Chris LeDoux - Silence On The Line

[@Cary543]

The story of my life. Except I'm a cop. I've had 13 surgeries all over my body over the past 23 years of doing this job. I walk like a 100 year old man. I'm pretty useless to my wife and kids. I can't do 3/4 of the things I did 15 years ago. I have 2 years to retire. I'm just trying to make it for them.. I'm sure I'll be dead within a few years after I retire, but at least my family will be taken care of. Thank you for this song Chris. So many men know your pain. RIP my Brother.

[@krisnorge5830]

Dang that's rough man. I'm sorry. Former (French) cop myself... Got dismissed a few years after joining because of a hearing disability and was continually rejected during the 8 years I spent trying to get back in. But my heart is still with my brothers and sisters of the badge and gun, whichever country they serve. You make sure to reach your retirement and then take it easy and live it out well. After devoting your life to your country it's only right you get to live it out once it's yours again.

[@michaeledwards2622]

Thank you for your service! Takes a special person to do what you do.

[@waltconrad4798]

God bless you and your family and thank you sir for your service

[@mshowell5457]

PRAY'N for you..& Thank you for your Service!!

[@richardstevens5008]

Cary, I really hope you make it long past retirement to enjoy time with your family. I understand what you're going through as I'm a corrections officer and am looking at going in for a 3rd surgery myself... the job just takes its toll. Be well my brother and enjoy that retirement and your family!

[@CryptidWalks]

Still brings chills, he just wants to come home, she, unknowingly tells him he’s useless at home. Heartbreaking.

[@thegoldfly1]

I took it to mean she KNEW. He wanted to come home as a cowboy, and she didn't want the rodeo bum, she didn't want someone who won't help. Now the connection of her knowing to me was the second chorus. A place half this big demands a man as fit as you. Remember the first time it was a place this big. Sure she might not have realized it, but to me that was meant to be a hint she knew who the friend really was.

[@faithrainear2927]

It's kinda unfair to her he's not honest cause she's gonna feel different towards him than a stranger

[@caretaker158]

Saw him at a small venue here in Virginia about a year before he died... man, he put on one hell of a show. Cried like a baby when he died. I sure wish REAL country would make a comeback because it sure is long overdue!

[@droberts8703]

I'm still crying I miss him

[@randymcphink3924]

I got to see him at Sikeston mo in August and he passed in the following March. You'd never know he was ate up with cancer at the time. Great man and great entertainer. Check out his son, Ned Ledoux for some other great music and material.

[@cute_animalsanddrawingvideos]

Great cowboy and singer I miss him too

[@xereton4603]

My dad had me grow up with him, died before I was born and I didn’t even know. On the day that he died and I learned, I cried like the child I was and sent his son, Ned a letter. He responded, and now we’ve been to 3+ of his concerts. He’s great and sounds like his dad

[@davidressler2815]

i was shot 5 years ago in a gun accident and lost the ability to speak and walk without assistance, my wife still took me and took care of me .. I spent 2 years in a nursing home laying in bed because i couldnt move .. so many surgeries and still need more . this song really strikes home .. what if she would have said no

[@blindlemming7446]

Sounds like you were blessed with a very good women who believes in the "for better or worse, in sickness and in health" commitment to you. It's getting quite rare these days. Hope she's still there for you and may God bless her and you with strength and courage.

[@KrissiCreates]

That's what you do as a wife when you said those vows... for better or worse, in sickness or health "! My husband was diagnosed with Mesothelioma cancer. I took care of him and watched him decline in health. I cared for him and loved him until he passed away peacefully in my arms, exactly 1 year from diagnosis to his passing.

[@FireAnt98]

Like a tightly woven tapestry under a full moon on an october night in Montana. Chris sews the words, that can tear your heart out. RIP Cowboy.

[@zachsimmerock5257]

Amen man...😢 song

[@stevend8785]

Men aren't loved for who they are, they're loved for what they do. Every man discovers this for himself at some point and it hurts.

[@carolladeaux8300]

I met my husband 6 years after the car accident coming back from a branding that left him paralyzed from the waist down. He had been a cop of every rank from beat to federal, a cowboy, a father, and had spent his life sacrificing everything to take care of others. Now he was a severely disabled Indian living on disability on the poorest reservation in the poorest county in the US, paying child support, and living at home with his elderly widowed mother. He was 18 years older than me. And I'm here to tell you he was the best person that ever lived. I loved him from the second I laid eyes on him, and I will love him forever. He will always be the best part of my life and the best part of myself. For 24 years, I had to be the bread winner, and my city slicker ass had to learn how to run a household and a ranch the hard way. And I would do it all again in a heartbeat. He was loved for who he was, and I will continue to love him until the day I see him again and beyond. When you find the right woman, she will love you for who you are.

