moral of the story be the best parent you can be!!
@bambi6946
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. It was truly the hardest years of my life. I thank God they are grown now and come see me and there is no more separation between parents. ❤️
@matthagan658
2 жыл бұрын
I'm an alcoholic. This kills me I every shape and form. I Love my kids. I'm broken
@priscillaann4106
5 ай бұрын
How are things? I’ll pray for you, may God hold you in His Arms
@stevecaldwell8562
5 ай бұрын
Hang in there Matt
@kevinburtnick7818
3 ай бұрын
@priscillaann4106 I read your comment..You're a beautiful person !
@JesusJaimerubio
3 ай бұрын
Don't let yourself go.im going through the same problem but God is great God is good
@EnemyOfThePeople1984
2 ай бұрын
Hang in there, brother. Your kids need you.
@JediLivesMatter2
5 жыл бұрын
I lived this very song for around 18 years. And any man tells you that it ain't hard. Then he is a damn liar. It even breaks my heart to relive it.
@hiyaitspaige6464
7 жыл бұрын
The lines "And part of you might hate me but son please don't mistake me as the man that didn't care at all" kill me every time I hear it.
@mikechapman8472
9 жыл бұрын
my 1 1\2 year old daughter lives with her mother in Virginia, im stationed in California and as i lay in bed in japan tonight, this song hits deep. see you in a couple months baby girl, daddy loves you.
@jeremiahaughenbaugh9547
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your service. Hang in there
@lindseymcclelland4796
5 жыл бұрын
Mike Chapman hope you’re at least stateside now and see your babe girl more often
@onikanji6281
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service sir
@jw3812
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service much respect from north georgia 🇱🇷
@perijetton9275
4 жыл бұрын
Blessings for you and your family
@sctrailryder9990
9 жыл бұрын
I've been making this drive for 7 years. It's a 5-6 hour round trip for me. It's difficult, but it's worth it. My kids are worth it. Don't ever let what's difficult discourage you from doing what's right and what's best. Great song.
@seanmurray5132
8 жыл бұрын
My dad just told me to listen to this song... i broke down in tears. this was at the same time the most difficult song to listen to but also the most relieving. Mr. Brown, Thank you very much.
@damonhoose7469
8 жыл бұрын
Sean Murray I almost cry listening to it
@___________5544
6 жыл бұрын
My dad said the same
@moist9204
Жыл бұрын
Same dude
@MacStrong-uc5yq
Ай бұрын
❤️🔥 Forever and always ❤️🔥🎶🎶🔅🔆 1:48 Greats, Grands, padme’s, Olders and younger🎶❤️🔥🎶💫🔅🔆 3:34
@scottsawesky2618
7 жыл бұрын
my ex moved my 2 year old son to Florida. I only see him 6 weeks a year. He now is 18. This song always makes me cry. I LOVE AN MISS U MY SON.
@NeilPBrady
Ай бұрын
Ben, if you ever see this know A fathers love never dies. I hope you find this out someday! Love you forever!
@redneckmedic07
7 жыл бұрын
I live an hour away from my kid. But this song still means so much to me. His mother left me when he was three months old. I always make sure I have him when it is my weekend with him. Many times after I drop him off with his mother I play this song on the ride home. It sure speaks for me on these rides back home. My heart breaks when I drop him back off, and the bright spot of my life is always picking him up. He is almost 6 now.
@stephenmurray8247
4 жыл бұрын
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads still fighting the fight especially during this pandemic. Just always remember it’s for them we struggle through every day and make sure we’re there for every second we can be.
@andrewm4679
Жыл бұрын
This song always hit my heart hard. I knew in the back of my mind and deep in my heart that one day it would hold a lot more significance. Today I live these lyrics. Me and millions of other men. We are not “dead beats” we are not your “baby daddy” we are human beings with feelings just like you. I hope more women choose to love their children more than they hate their ex.
