This, to me, is what music is really about. No big orchastra, no synthesizors, no huge backing groups, just one man and his guitar, pouring his heart out. My Dad was always around when I was growing up but now I'm an adult he's moved away and i hardly ever get to see him. So this song really hits home and reminds me how much I miss him.
After hearing Harry say "frankly this song scares me to death" it made me think that I don't ever want to ignore my dads request to spend time together, as of now I'm 21 and my family's been broken up since i was a little boy. We haven't ever gotten to spend time together like we used to. I know my father loves this song and I don't want it to haunt him later in life. But it makes you really stop and think about what happens when you have your own kids!
My pastor played this song us to hear - it really brought back memories and it is so true - we are so busy that we don't spend enough time with our love ones ie., mom, dad, brothers, sisters. Thank you Harry Chapin for making me realized what this song really means to all of us.
I love this song since the first time I ever heard it. As parent we seriously have to be careful how we treat out kids. Biblically it is spot on. Yes we are to honor our Mother & Father BUT afterwords it states "Parents do not provoke your children to wrath. This song to me explains the end results one can experience from your decisions. It is a shame so many will do things to not only their kids but anyone, for it can come back and haunt you!
This song helped make me a better dad. My son Shaun (age 5) would thank Harry if he could and so would I. Thank you Harry and to your wife too, you helped change our lives.
About 25 years ago I can remember my Dad playing this song on cassette while going somewhere in his Dodge Omni, as a boy I didn't like the music, than Feb. 2011 at 65, my Dad died suddenly, now I miss these times, hope my Dad and I get together again sometime in the sky.
I love that he says that this song scares him. I can't tell you how many times I've created some piece of art that touched on something so real that it scared me. ♥ Beautiful song
My late Dad was an old intersate truck driver, I know exactly where Harry is coming from. I vowed I'd never be the absent father. I was for a while but not as much as it could have been, sometimes you have to earn the dollar. I miss Dad terribly.
My dad is not the worst but he has done some stuff that I pray I will not repeat. I get very scared when I think about how I will act when I'm married and have kids.
Well I haven't really lost anyone but I had just finished reading Siddhartha. It was amazing when my History teacher played this song. It related to the story so much and I felt a great sadness. Whatever your story is let it be told!
I have always disliked this song. The singer was missing so much of his son's growing up that there was a disconnect. And his son is doing the same thing.
Well, my parents got divorced recently and this song has helped the healing, even though my dad doesn't realize it, i've moved on from resenting him for the things he has done. early on i was more Father of Mine by Everclear. This song just helped a lot. I'm not angry and i feel sorry because my father, through his own self-destructive ways, isolated himself from the people that cared about him: my mom, my little brother and i
If you do not play the guitar you maybe do not appreciate how difficult this song is to play on a guitar, due to where the chords of the song are played!
My dad died when I was 3, and I'm not a father yet. But this song makes me cry everytime. He died before I could remember anything about him. I can't relate to the lyrics, but yet they mean so much to me.
Harry Chapin was an awesome artist. I saw him 2-3 times in concert in the 1970's. Whatever the venue, he turned it into a warm and intimate experience. One of the greatest of all time.
You say Jonas Brothers, I say The Rolling Stones
You say Justin Bieber, i say Queen
You say Taylor Swift, i say Guns & Roses
95% of teens these days listen to the same crappy pop songs over and over. if your one of the 5% left who still listen to real music, thunb this up, then copy and paste it to least 5 videos. DONT LET THE SPIRIT OF ROCK&ROLL DIE!
unfortunately my father died when i was 14 so I will never get to experience these things but I still love this song and I think my dad would have loved it too
Heard this song recently and it made me cry. Now I am a father of a 10 year autistic son and I am just like my dad and his! I pray he can be like me someday and have a successful and independent life. My dad only played ball once in my life with me but the hurt never goes away! I now know how had it is to break the cycle and really devote yourself to them before they don't care anymore! Don't wait until it is too late!
I was born in 1970, and back when this song came out it was awesome, and now its still awesome. Harry Chapin was a good person and a good singer..........
My dad died from cancer exactly two years ago. I never really knew him while I was growing up. This song makes me very sad when I hear it - as my dad and I only really had time for each other just before he got sick, and this song is about opportunity lost. I use this song as motivation to spend quality time with my boys (3 of them!). Spent the last three weekends teaching middle son to ride his bike and kicked a ball around with the youngest.