[@robertmyers6122]

I'd rather be alone by myself, rather than with someone who makes me feel alone.

[@ArcoZakus]

@@carolladeaux8300, Sounds to me like you are one in a million. Maybe a billion. If there is a heaven it is there for people like you.

[@anygivensunday4198]

Not me not now

[@donaldmurphy3148]

If this song DON'T make you cry, you have no soul. Just saw the video for the first time. I almost made that mistake. Lot's of others. Yes. But I limp as I come home. Saw myself then, and still do in this song. I'm almost 52 now. Sometimes need a cane to walk my dog... Should have listened better. There is wisdom in MUSIC. Ya just gotta know when to listen and learn.

[@61silverwolf43]

I saw him and his Band at a County Fair here in Oregon several years before he passed... One of the most GENUINE Men I've ever met! By fortune I had won one of those "Meet the Artist" backstage things from a local country station.. He shook my hand with a big ol calloused Cowboy handshake and asked me to sit down with his guys..even offered me a cold Coors... Hell of a Man

[@tomkaz3089]

It sucks not being able to walk and the pain that comes with it from all those rides. But you can still Feel the Rush when ya hear Chris. God Bless Chris Ledoux

[@deborahpopcicle8967]

tom kaz take care best you can

[@Gambit22003]

I feel that

[@zachsimmerock5257]

I'm 43 and useless now... But those days were great.. I just wish the lord didn't have the "Plan" in mind he had. But some days don't hurt as much..

[@Stefanie2695]

the real king of country music rip ledoux.....

[@josephbright3946]

yes! he was the best out there! RIP!

[@stetzenbingham7513]

Joseph Bright rip Chris the best country singer

[@silverford2005f150]

god bless Chris ledoux

[@ljroth2193]

Gone too soon. 😟

[@idunnosomethingiguess3941]

Long live the King of Wyoming

[@waydebrooks8056]

Yes Chris sure is the king here in Wyoming. Always will be. RIP Chris.

[@kaymcguire7685]

Wayde Brooks Chris LeDoux. Awesome

[@cecilg.relation2537]

@@waydebrooks8056 king of everything country, everything real. I will be sure that all my generations to come will know him.

[@donaldmurphy3148]

This song brings their tears to my eyes EVERY TIME.

[@jerryjohanan1940]

He sings about true stories. What a great singer

[@loverlei79]

This song is so soulcrushing. I always like to think that the Cowboy found true love in Mexico and never thought about that hag he left behind.

[@rjward1775]

She wasn't a hag. She was just living a hard life and had to be a hard woman.

[@mybrissylimo]

The soundtrack of our lives is a little poorer for the absence of this man and his musical stories. As Garth said, "God bless Chris LeDoux "

[@michaeledwards2622]

One of the few times I'll agree with Garth. God called Chris home. For there's a field needin oversight and a song to calm it over.

[@socraticwarrior9490]

Every time I hear this song on the CD, I have to hit 'repeat' a dozen times!

[@hoppycom888]

I miss him more and more every year, no body sang.the true life of a rodeo cowboy like Chris. Too many road miles together with this man and myself.

[@kadenemerson3569]

It seems like the last 15 years he sang was when his best albums came out

[@corbieone]

The song is definitely great; paired with the video n u have a masterpice.God just needed a real cowboy singer at the time. R.I.P. Chris

[@jeremylilly1054]

Man this is a great song. It's so sad but it's a great story. Glad I finally remembered what this was called so I could find it again

[@barbaralee3425]

I saw this video years and years ago, and like you forgot the name. I tried so hard to find it, googled some of the words - nothing. It haunted me for years and then one day it is in my youtube feed. I won’t forget it again.

[@mikemickypeterdavy]

My favorite Chris Ledoux song. Breaks my heart every time, even though I know what's coming

[@aajrecruiting6211]

Dammit ... sure miss this Ol Cowboy. Much love to the LeDoux's.

[@joshburns4611]

Man, every time i hear this song it's like the first time. I bawled the first time i heard it.