@stevecaldwell8562
Жыл бұрын
appreciate your words sir, well spoken
@bayandwy
Жыл бұрын
❤
@pattyhaley2949
2 жыл бұрын
I think even us kids who had Dads with 9-5 jobs knew that feeling of a highway 20 ride. My Dad always got home around 6pm everyday. I was 1 of 3 girls and I'm not sure who was more excited opening the door at 6pm. Us girls or the Beloved Dad who walked through the front door. My Dad died much too young and I still remember that feeling of excitement when 6pm would come. Those days are now over 45 years ago. Damn how I miss that Sweet Soul, I had the privilege to call Dad ❤💝❤💝
@kevincostnermodern
Жыл бұрын
✨Thanks for complimenting on my page, I never knew our song still touches the heart of many, i hope you never stop listening to my music?
@LarryBill233
Жыл бұрын
Hello patty how are you doing hopefully you are doing good??
@KariHand-h3w
Жыл бұрын
A beautiful, moving song about the pain of separation from those who we love the most. Truly “get it” if you have been married to a trucker who drove long distance & how hard that separation was for him being out alone on the road for weeks at a time away from his wife, family & friends & all that was familiar… this story is about the pain of divorce but if you take it one step further, it is about loving someone & hurting deeply inside because you cannot be with them & have to keep on driving all alone in that truck just to make a living. Why it meant so very much to me.
@joshgreen7601
Жыл бұрын
My dad over Mt. Hood Tigard to Prineville back to Tigard Oregon, at the time I hated it sometimes lost my dad in March of this year funeral was on my birthday the 19th of March I turned 43 god how I would take any of those trips with him right now ..
@geversonsr
2 жыл бұрын
It was highway 13 for me...this song still makes me tear up...my kids are grown now, they have no idea how much it tore me up taking them back
@noahwildermuth3860
9 жыл бұрын
I think of my dad every time i hear this song, my mom and dad broke up when i was about 2 years old, I'm now 16. We live 4 hours away and i usually only get to see him one a month for about 48 hours. But even through the distance between us i still feel like he's one of the closest people to me. I aspire to be like him everyday of my life and miss him everyday. I just want to say thank you to all of the Single Dads who make an effort to be with kids. It means more than you can believe.
@kylegarnett1759
9 жыл бұрын
Hey brother I'm in the exact same boat that you are in. If you need anything just give me a holler.
@noahwildermuth3860
9 жыл бұрын
That means a lot man, thank you.
@kylegarnett1759
9 жыл бұрын
No problem man.
@JosefRudy
9 жыл бұрын
You'll see your dad more than I'll see mine. I now live 17h from him. I have no idea when I'll see him next, my parents broke up when I was 4, my dad and I have a horrid relationship, he's not close to me at all.
@noahwildermuth3860
9 жыл бұрын
Im sorry to hear that man. I wish the best for you bro, stay strong.
@RaveenaSingh95
10 жыл бұрын
This song brings me to tears every time I listen to it.
@relanlegaspi7058
10 жыл бұрын
Me too :'(
@timwelchii2867
10 жыл бұрын
Thank God i'm not the only one LOL
@sms3663
5 жыл бұрын
Me to cuz I had to get rid of my dog
@beterthenbob
5 жыл бұрын
Every single time my ride was hwy 75 to I-4 2 hours each way every other weekend .....RIP dad Anthony and I miss you so much..
@veronicaheinemann9167
5 жыл бұрын
Raveena Singh fr tho.
@jeffstewart7688
11 ай бұрын
One of the greatest songs in history!!! Every time I try to sing it, I think of not being in my daughter's life every single day and I cry.
@terrywilkerson9271
11 жыл бұрын
I'm absolutely in tears right now. I miss my son so much. I hope one day Joel understands that his mother and I just couldn't make it work.