Crazy thing is my name is Josh, and my dad worked his ass off on the rail road and I only seen him maybe 2 times every other week, and when I became a man and joined the military I use to say the same things he said to me, Ill see you when I come back, and while on deployment he was diagnosed with Lung Cancer, passed away before I made it home, I remember listening to this song outside of the hospital that night, couldn't stop crying.
@Antihippie24 My name is Josh as well and my dad work his ass off as a mechanic and a truck driver. I was at school when my dad was diagnosed with brain cancer and passed away before i was able to say i love you and goodbye. my deepest apologies to you man i some what know how u feel. (Rest In Piece to all fathers who dies from cancer)
U must read this. once u have started there is no turning back. a little 10 year old girl was raped and murderded in 1945. her body was not found until 1947. then a boy last week read this and did not copy and paste this message. the dead girl appeared in his room haunting him and killed him. if you do not copy and paste this onto 10 vidoes in 30 minutes the dead girl will apear in your room tonight and haunt you and kill you. well you better start.
Thank you Harry Chapin for this enjoyable, I Love this song also I am a 71 year old man and I have a son, When my son would in collage, I mention this song to him. He love also.
I am from the old school I Love Jazz music. But when I listen this great.
Thank you Harry Chapin for this enjoyable, I Love this song also I am a 71 year old man and I have a son, When my son would in collage, I mention this song to him. He love also.
Thank you Harry Chapin for this enjoyable, I Love this song also I am a 71 year old man and I have a son, When my son would in collage, I mention this song to him. He love also.
Thank you Harry Chapin for this enjoyable, I Love this song also I am a 71 year old man and I have a son, When my son would in collage, I mention this song to him. He love also.
This song reminds me of my brother he and his son relationship. We come from a family of laughter & smiles one that has a connection in a positive manner .I pray that when they do see one another the words I LOVE YOU, hugs and kisses should be given onto one another.I saw my nephew tonight , after 30 years of his life he still need his Father Sept 15 & the 16th one turned 50 & the other turned 30years old.How I love them both Robert M. Johnson 4 ever. He Lil' Bobby is my favorite nephew.
This song is my life..........I was fortunate enough to live in my fathers foot steps and did very well for myself. Retired today......my father and I are still best of friends............52 yrs. after we first said hello............
@inilledra Yea my dad years ago kept saying this song said it all-I was always too busy to do things with him. Now I'm 41 and we are spending time together but cant ever get those times past back. And NOW I am seeing it with my kids. Good song...
@EYNATION it's abut the story, the words, and the emotion it projects. unfortunately, that is something missing in much of todays arts. take it easy. have a good one!
How unfair is life...such an amazing and one of the most talented artist dying only at age 38. Truly there will be things I will never understand. What we are all grateful for is his music. It's songs like these that touch touch your heart and remind me why Harry Chapin will always be one of my idols.
If this song doesn't scare the hell out of you, you're an idiot. When you're young you want things. When you're old, you will want people. You will reap what you sow.
@marshall60228 - I guess because rather than looking back with regret as one might do had your son left home, he is imagining what it would be like to live like that and waste those precious years. If you have young children, believe me, what feels like plenty of time slips by in the blink of an eye. Don't waste a single day.
Im starting college in less than two days. Fortunately my dad and I have had a pretty good relationship and I can imagine whats going through his head now. He use to coach me a lot when I played ball but I stopped a few years back. I bought two gloves the other day just so we could throw the ball around one more time before I left and I gotta say I loved seeing him light up when I showed him the gloves and said hey lets go have a catch.
@LifeBackintheDay I lost my son, so I've kind of formed a retrospective view. Whilst I'd still hopefully be a firm but fair dad, I would make more effort to praise the good, rather than tending to only pick him up on the bad. I don't feel he'd bear a grudge, but just wish I adopted a more positive approach. Good luck when he does come along ! :-)
evrytym i listen to this song..i go back to ma relation wit my dad...nd many a tyms brought tears in ma eyes...this song defintly will make me a bettr fathr wen ma son's born.