[@thomasindler1576]

20, year's late he's still a cowboy legend, in.my mind, prase God for his legacy

[@johncheycody]

so glad you finally got this video up so it's easy to find. there's about 20 real country songs and this is one of them. rip brother.

[@jonwatson9153]

99% of those 20 are this man right here! GOD BLESS CHRIS LEDOUX!

[@krisnorge5830]

@@jonwatson9153 yeah, as far as Country singers go Chris LeDoux is the all authentic. Many country singers just adopt the Western dress style but Chris was the real deal. A former rodeo champion, he was as cowboy as it gets!

[@cecilg.relation2537]

I'm cowboy to a fault. Lost my foot. Married 13 yrs and thought she'd do the same. I saved her and then when I was in trouble she saved me. Others I thought were love lost would have abandoned me. This reminds me of them.

[@garyshaw3112]

I just miss his music and what might have been

[@normandipscope1707]

I grew up listening to chris and Toby and George and Garth all of them my grandpa loves ledoux because he rode rodeo with him back in te mid to late 70s

[@wyattblackburn3666]

His wife is my neighbor up here in Michigan

[@drewinskeep529]

+Wyatt Blackburn I hope you're not taking about Chris Ledoux they have a ranch in Kaycee Wyoming

[@holesnipe]

+Wyatt Blackburn I think you mean his mother. Although I believe she may have moved south to be closer to family due to health reasons. I may be wrong about that.

[@brent5566]

Normandipscope 1 George and Garth don't even compare to CL....but whatevs

[@BrentBoere]

Brent DeFrates Chris Ledoux is the reason Garth Brooks performs like he does on stage. They were good friends. It's hard for me to say who the best country singer is. Ledoux is probably the best Country western singer, but there are too many great country singers to choose one. Merle, Waylon, Cash, etc etc. they're all great and can't be matched.

[@brianjester8890]

If you can find it anymore,I recommend "Gold Buckle Dreams"... the love of my life is from Germany and she loves that album...nothing like heading to a " show", and playing some Chris LeDoux!! RIP Mr. LeDoux...

[@terrywilkerson5598]

Brian Jester Gold Buckle Dreams was the first Chris Ledoux album I ever owned. I wore out two cars just driving around, listening to that tape.

[@teddykilgore9983]

Dammit, I miss Chris tremendously

[@erikhuish4167]

Check out his son Ned LeDoux.

[@bryanmassey5398]

Thank you sir, I wish you were still here. But you kind of are....thank you to your family also

[@lolacampbell4166]

I love this song and aww i cant believe that shrew., a real woman would stand by this guy..and RIP i miss chris he was real country., and i cry when i hear this im crippled up and cant walk too good either..and i guess im weird but God and my momma raised me better and id have probably made friends, and pray for the guy .but its just a sad and beautiful song..God bless and rip chris...

[@jameskishombe7172]

I unpacked this album when I was working for Walmart in Alexandria Virginia in 2000 on Richmond hgway. There is a uniqueness about Chris's ledoux and his music.

[@hiddenhearts13]

Oh my god, I've been looking for this song for years and finally found it in an old Playlist I made in like elementary school. That could have been so much simpler.

[@ClaireDriver-xm9wi]

I always end this song with “Awww. COW!” Can’t help disliking her. We love you cowboy, thank you for the ride. RIP Chris LeDoux

[@austinstuart9056]

Quite an exquisite story, and great music video

[@olskoolloggin9761]

Restin' in peace. Love ya Buddy!!👍👍

[@clarkmorgan1151]

I love chris but that song breaks my heart❤

[@saddlerlew]

I always loved this song. Hard to describe the feelings it evokes. Kind of underlines the differences between male and female, how we try unsuccessfully to please them. Hell, I can't figure it out, but Chris' song is superb.

[@suzieparis6821]

idve said bring him home

[@tiredcomet3828]

I am thankful for the great people I have known thank you all hard workers and those I have done what I could for.Help others and appreciate all is how I was raised

[@crystalslifeoffun8613]

I've always loved his songs

[@jasonwilliams1085]

God bless you, chris ledoux!

[@BonnieHowlingcrane]

OMG..I'm bawling my eyes out...I'm such a dork

[@garydavis5858]

Guess...... I'm a dork too then!

[@timrogan3597]

He was legend cowboy I grew music brings a tear to my eye❤

[@morganbundy4822]

This song makes me cry!!!!