@JustJavi_
7 жыл бұрын
I'm 25years old and I seen and been threw a lot..all the drugs the alcoholics and my brothers going to prison and death and I told myself one day I'll live a normal life and I am. Me and my little sister are safe and live well. I thank god everyday for his blessing.🌼
@evancraig6217
7 жыл бұрын
Javier Avila I am from the projects and when I was a kid I was almost involved with many different gangs, my coach took me and many other good football players in and treated us like family, he kept us off the streets and one of my friends who went to high schools with me was shot and put in the hospital because of it, my coach died three years after graduation and the entire football team came to the funeral, everyone cried, that man was like a father figure to me and I hope he rests in peace, I loved you sir, I'll see you one day up with god , I miss you coach Simpson
@JustJavi_
7 жыл бұрын
Evan Craig God must of been watching over us but I'm sad for your lost and I hope your doing well. God bless you Evan, and by the way my name is Rachel, Javier is my grandpa's name 🌸
@evancraig6217
7 жыл бұрын
Javier Avila he must've, I've already gotten scholarship offers to a few college football teams and I know that coach Simpson made sure that god was watching over me, I never would've made it to where I am today without the two of them, and I hope god favors you, you have a great heart, good luck and I hope you have a good life, long and happy, full of love, laughs, and tears
@JustJavi_
7 жыл бұрын
Evan Craig wow congratulations Evan I'm happy for you. We're both being watch over up above I wish you all the success and peace love and happiness you deserve🏈
@herbdenne8403
2 жыл бұрын
I am proud of you, man. I drove 180 miles each way every other Friday, and again on Sunday, about 20 years ago. It was worth every mile! My kids are grown now, and I am so proud of them.
@bdell74
5 жыл бұрын
I couldn't imagine not seeing my son at least 5 to 6 days a week. He is as strong of a kid as I I have every seen. He is the kid laying on the bottom of the shopping cart while shopping at Walmart. He is also the kid the just randomly walks over and takes a cart from an elderly in the same paring lot. "I will return this cart for you." This song helped made me realize the scarcity of some dads in their sons life, and how that would feel for the son and the dad. There are a lot of good dads out there that don't get the opportunity to show there kids who they are. Maybe I am a rarity but everything I do, smell, drink , eat , buy, grow, hunt, fish, work, live, breathe, pray and every step I take will be for Aiden. That will and has brought him to my side.
@charlesdavis7725
Жыл бұрын
All your music reminds me of the good ol days. Great music. Thanks
@JDoomhauer87
7 жыл бұрын
Support the Father's Rights Movement
@jaredgrass2183
5 жыл бұрын
They turned into Family Rights. I used to follow Father's Rights myself. Their best contributors had come to pass. Unless whom you are speaking of is all about Dads, I'll look into them.
@CristyB66
4 жыл бұрын
As a woman I agree 100 percent.
@yazid22scropio63
4 жыл бұрын
One day I woke up and turned on the TV. The night before I was changing channels before I fell asleep, I turned the television on it was on cmt, the song Chicken Fried was playing, I listened without changing the channel, I went out and bought his first album " The Revolution" Now I listen to country music, its soothing, it makes me feel at peace, I'm from the hood. I appreciate this so much!!!
@Chilbuli_Baby
4 жыл бұрын
Me too! I LOVE IT!!
@juancabrera4404
3 жыл бұрын
Bro I heard this song and little Johnny from tim Mcgraw and I can't help it I cry like a baby.
@mikegrey5663
3 жыл бұрын
Revolution?
@waden404
Жыл бұрын
This is the song that I just ball my eyes out too. Divorce sux!! Love u Wade Jr.
@stevecaldwell8562
Жыл бұрын
you can only hope that your child one day believes the truth not the lies told by someone, very great song.
@graciejohnson9161
6 жыл бұрын
Just saw zac Brown in concert Sunday and I looked over to see my dad crying and then I started crying this song means a lot because my parents got divorced when I was 10 ❤️
@nat0rade
Жыл бұрын
damn man, that is hard hitting. what a good parent you got there
@VendableBow
8 жыл бұрын
I know that highway 20 ride.. through Gerogia and South Carolina... both ways.
@Rowynnwillow
7 жыл бұрын
Vendable Bow Me, too. Many hours of my life spent making that drive.
@kelle_li
7 жыл бұрын
I'm from the UK and one day I want to travel the United States. I'll put this on my to do list.