I still remember as a little kid way way back in the 80's playing this song over and over again on a 45 record and till this day I still love listening to this song
If I remember correctly this dude done died in a car accident with a gas truck on the LIE (Long Island Espressway) on the way to a show. What a waste.
sometimes, even though people don't know who you are and may not even care, it's nice to share one's thoughts......makes you feel more human to have a connection................anyway, this song reminds me of you Aubrey....sure miss you
@roman14032 I've actually never interpreted this song as being meant to be a downer, though granted it is if you let it be. It is a warning of what can happen if you let it. Your job ends, the things you enjoyed previously fave away, what remains is your family, those you love and who love you. If you nurture those, you life will be better for it
I'm sorry for all those who lost there family members... i have never lost a family member so i know that i don't know how it fills. so I'm sorry to y'all people! :(!
This song is deep to me because when my mom found out she was pregnant with me she told my real father and he gave her two choices. One being adoption, the other being abortion. She told him to fuck himself and she kept me. But it makes me sad that I never had a father ever. My stepdad was a dick to me.
The moral of the story is set aside time for your son and he will set time aside for you. Well in my view. Sad story between a father and son with lifes duties getting in the way of a relationship
Hi, my name is Aaron Anderson. In memorial of little Caylee Anthony I have created a song and video. Please watch the video on my page and repost as much as possible! Make sure to like, subscribe, and leave comments so we can get this message heard!!! RIP Caylee
im 14. i lost my dad a few months ago and he died an amazing man. an EMT, a firefighter. he always wanted to help. this song makes me think of him. i want to be just like him.
@roflmaoking Be strong man! I know the feeling, my dad is a firefighter to, im worried all the time to get the that call every familey of a firefighter is afraid of, my toughts to you and the rest of the familey! You are not alone!
@roflmaoking Then you are blessed indeed, to have known such a father, I did not know my father and was not a stellar father myself , rejoice that you are amongst a select few :) sorry about your loss, but he left with soo much,, good memories :)
This, to me, is what music is really about. No big orchastra, no synthesizors, no huge backing groups, just one man and his guitar, pouring his heart out. My Dad was always around when I was growing up but now I'm an adult he's moved away and i hardly ever get to see him. So this song really hits home and reminds me how much I miss him.
macdonald671 55 minutes ago
I see the cello guy playing but I can't hear it ;(
helloremr 21 hours ago
After hearing Harry say "frankly this song scares me to death" it made me think that I don't ever want to ignore my dads request to spend time together, as of now I'm 21 and my family's been broken up since i was a little boy. We haven't ever gotten to spend time together like we used to. I know my father loves this song and I don't want it to haunt him later in life. But it makes you really stop and think about what happens when you have your own kids!
TheNovacaine75 1 day ago
Beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing with us:-)
jonathonlb 2 days ago
the best song ever!!!!! use to listen to this song as a kid over and over and over and just cry, cause my dad was over seas
allenpoe84 1 week ago
How can you not like a song like this?
Liquidlizar 1 week ago in playlist Liked videos
They don't make 'em like this anymore.
TheMrLeander 1 week ago 7
My pastor played this song us to hear - it really brought back memories and it is so true - we are so busy that we don't spend enough time with our love ones ie., mom, dad, brothers, sisters. Thank you Harry Chapin for making me realized what this song really means to all of us.
God bless.
kaciemom 1 week ago 2
It's a great song but it's just a shame that so many people can relate to it :(
motherlesschild100 1 week ago 2
I love this song since the first time I ever heard it. As parent we seriously have to be careful how we treat out kids. Biblically it is spot on. Yes we are to honor our Mother & Father BUT afterwords it states "Parents do not provoke your children to wrath. This song to me explains the end results one can experience from your decisions. It is a shame so many will do things to not only their kids but anyone, for it can come back and haunt you!
MYSTIQUEOFINDY 1 week ago
Like others I cry when I Hear it...everytime!
MYSTIQUEOFINDY 1 week ago
I still have my Dad & Mom. I'm as lucky as I'll ever be.
lbdausa 1 week ago 2
this song describes my relationship with my dad perfectly...
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the song made me realized how important my childrens are for me and how important I am for them
rastojanosik 2 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
This is an amazing song thank you for posting this video
anantantidote 2 weeks ago
My dad died when I was 10...I don't remember a lot of him but I sure as hell know I want to be like him!