[@BrentBoere]

Jesse Biggsjr are you from Lake Elsinore In Southern California?

[@baccamafia4363]

“Crying is for kids” -Chris

[@kaymcguire7685]

Loyalty is a true and earned joy only few can appreciate

[@kevinroberts9531]

Whoever disliked this, I hope you burn in hell. I'm an old busted up ironworker, Chris was the real deal. His music was from true lfe experience, and true soul . RIP cowboy!

[@kevinroberts9531]

Life. Sorry

[@blessedtrinity9664]

I met him a gentle man and very impressive

[@user-qr8ki8ue4i]

Can you blame her? Essentially a single mom keeping it all together for years (farm, kids, and all that entails) while the man of the house played cowboy. And now he wants to come back home because he can't be a kid no more.

[@paulajane9828]

I love everything about this song forever 💯😍❤🎸

[@rocket3795]

The man was a legend didn't get enough credit for his work for being a rodeo star may he rest in peace love his music

[@evanferguson1105]

Absolutely the best comment, no one gives him the respect he deserves

[@lolacampbell4166]

I know its not the same but his son ned sounds alot like him, so in a way chris is still singing by how he and his misses raised him up .so its nice to know his songs are carrying on what his dad started..not the same but still good.

[@KrissiCreates]

Yes !!! Ned sings some of his Dad's songs and you can sure tell the apple didn't fall far from the tree !!!

[@kaymcguire7685]

i am hoping for people whom accept people in any situation they are in and doing there best

[@Paula-nd5re]

Love this miss u so much so glad your sons here now Chris u are a legend still in my life always will be loved that your a cowboy miss u

[@shotgunvengeance3753]

Wow this song is deep!

[@leesully1669]

Hensen Cargill (Skip-a-Rope) did it too... trying to rekindle his career after his one hit wonder.

[@bethjohnson2689]

I don't feel this way but life is tough

[@Unclejavi1]

Wow Finally is here !!! My brother loves this song

[@LagunaMadreDad]

We lost him way to soon miss you Chris

[@benkenobisgirl]

First time I heard this I cried like a baby.

[@jimshackleford8712]

Over 30 years on Harleys and now riding a Wild Mustang and I get a silence on th phone when I say I’m not given up !! I will ride Em to my last days !!

[@user-dq6bx8yt3r]

She just wants him home . She thinks he’s fine because he has talked and told her the truth. If she new what was going on she still want him . She love him and just wants him home . Rodeo is a hard life . And when your man’s gone doing what he loves . You as his wife take care of everything else . And if their no true communication she can only pray he’s ok. He has to tell her what’s happening to him honestly.❤

[@doughesson]

A friend of mine tried breaking the news to his parents like this after having been injured while on active duty. They told him to leave his buddy behind and the next day when I went to visit him again,he'd already killed himself.

[@jeremylilly1054]

I'm sorry to hear that.

[@deborahpopcicle8967]

Never give up there are people who will love you

[@doughesson]

@@deborahpopcicle8967Yeah,I wish that he'd kept on keeping on.

[@alicelelean5867]

That's terrible, I'm so sorry x

[@jerryjohanan1940]

Thank you for your service and his I will always remember your friends story. He is one of 22

[@sha6mm]

One Hell of a Great Song with a lot of Truth in It ! TC & GB &. I will think of you when I smell the Sage.

[@jimshackleford8712]

Over 35 years on Harleys 23 years separated! I’m lucky to have a good Mustang and Blue Tick ! To many miles behind me now

[@gamike8898]

this one hurts.....

[@no1caresanymore]

My mom recommended this song to me and she told me I needed to watch the video with it. So I did that, and I didn't realize she was standing there watching for my reaction until he got off the phone... My head shot up to look at her in shock and she yelled, _"I know, right!?"_

[@mikegilkerson5032]

Chris, Ian Tyson, and Ivan Daines sing songs the way they were meant to be sung, with heart and a love of the country. I miss Chris and his singing. I wish I could find all his old songs I use to have on cassettes.

[@ArcoZakus]

Tap on the avatar to the left of Chris LeDoux's channel name below the title of this video, or type "arcozakus playlist chris ledoux" in the youtube search box. They're all there.

[@MeteoricStoneofSouls]

I just watched this for the first time. I've heard this song many times and always kinda felt the "rodeo bum" was he himself. This video only reaffirms my feeling.