@stevenandrews1420
7 жыл бұрын
Vendable Bow I've taken the same highway ride
@tristans48
7 жыл бұрын
Steven Andrews Same.
@huggybeartrucks
7 жыл бұрын
i used to drive a truck and the first time i heard this song, i could see the hwy in my mind, i live in the north ga mtns, and this song came to life for me
@adrianperez6336
Жыл бұрын
This song makes me cry. Going through one of the hardest times of my life. Going through a divorce with a newborn. I want to be so badly there for him he is so innocent and it’s messy. It’s tough and taking the worse toll on me. A short marriage of less than a year and feels like no end in sight for the divorce. Custody and placement issues are the worst part. I just want to be a father for my son. A dad through his whole life. Because of my mistakes and his mom and I not getting along it hurts a lot. One day I hope I can sit down man to man and tell him to be better than me. I hope he understands.
@placebo5466
6 жыл бұрын
Worked in machine shops in Georgia for a few years while my son lived in New York with his mother. I couldn't afford two round trip tickets, so I used to drive back and forth to NY from GA every 3 months so I could spend a week or two with him. This song hits me on one too many levels. Damn you ZBB!
@DavidCarterInstantbeans
9 жыл бұрын
12 hour drive around $50 in gas every other weekend. She is so worth it. Glad to get past the 330 a WEEK in support.
@robharris8462
9 жыл бұрын
So when you drive And the years go flying by I hope you smile If I ever cross your mind
@thomascoker7703
Жыл бұрын
Erinn, Ryne, Autumn I love and have missed you most of your lives!!
@zachcahall6276
5 жыл бұрын
To ALL the dads making this drive: Here are the lyrics to a song I wrote from the son's perspective. It matters more than you know! I standby every other Friday While staring at this highway Can’t wait until you appear in my sight Been waitin on this weekend Dad, I can't wait to go fishin Told all my friends about it during school As you drive and the miles go flying by I stare and smile, as I slowly come alive Every time I get the chance to sit up in the front with you And I love the days and the miles spent next to you On this Highway 20 ride Now dad you may not realize, but I can see with these eyes that you and mom don't really get along You know dad I don't blame you, from where I sit it takes two I'm just glad you even care at all As you drive and the miles go flying by I stare and smile, as I slowly come alive Every time I get the chance to sit up in the front with you And I love the days and the miles spent next to you On this Highway 20 ride So now I drive Man, those years went flying by And I still smile Every time you cross my mind Those were the moments of my life That I'll cherish every time Yeah when I think Of the time spent next to you on that Highway 20 ride
@BS-dq1kz
4 жыл бұрын
Zach Cahall Oh that’s beautiful.
@billj3cub
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, beautiful. Hopeful. Redemptive. It would be Life itself if the other Zac and his band would pick up these lyrics and sing them to put a little light in the souls of the fathers who long to hear such words sung back to them. May God be so gracious.
@kittyperry9722
4 жыл бұрын
That was absolutely beautiful. Don't ever give up on song writing
@zachcahall6276
4 жыл бұрын
Kitty Perry, thank you so much for the encouragement. I’m glad you enjoyed the reply lyrics.
@zachcahall6276
4 жыл бұрын
BS17, thank you so much!
@kristyviper4257
10 жыл бұрын
I swear this and one other song makes me cry. Mostly b/c i think about how my dad left me behind without so much as a word. Haven't heard from him in 24 years. My mom died when I was baby so my grandma raised me dad took off.
@runderjamestaylor1698
10 жыл бұрын
If your grandma that raised you loved you then that was a blessing. My parents should have gotten a divorce and never reproduced so it goes both ways. Often wonder who got that ideal childhood.I do not hate my parents by any means but can't help but question all the unnecessary damage done to three kids by seemingly sane people.Sorry for your pain.Someone once told me when people walk out of your life and away from you . . . let them keep walking. Your destiny is never tied to anybody who left.
@teresaharris4723
10 жыл бұрын
I am so sorry huggs to you my dad passed away when I was 13. My mom has always been a good mom and shes my best friend. Shes almost 82. Shes having health problems and when God calls her home, I don't know what I will do without my best friend :( if you have any good memories of your dad remember those.