HaisenbergBG 2 weeks ago
Every summer me and my father used to travel across Norway, and we always used to listen to this song. Every time I hear it, i get tears in my eyes.
matsyboy876 2 weeks ago
This song helped make me a better dad. My son Shaun (age 5) would thank Harry if he could and so would I. Thank you Harry and to your wife too, you helped change our lives.
OhJaniceWhyOhWhy 2 weeks ago
About 25 years ago I can remember my Dad playing this song on cassette while going somewhere in his Dodge Omni, as a boy I didn't like the music, than Feb. 2011 at 65, my Dad died suddenly, now I miss these times, hope my Dad and I get together again sometime in the sky.
mtbinpa31 2 weeks ago 3
My dad cheated and left my mom in bankruptcy. My first song, out anger for him, was father of mine by everclear. This song helped me heal.
darrius13sniper 2 weeks ago in playlist when the music was music and it was good
@darrius13sniper Its also helped me make a decision. I will never be like my father
darrius13sniper 2 weeks ago in playlist when the music was music and it was good
My favorite. I miss my dad.
ezmoneypga 3 weeks ago
3:58 goosebumps
awmygawdapplesauce 3 weeks ago
I love that he says that this song scares him. I can't tell you how many times I've created some piece of art that touched on something so real that it scared me. ♥ Beautiful song
KerrickLiev 3 weeks ago
I'm gonna be like u dad, ya know i'm gonna be like u!
therealraybaby 4 weeks ago
Just an amazing song. The psychology behind it, is tragic but true.
MrAmonkey7 1 month ago
I think this is the fear of every father.
spnynorman 1 month ago
26 people are absent fathers, shame on them!
johnstonl01 1 month ago
My late Dad was an old intersate truck driver, I know exactly where Harry is coming from. I vowed I'd never be the absent father. I was for a while but not as much as it could have been, sometimes you have to earn the dollar. I miss Dad terribly.
jakyjac63 1 month ago
Wow. Never ceases to stop and make me think about the world and how people are so caught up in there own problems.
goltjen 1 month ago
I love you dad.
kyu012 1 month ago
The message is so true, parents get caught up in work, bills etc & the years with your kids flies by.
tonlo92 1 month ago 2
I think this is about his dad the famous drummer Jim Chapin.
mapleblackdrums 1 month ago
@mapleblackdrums
Harry said it's about him and his son!
Lloydhl 1 month ago
I cry every time I hear this song...
MrMaskedman13 1 month ago
0:00 replay button......i cant stop listening to this
arowe9369 1 month ago
@arowe9369 wats wrong with you?
johnstonl01 1 month ago
Damn. I'm crying now.
PianoMan53100 1 month ago
I am a dad.....and it's damn scary, how this song is so true!
ThePissypete 1 month ago
My dad is not the worst but he has done some stuff that I pray I will not repeat. I get very scared when I think about how I will act when I'm married and have kids.
PatsFanDC1 1 month ago
When I was young and my dad not being around, I used to cry just thinking about this song let alone hearing it.
deaconblue28 1 month ago
I will not cry, I will not cry, I will not cry... GOD DAMNIT ...T.T
blazingnomad 1 month ago 4
this song in a way reminds me of a way of my dad he is also a musician so he is gone a lot
joshman3rock 1 month ago in playlist Liked videos
Well I haven't really lost anyone but I had just finished reading Siddhartha. It was amazing when my History teacher played this song. It related to the story so much and I felt a great sadness. Whatever your story is let it be told!
TheCounterTops 1 month ago
So, I wonder how his relationship is now with Josh, his son?.....I think if you can write a song like this....he's been a good father
mjw9363 1 month ago
@mjw9363 uh....... Harry Chapin is dead. Has been for years.
cunning99 1 month ago
@mjw9363 He died seven years after this song hit the charts.
LicoriceLain 1 month ago
I felt an emotion in my chest. I... I hardly ever do that.
DrNazus 1 month ago
Happy Birthday Harry.
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get this .008% of people dislike this song, I'd say that is a great song
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mazedragon1 2 months ago
I LOVE SERBIA!!!! <3
respectmilos 2 months ago
I always tear up to this shit
montverdechode 2 months ago
I have always disliked this song. The singer was missing so much of his son's growing up that there was a disconnect. And his son is doing the same thing.