[@KrissiCreates]

Chris's wife never did that to him. His wife was his biggest cheerleader. I'm sure Chris had seen a lot of this happen to his buddies on the rodeo circuit!

[@boojum402]

Sadest song ever.

[@misfyresalot]

Beautiful man inside and out... gone to soon💔

[@claypearson8380]

This is one of my favorite songs!! I Use to work at a steak house when I was in high school and I was the ultimate country music from 1998-2000!! 😂

[@DieGwinners]

THANKFUL ...

[@ndyajeff]

Cowboys, Soldiers, Marines, Police and Firemen all face the same possible future and the wives that love them are real life walking Angels...

[@toddclayton4125]

Yes Sir. God bless em all. True American heroes. Long live Cowboys 🤠💯🔥

[@romulotristao8541]

Ele era muito bom e sempre admirei suas belas canções.

[@samscot7780]

whole lot better than that skinny jean imitation country.

[@silverford2005f150]

song hits home since being diagonized with a terminal illness

[@kaymcguire7685]

Richard hoelscher don't give up each moment is so important

[@joshleclere94]

My dad passed away from a terminal illness. Until his dying moment he stayed a man to be respected. We all will pass but those that stay strong resonate the most. My dad excused himself from dinner to leave this world. My dad has my unwavering respect to be a example to follow. He never feared, only worried. My point is regardless of your situation stay strong and face life head on and God bless.

[@andrewhalter8382]

1 of my many favorites. Just le douex it

[@droberts8703]

A person can be giving if the person chooses

[@marileedent5753]

Prayers 🙏. RIP beautiful 💔

[@garyshaw3112]

That is cowboy pride

[@halomine2655]

Singers like this need to be better known its up to the parents to show thei kids good music not what is on the radio nowadays probably the only reason I Know this singer is because my dad played one of his cds same with Charlie Daniels now I live this kind of music

[@bigfudge3932]

Ironically I first heard of him through the radio today....

[@halomine2655]

Seriously I didn't think a radio station would play this kind of music

[@logantarrant8438]

+halo mine hank 101.9 fm here in southeast Washington

[@pollywaters3271]

irange radio

[@richardsorgman5418]

+Logan Tarrant 93.5 the bull in so.fla

[@kennyfett970]

Such a neat song. Im not a big rodeo guy, but this song, you can really feel the emotions that go with it.

[@sandiduvall773]

best man ever

[@stetzenbingham7513]

Sandi Duvall agreed

[@suzieparis6821]

Sad old song..I'd say..baby get home♥

[@singingcowboy674]

Such a sad song.

[@AdryWoods]

OMG ❤️💙🤍 I Love USA 🇺🇸 Country Music 🎼 the best in the all world 🗺 I miss it so much but at least my son is over there enjoy his Country as US Marine 🌎🦅⚓️ Proud Mom❕

[@kaymcguire7685]

i think it's important to care about everyone

[@aletamull5207]

Love This Man Wonderful-Doul

[@aletamull5207]

Wonderful Soul

[@randalhampton2966]

See ya at round up!

[@georgerodriguez5358]

I love all his music I'm country 100%

[@bethjohnson2689]

November 2019

[@Travelpage193]

Beth Johnson 🙏 RIP Chris Ledoux

[@graysonconrad5615]

This is one of the saddest songs I ever heard

[@tiredcomet3828]

Truth is a challenge let's take it on together folks

[@robertmatos6215]

Classical

[@atomicjanitor5454]

Man I never caught that he was talking about himself the whole song holy crap.

[@remowilliams3340]

Gold!

[@JamesHalfHorse]

yep hit me like a ton of bricks

[@hobertlee7598]

I Have Know People Who Rode With Him ,,,,,I Have Listen Chirs Very Very long Time

[@kristigarrigan7046]

this song reminds me of my granddaddy. His name was Jack and he used to be a rodeo rider but he's dead now. He died because of old age, when I was younger, I'm 18 now, and I still have his cowboy hats, but I don't wear them because I don't like to wear hats and I don't want them to get all ruined. I miss you granddaddy, you will always be in my heart... RIP Jack Day.

[@kaymcguire7685]

Maybe one day you may wear them take care

[@JohnnyMWright-cv5sj]

For me this is a trigger from the other side of the veil

[@marileedent5753]

Love it lol Marilee

[@jameskishombe7172]

I was devastated when I heard about his death in 2005. MHSRIP

[@dannywilson6760]

I remember when he sold 8 tracks from his van at rodeos