@roccojett
5 жыл бұрын
Almost 3yrs ago now my son was removed from me. One of the roads I traveled to see him is M20 in Michigan, this song has special meaning to me.. I got my son back. We are doing much better now..
@beverlycordova6596
2 ай бұрын
This song is heartbreaking l fought for my son and won his dad tried but the alcohol won my son is awesome he is a father now but l know he went through a lot l love him so much ❤️
@zeekerpup
11 жыл бұрын
As you age the disappointments of youth become the goals of adulthood...sometimes you just have to let stupid shit go...and at 40 I kinda get it now
@ivansnegireff2919
3 жыл бұрын
S.G.I.. lives new life 1975 /2021 good lord God looks after me im pary God going
@danbrown3541
9 жыл бұрын
Oh that is so true there are a lot of us good God fearing fathers that try to make a different in our children I was so happy when he recorded this song do not ever give up fathers one day
@stymie321
8 жыл бұрын
This song really hits home with me. As someone who used to drop his daughter off on Sundays for almost 15 years, I can tell you the drive back alone is one of the worst feelings a father (or mother) can have. You feel like you leave a piece of your heart behind every time you make the drive. I hated Sundays because of it.
@abbeylyons5445
Ай бұрын
Pretty sure a few thousand of the views are me. I’ve listened to every cover of this song to compare {Hank, Rod Stewart, Michael Buble etc.) and nothing compares to this performance!!!!!
@armandocampos9330
10 жыл бұрын
For me is also west, then south and across the border.I love my lil girl more than any other person.it kills me to be away from her and this song makes me cry all the time.Fathers do care about their children as much as moms do
@conradsutton1456
9 жыл бұрын
First time I heard this was driving home from Florida with my family. Late at night just riding to this. Country is the best music when you just want to think. Not about anything life changing, just think and be at peace.
@thomasstockford6392
7 жыл бұрын
Thomas stockford , so so so true
@anthonyreid626
7 жыл бұрын
well said!!!
@rickcasey213
9 жыл бұрын
I think of my kids every tiem I hear this and cry my eyes out... reminds e of how my wife bailed after 15 years on ou rmarriage and how after being "Daddy Daycare", a doctor, a confidant, kissing my two kids every night to bed , hugging them all I could .. and now Im a PT father and I hope someday my kids will know this wasn't my choice. I wanted them to be in my arms every day .. Havin lost my own dad back in 1998 , I know how mush I would give to talk to him an get one of his bear hugs again .. Maybe my kids will realize all of this one day !! I love them both so much !
@adisabrenda6055
8 жыл бұрын
They will know because you are a great parent
@buddyjackson8504
7 жыл бұрын
Rick Casey
@BS-dq1kz
4 жыл бұрын
Rick Casey I’m sorry. You aren’t alone. Idk why men and women alike don’t stick it out and adhere to their wedding vows, if not for themselves then for their kids. Divorce is hard on the kids. I do know some people don’t have a choice of course so I’m not saying this about you. I’m just saying kids need their daddy’s around.
@keithsmomma
11 күн бұрын
My papa made that "highway 20 ride" for almost 20yrs between 2 of us. He's an amazing man, and it took me years to really realize just how hard he tried. It also took me years to realize how hard it was for not only him, but for my siblings and my ma (s-ma, best I could have ever been gifted by god). My papa is my best friend, my ma is my best friend. My biological did her best to make us hate him and think he didn't want us, but the truth does come out in the end. Im thankful to know and have this special time with my papa.
@heatherburch9660
10 жыл бұрын
I CAN NEVER WATCH THIS WITHOUT TEARS OF REGRET FLOWING DOWN,MY SON HAD A FATHER THAT WAS A SOMETIMES"HIGHWAY 20 RIDE " WE GOT TO BE AN INCONVIENCE AND THE THE PARENTS"WERE TO SELFISH TO STOP FIGHTING SO MY SON COULD HAVE A DAD.REGRET IS A TERRIBLE POISON TO LIVE WITH.IF YOUR DAD OUT THERE THAT HAS SHARED CUSTODY OF YOUR KIDS ..DONT LET YOUR DISLIKE/HATE WHATEVER STOP YOU FROM SEEING YOUR KIDS..ITS NOT THEIR FAULT.GOD BLESS ANY OF YOU OUT THERE..AND GOD BLESS ZAC BROWN BAND..LOVE U GUYS!!!!!!