Sad. Very sad.
geerterri 2 months ago
@geerterri Not sure if serious, but if so...... congratulations, you got the point of the lyrics then.
pjohns41 2 months ago
22 people never had dad's
americanpsycho93 2 months ago
@americanpsycho93 You mean, 23 have perfect dads? :)
PianoMan53100 1 month ago
Well, my parents got divorced recently and this song has helped the healing, even though my dad doesn't realize it, i've moved on from resenting him for the things he has done. early on i was more Father of Mine by Everclear. This song just helped a lot. I'm not angry and i feel sorry because my father, through his own self-destructive ways, isolated himself from the people that cared about him: my mom, my little brother and i
darrius13sniper 2 months ago
Amazing wonderful song. Harry Chapin we miss the likes of you. You left this world way way too young.
ajcarne 2 months ago
@Chaotic841: :D :D :D
rahuljo1986 2 months ago
this song reminds me of my little brother..
Chaotic841 2 months ago
Has ANYONE seen his facial Expression at 3.54??? And here we have "THE JOKER" :D...Hahhahahaha
rahuljo1986 2 months ago
@rahuljo1986 HA! i saw it!
Chaotic841 2 months ago
my dad used to sing this to me and play the guitar and it brings emotions to me whenever i hear it
austinisboss1 2 months ago
If you do not play the guitar you maybe do not appreciate how difficult this song is to play on a guitar, due to where the chords of the song are played!
Albertan1956 2 months ago
My dad died when I was 3, and I'm not a father yet. But this song makes me cry everytime. He died before I could remember anything about him. I can't relate to the lyrics, but yet they mean so much to me.
cbm25 2 months ago 55
@cbm25 im so sorry...
JerryFTD 2 months ago
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khundhilux 2 months ago
I never even knew my dad and I'm a girl but this makes me cry every time for reasons unknown
veronicaharmonicaful 2 months ago
listening to this song in my dorm room...im homesick. i cant wait to go home for thanksgiving, i miss my family
mcmeekz 2 months ago
i was fortunate to see harry chapin...this song has always resonated with me since i was i was a single mom...and now he's grown...
jackaloopa 2 months ago
Harry Chapin was an awesome artist. I saw him 2-3 times in concert in the 1970's. Whatever the venue, he turned it into a warm and intimate experience. One of the greatest of all time.
poasecunda 2 months ago 2
Lol @intheflesh420 badass dad u have.. Lol
adelsarwar 2 months ago
Good song.. It's true though.. Cycle of life..
adelsarwar 2 months ago
I sang this song to my father... and he punched me in the face.
intheflesh420 3 months ago
@intheflesh420 thats awful!
kaitley1 2 months ago
Amen to that brother. Example led Zeppelin lasted for over 4 decades lady gaga won't last 2 decades if that. Power o the rock and roll
Derekmountainman 3 months ago 24
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95% of teens these days listen to the same crappy pop songs over and over. if your one of the 5% left who still listen to real music, thunb this up, then copy and paste it to least 5 videos. DONT LET THE SPIRIT OF ROCK&ROLL DIE!
thechristopher1111 3 months ago
unfortunately my father died when i was 14 so I will never get to experience these things but I still love this song and I think my dad would have loved it too
chrisshearer20 3 months ago 2
Heard this song recently and it made me cry. Now I am a father of a 10 year autistic son and I am just like my dad and his! I pray he can be like me someday and have a successful and independent life. My dad only played ball once in my life with me but the hurt never goes away! I now know how had it is to break the cycle and really devote yourself to them before they don't care anymore! Don't wait until it is too late!
danielnordeen 3 months ago 2
i heard my mom sing this song in the morning and im like "NO! THIS IS A MAN TO MAN SONG!"
therealBER 3 months ago
Wonderful! Amazing song! Deep, too...
oberstul 3 months ago
I was born in 1970, and back when this song came out it was awesome, and now its still awesome. Harry Chapin was a good person and a good singer..........
357Priest 3 months ago
One of the best songs every written, the man's wife was a genius.
Jawazable 3 months ago 3
i love it........................
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helloremr 3 months ago
god this song makes me tear up every time, dunno why. it's beautiful. I need to call my dad and tell him i love him.