@bertbowman5027
7 жыл бұрын
Still one of my favorite singers , I divorced and raised my sons on my own !! I love this song because it reminds me of what could have been !! not all dad's are bad !!
@jbferrell1
11 жыл бұрын
Zac Brown’s Highway 20 Ride is a classic. Zac Brown is the Kid involved in Highway 20 Ride which really tears at one’s emotion when you put yourself into that position. Zac Brown’s band continues to expand the field of country music integrating several genres of music. Video is attached.
@saraturkovich3361
Жыл бұрын
Anyone Remember the First official video to this song, it was a broken family some scenes in a house. Id like to find that one!
@richduswalt3571
Жыл бұрын
This song came on the radio every time I was fishing with my dad when I was kid in the 80s. I'm 40 now and he passed at 62 from an anyeresum. A year and a half ago. I listen to this song every day to keep him with me
@christophermcintosh3782
Жыл бұрын
truly love this song, beings me to tears every time I hear it. Music is therapy. Saying the words you want to say but you cannot.
@dawnbranham9777
3 жыл бұрын
This song has always had my heart coming from a broken home Ive always worked hard to keep it from happening to my son's.♥️and I've never wanted them to have to take that "ride"
@LarryBill233
Жыл бұрын
Hello Dawn how are you doing hopefully you are doing good??
@joanmord1017
Жыл бұрын
This song brings back so meany memories of when 3- grandchildren that had to do this the song is beautiful and true.
@britneyrussell743
8 жыл бұрын
this song is one of my favorite songs ... the story behind the song is so sad but it's one of the best songs by them ever.....
@madsimay273
8 жыл бұрын
this song makes me cry every time
@sauda9366
8 жыл бұрын
ppl living on 39th fig
@twilaannisbowe5902
8 жыл бұрын
Talibah Moses wprds toiway20
@kcjackson4469
5 жыл бұрын
Every. Single. Time... Me too
@rgmoney257
8 жыл бұрын
Two happy homes are better than one miserable one
@anthonyhuffman4291
7 жыл бұрын
Richard Garcia really good way putting that
@loutorres2270
7 жыл бұрын
Richard Garcia AMEN BROTHER!
@jacoblehnherr4783
7 жыл бұрын
Richard Garcia AMEN
@markboehm8923
7 жыл бұрын
think about my son hearing this song. miss him. his mom and i divorced and thru her poisoning his mind againt me, we fell out of touch. he visited me occassionally but i knew his heart wasnt there. i was a and still am a truck driver and wouldnt reccomend that life to any one.
@codyparks4373
7 жыл бұрын
Mark Boehm it depends you know some get to go home every week end try snieder
@Emerald.londinisMashup
9 ай бұрын
I made this same ride with my Dad to go get my sisters for years! He’s now in Heaven and I reminisce every time I hear this song! I also literally take Hwy. 20 to my doc every 3 months. Irony is sometimes deafening.
@seekingtruthnwisdom5552
5 жыл бұрын
Often times bands & singers don't sound good when they perform live but Zac brown exceeded my expectation. They sound better live than the recordings. Also, this song by far is my favorite.
@Sorasnoctis
Жыл бұрын
Every time I hear this song, I text my dad. He’s been thru so much. Love that man to death
@JustyceProductions
2 жыл бұрын
I have to drive an hour and some every weekend to pick up my son and daughter; and watching them drive away with their mom and turning my truck around to head home, thats got to be the loneliest part of my week. To all the other dads out there going through this, you're not alone!
@lilxkrispy2166
3 жыл бұрын
I have listened to this songs so many times thinking of my dad. Now I am 24 and lost everything.. And i am still going through custody battle.. But zac is more of a man then I can ever be.. It hurts so bad being away from what you love the most in life. And I can’t watch someone else be there with my sons.. Darkest feeling in my life is knowing I tried my hardest and it was never enough. I pray for them to back I pray to be with them I pray to have the strength he had when going through this And only god knows I loved my wife and my kids more then any thing. Now I am just broken.. A few songs of have been keeping me going..
@chrismilligan9696
5 жыл бұрын
Love this song! Twice a month and any other free time I had for 10 years i drove six and a half hours to see my daughter.. She graduates high school june 2 2019.. She will start college this fall 45 minutes from me... I guess that drive paid off.. I love you sweetie!!
@gunforme
9 жыл бұрын
My favorite band since Alabama.
@avatargoat1514
4 жыл бұрын
Every time I have my daughters for an extended period of time..and then I have to drop them off It hits me all over again. And I get reminded of what I have missed.. I've been divorced for 10 yrs
@vaderdawg
6 жыл бұрын
I always think of my kids Carley, Abbey & Jordan when I see or hear this song. The tears always fall thinking of how much I love & miss my kids when we are apart. And, of so much precious time I've lost over the years away from my kids after the divorce. And, how hard it was & still is, to have to say goodbye, when I have had to drop them off after our weekend visitation was over with. It has always felt much like funeral march as the clock winds down on our last day of being together. Fortunately, my strength lies with the good Lord above. He gives me resilience, strength & rest, all at the same time, to be able to keep moving forward in life. The road may be difficult & hard at times, but, ultimately in the end, you can't lose.
@scottdavidfricano7378
9 жыл бұрын
Tears. Thats why the sunglasses are on in my picture. Tears "as I think about my life and slowly die inside" "Please don't mistake me for a man who didn't care at all". I fought so hard for you two beautiful kids. My 8 year old Syds and my 10 year old Liam. The system I fought so hard, failed my kids, me, and my family. It failed. SCDSS failed us. I pray no one, not even their mother or SCDSS experience the pain that I feel everyday of my life. I want to, wanted to, and will always want to be a dad. Its time to end this agony I live through everyday and pray that parental alienation and unfair custody is a violation of our Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. It must end, so another generation of Americans do not grow up in the pain my kids are growing up in. As I say, for every tear I cry, they have cried one hundred. Tears...
@428zoltan
6 жыл бұрын
What happened to the original video with the story of the kid growing up?
@belindaboyes5125
5 жыл бұрын
It hard my parents got divorce it hurt me bad I was only 6 when it happen. I was then taken into foster care. This touches home this song.
@Riceball80IA
6 жыл бұрын
Damn this song gets me every time. My Stepdad that really was my dad. Drove many miles when he didn’t need to. And continues to be there for me even though I’m not his son.
@earlmackenziejr4509
8 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to thank you very much for your wonderful music. this song has special significance to me, especially since my ex walked out with my daughter in 2015 and does not allow me to see her at all. I was told if I moved to Florida I could see her and so I picked up my life and moved here but she changed her mind and won't let me see her now :-( I listen to your songs daily and they seem to help me through, this one and "knee deep" especially. thank you so much and please keep it up, you are a great band. take care.
@stevenashley2894
8 жыл бұрын
Earl MacKenzie Jr lawyer up
@jeninebutler3890
7 жыл бұрын
Earl MacKenzie Jr Yeah what Steven said...Lawyer up... best of luck to you. I hope you get the chance to see your daughter.
@georgewarson4624
7 жыл бұрын
I cried every time I took them home. Today my daughters 27 an RN and we are planing her wedding. My is 21 and lives with me as he is in school. Divorce is not a good thing but I always was a dad.
@Stormbringer505
5 жыл бұрын
To the Zac brown with this song you brought me pain but you also brought me understanding, I am a 21 year retired vet of Iraq my wife divorced me after I came home from Iraq 50)/50 my fault her fault however my 3 children were ours not hers it's a two way street I love my children to this day without fail she and the Tenn court system robbed me of my rights unjustified. Father's rights need to be brought up to the SC.