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MrNatthinee 4 months ago
My dad died from cancer exactly two years ago. I never really knew him while I was growing up. This song makes me very sad when I hear it - as my dad and I only really had time for each other just before he got sick, and this song is about opportunity lost. I use this song as motivation to spend quality time with my boys (3 of them!). Spent the last three weekends teaching middle son to ride his bike and kicked a ball around with the youngest.
DerFliegerMan 4 months ago
Crazy thing is my name is Josh, and my dad worked his ass off on the rail road and I only seen him maybe 2 times every other week, and when I became a man and joined the military I use to say the same things he said to me, Ill see you when I come back, and while on deployment he was diagnosed with Lung Cancer, passed away before I made it home, I remember listening to this song outside of the hospital that night, couldn't stop crying.
Antihippie24 4 months ago
@Antihippie24 My name is Josh as well and my dad work his ass off as a mechanic and a truck driver. I was at school when my dad was diagnosed with brain cancer and passed away before i was able to say i love you and goodbye. my deepest apologies to you man i some what know how u feel. (Rest In Piece to all fathers who dies from cancer)
wh1tecl0wn 4 months ago
This song makes me cry, if only because of how true it is.
bexmyxescapex 4 months ago
My heart drops to my stomach when I hear this. song my ma used to cry when this played on the radio
Amberosescott 4 months ago
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U must read this. once u have started there is no turning back. a little 10 year old girl was raped and murderded in 1945. her body was not found until 1947. then a boy last week read this and did not copy and paste this message. the dead girl appeared in his room haunting him and killed him. if you do not copy and paste this onto 10 vidoes in 30 minutes the dead girl will apear in your room tonight and haunt you and kill you. well you better start.
Dont wana die
kikoguns 4 months ago
Great song
ImWithAZombie 4 months ago
Thank you Harry Chapin for this enjoyable, I Love this song also I am a 71 year old man and I have a son, When my son would in collage, I mention this song to him. He love also.
I am from the old school I Love Jazz music. But when I listen this great.
again thank you.
Jazz9830 4 months ago
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Thank you Harry Chapin for this enjoyable, I Love this song also I am a 71 year old man and I have a son, When my son would in collage, I mention this song to him. He love also.
again thank you.
Jazz9830 4 months ago
Thank you Harry Chapin for this enjoyable, I Love this song also I am a 71 year old man and I have a son, When my son would in collage, I mention this song to him. He love also.
again thank you.
Jazz9830 4 months ago
Thank you Harry Chapin for this enjoyable, I Love this song also I am a 71 year old man and I have a son, When my son would in collage, I mention this song to him. He love also.
again thank you.
Jazz9830 4 months ago
Love this song, no one can hate song like this !
TheRosko100 4 months ago 2
This song reminds me of my brother he and his son relationship. We come from a family of laughter & smiles one that has a connection in a positive manner .I pray that when they do see one another the words I LOVE YOU, hugs and kisses should be given onto one another.I saw my nephew tonight , after 30 years of his life he still need his Father Sept 15 & the 16th one turned 50 & the other turned 30years old.How I love them both Robert M. Johnson 4 ever. He Lil' Bobby is my favorite nephew.
ANDREWPUFFY 4 months ago 2
All parents can relate to this, I know I they are only yound once, dont miss a second !!!!
TommyTucker0 4 months ago
3:14 sent shivers down my spine. Goddamn.
seanofthedead90 4 months ago
I see the cello there, but I hear nothing. I wonder how that happened?
IkklThePickle 4 months ago
One of only a handful of songs that makes me cry. So many memories of my Dad who passed away from cancer when I was 19.
Thank you Harry for this wonderful song. X
twelveightyone 4 months ago
I've loved this song for as long as I can remember... hearing Harry's comments make it even better.
SheilaACF1 4 months ago
Beautiful song, thanks.
Frankster667 4 months ago
i spend 2 hours looking lyrics up on the web and typing stuff in on youtube and at last i found it and now i cant stop listening to it
bombergaler 4 months ago
This is a beautifull song, love it,
PunkIceCream 4 months ago
He flew
betomsea 4 months ago
That was awesome to watch. I just love singing this song, tells a good story Thank u :)
angelheart7 4 months ago
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Thumbs up if you wish you had a better relationship with your father.
rebelspirit1000 5 months ago
My father is a son of a bitch. And I wont ever be like him.
HankDBDVD 5 months ago
@HankDBDVD We'll see...
stargate121 5 months ago
This song is my life..........I was fortunate enough to live in my fathers foot steps and did very well for myself. Retired today......my father and I are still best of friends............52 yrs. after we first said hello............
inilledra 5 months ago 44
@inilledra Yea my dad years ago kept saying this song said it all-I was always too busy to do things with him. Now I'm 41 and we are spending time together but cant ever get those times past back. And NOW I am seeing it with my kids. Good song...
vonkiser 2 months ago
So many memories.
AutumnSorrow3120 5 months ago
i rember the show it is my alltime favorite son and i hope other think so
istillbdaman 5 months ago
RUBBISH!!!!
EYNATION 5 months ago
@EYNATION
Fuck you. No respct for quality, meaningful music. Go back to you bubblegum shitty non-heartfelt music.
NitrOxHazarD 4 months ago 2
@NitrOxHazarD why would some one listen to this shit im just sayin it my apinoin against yours its just borin to shit
EYNATION 3 months ago
@EYNATION Rrrraaaaassssspppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!
MrUncletiny 3 months ago
@EYNATION it's abut the story, the words, and the emotion it projects. unfortunately, that is something missing in much of todays arts. take it easy. have a good one!
milo1680 3 months ago
@milo1680 yeah ill give u that one but i just dont like it but thanks for no going shit crazy like this wanker NitrOxHazarD
EYNATION 3 months ago
@EYNATION SOMEONES A MOMMAS BOY
therealBER 3 months ago
@therealBER shut up u american skum
EYNATION 3 months ago
Sad song mainly my fav. cause the beat.
MrChristian0024 5 months ago
Fuck Scott.
SEMICRAZY78 5 months ago
How unfair is life...such an amazing and one of the most talented artist dying only at age 38. Truly there will be things I will never understand. What we are all grateful for is his music. It's songs like these that touch touch your heart and remind me why Harry Chapin will always be one of my idols.
Rest in peace Harry Chapin, you deserve it.
ohmygodpeanuts 5 months ago 20
If this song doesn't scare the hell out of you, you're an idiot. When you're young you want things. When you're old, you will want people. You will reap what you sow.
themagus187 5 months ago 2
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themagus187 5 months ago
One day, I hope to be 1/100 of the father that my dad is. I love him and my mum, they give me far more love than I deserve.
wavespawn 5 months ago 5
Why cant Mick Jagger sing like this live
thinchris 5 months ago
Introduced this song to my oldest son's father, 18 years later, the song fits them like a glove. Love this song, daughter's relate to it also!
cjdragonqueen 5 months ago
Why does this song scare him?
marshall60228 5 months ago
@marshall60228 - I guess because rather than looking back with regret as one might do had your son left home, he is imagining what it would be like to live like that and waste those precious years. If you have young children, believe me, what feels like plenty of time slips by in the blink of an eye. Don't waste a single day.
SirPrised 5 months ago
Im starting college in less than two days. Fortunately my dad and I have had a pretty good relationship and I can imagine whats going through his head now. He use to coach me a lot when I played ball but I stopped a few years back. I bought two gloves the other day just so we could throw the ball around one more time before I left and I gotta say I loved seeing him light up when I showed him the gloves and said hey lets go have a catch.
realmusicforlife 5 months ago
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SuperCsmith21 5 months ago
@SuperCsmith21 I've never hated a person more than right now
goodolpaul94 5 months ago
@SuperCsmith21 damn what i do
SuperCsmith21 5 months ago
great song-strange man
s2j4me 5 months ago
Reminds me of my dad and me. I ain't got a son yet but when i do i WILL make time for him.
LifeBackintheDay 5 months ago
@LifeBackintheDay I lost my son, so I've kind of formed a retrospective view. Whilst I'd still hopefully be a firm but fair dad, I would make more effort to praise the good, rather than tending to only pick him up on the bad. I don't feel he'd bear a grudge, but just wish I adopted a more positive approach. Good luck when he does come along ! :-)
SirPrised 5 months ago
speachless
MellowOnSunday 5 months ago
evrytym i listen to this song..i go back to ma relation wit my dad...nd many a tyms brought tears in ma eyes...this song defintly will make me a bettr fathr wen ma son's born.