@1lyonman766
7 жыл бұрын
ZBB has some of the best harmonies in all of music today... In addition, their writing & song choices are also wonderful...they all have meaning.....God bless y'all.
@dd-re3sk
8 жыл бұрын
Happy Father's Day to all the good dads out there who's ex wives/girlfriends keep them away from their own children. It's a real shame in 2016 that women get half a man's assets and 100% of his kids just because they're women. Any dad out there struggling, I hope you stay positive and things work out. Never, ever give up.
@jayr8379
7 жыл бұрын
I go through this every month or so when I drive to ga from Florida to pick up my 2 daughters
@daveedwilliam2724
7 жыл бұрын
My ex girlfriend moved my kids to Maine. Thats 25 hours away from me. Trust me that there's not enough alcohol in the world to remove that pain when you don't get to see or even speak to them.
@susanallen7612
7 жыл бұрын
David B. Jr. I know how it go's. my son it an hour from his kids. and he can't even see or talk to them. I can see that it kills him every day that go's by. the only thing he gets is pics when I get to see them.
@russmillet7766
7 жыл бұрын
I no how it fill my son live in Somerset PA and I lived in Pittsburg pa
@buddyjackson8504
7 жыл бұрын
Amen
@steveluptak5886
3 ай бұрын
This song. Destroys me. Not because I’ve experienced it but because I haven’t. It was what I committed to NOT have with my 3 beautiful kids the day she walked out 6 years ago. I made peace with her and we’re friendly enough. Some women I’ve dated wish we hated each other, and did the swap at Walmart, Sheetz, or the police station. Without talking. They are all out of my life. My divorce is one of the proudest achievements in my life. Because it isn’t this song. And the line “my whole world begins and ends with you..” tears me up and is the reason why I made my divorce what it is. Not revenge, hatred, bitterness, pride. But love for those three young people who carry my name.
@timmm57
8 жыл бұрын
This song makes me think of my youngest son who we lost in 2008. "and I wish that I could you." What I wouldn't give for that!
@nanomivan9715
6 жыл бұрын
I think of my son when I hear this song, I remember him as a toddler waiting for me to get home from work and meeting me at the door. I would raise him over my head and even to this day I can still feel his little hands run across my face as I listened to him giggle. I didn’t get to see much of him after a messy separation, between work and finding the love of a faithful woman the paths I took in life led me farther away from him. I took for granted I suppose that he needed me or that I needed him just as much. He’s a young man now I can’t tell him much because he knows it all, he hates me. In my mind I thought a father should work hard, and provide I wasn’t good with feelings or sympathy I didn’t have a dad I did the best I knew how. Still I made sure to see him every birthday and holiday, I watched his baseball games from my car to avoid fighting with his mother or whatever boyfriend she had at the time. They weren’t many but they were all real jealous. I let him believe it was my fault we split up, I figured a boy should have a good memory of his mother. I wonder if he’ll ever think of me when he is older, if I’ll ever see my grandchildren, I wonder if I’ll ever see him.
@marlonstowe927
4 жыл бұрын
I raised my son since he was 4 but for 2 yrs i didnt u see i was in army at ft stewart ga bit wife lefr for another mab and spkit so when i got oyt i went back to iowa didnt see him 2 yrs , but i got custody and raised him give him everything never hit him let him be his own man but like u my son got a college degree in business and is an electrician knows everything we havent talk in 20 yrs , i wish we could talk but thts life but anyway i cry everytime i play it, hang in there Kola ( friend)
@coltonmaggatd7652
11 жыл бұрын
I am in complete years right now!! I wish my dad would just tell me he's proud of me for once...that's all I want is for him to be proud of me ):
@brandonaustin9083
7 күн бұрын
I listened to this song as a kid just singing my heart out. Only at 23 did I actually LISTEN to it. My mom and dad divorced when I was 11 and my brother was 9. My mom had fought for custody of my brother and not me bc I “looked to much like my dad” but this song reminds me of the trips we would take to see my brother
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