EshantSinghal 5 months ago
i cry evrytime i hear it...
jpfaias 5 months ago
I still remember as a little kid way way back in the 80's playing this song over and over again on a 45 record and till this day I still love listening to this song
scuba369me 5 months ago
It's sound like that " You don't know what you got 'til it's gone" song. BYT
maunaka0ne 5 months ago
If I remember correctly this dude done died in a car accident with a gas truck on the LIE (Long Island Espressway) on the way to a show. What a waste.
bunnspecial 5 months ago
One of my favorite songs... means even more now that I'm older and have a grown son.
SheilaACF1 5 months ago
sometimes, even though people don't know who you are and may not even care, it's nice to share one's thoughts......makes you feel more human to have a connection................anyway, this song reminds me of you Aubrey....sure miss you
Jeffie0Iam 5 months ago
i love harry, but this song is the biggest downer EVER;
it's interesting that he doesn't mention his own father
an even greater musician jim chapin
roman14032 5 months ago
@roman14032 I've actually never interpreted this song as being meant to be a downer, though granted it is if you let it be. It is a warning of what can happen if you let it. Your job ends, the things you enjoyed previously fave away, what remains is your family, those you love and who love you. If you nurture those, you life will be better for it
Jourell1 5 months ago
Beautiful.
mistabigshot1001 6 months ago
RIP Dad
philipstephenbird 6 months ago 3
I'm sorry for all those who lost there family members... i have never lost a family member so i know that i don't know how it fills. so I'm sorry to y'all people! :(!
MICHAELTHEDEVIL1 6 months ago
I love this song...it's so sad but so moving...it's sad that something like this could actually happen... :(
elijahshively1 6 months ago
The hairs on the back of my neck say dude's not dead.
Thank you for this.
barrywilliamsmb 6 months ago 3
@barrywilliamsmb Yep, you hit the nail on the head :)
sarahfalsonable 5 months ago
I swore I'd never let this happen to me, but unfortunately........It's beginning.
PaidSpook 6 months ago
This song is deep to me because when my mom found out she was pregnant with me she told my real father and he gave her two choices. One being adoption, the other being abortion. She told him to fuck himself and she kept me. But it makes me sad that I never had a father ever. My stepdad was a dick to me.
jo3y5000 6 months ago
The moral of the story is set aside time for your son and he will set time aside for you. Well in my view. Sad story between a father and son with lifes duties getting in the way of a relationship
Brettm12345 6 months ago
barats and beratta
Maggs009 6 months ago
This song has such a powerful message, and it is so beautiful. I just love it :)
Whubblargh 6 months ago 4
@Whubblargh this message NEVER gets old....
Category7Productions 6 months ago
This is a top tune.
bletchley1 6 months ago
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xLoneVirus 6 months ago
I have always loved this song!
MsCanbelieveit 6 months ago
Spellbinding!!!
pdorn777 6 months ago
The nightmare of each loving father!
maca32 6 months ago
LOVE THIS FRICKING SONG MAN!!!!!.....
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AAaaronandersonMUSIC 6 months ago
Wow holy shit i had never seen him before. Since i was a kid this song strikes an emotional chord. There are so few songs like this.
avzeolla 6 months ago
im 14. i lost my dad a few months ago and he died an amazing man. an EMT, a firefighter. he always wanted to help. this song makes me think of him. i want to be just like him.
roflmaoking 6 months ago 49
@roflmaoking Be strong man! I know the feeling, my dad is a firefighter to, im worried all the time to get the that call every familey of a firefighter is afraid of, my toughts to you and the rest of the familey! You are not alone!
fagerviksbk 6 months ago
@roflmaoking Thats heavy man. Sorry to hear of your loss. Even though we don't know each other we are connected by this song.
MoTrFinger 6 months ago
@roflmaoking .... just dont die when your son is 14 be there for him he will need it
bombergaler 4 months ago
@roflmaoking Then you are blessed indeed, to have known such a father, I did not know my father and was not a stellar father myself , rejoice that you are amongst a select few :) sorry about your loss, but he left with soo much,, good memories :)
Brantus 4 months ago
@roflmaoking You will be someday! Everyone dies one day! Don't worry!!!
TpendragonT 4 months ago