Jason Michael Carroll -- Alyssa Lies [REACTION]

[@burgaweddie1]

I have heard this song, hundreds of times and every single time it brings tears to my eyes

[@parkercarpy810]

Ik im wiping tears right now

[@williammills8953]

Same. And I couldn't imagine how people are.

[@sabrinagautron4675]

Mine too!! Been there... though it was not just hitting... prayers for any child.that endures such abuse of any kind... Please know there is help out there!!

[@amandastilwell5352]

Ugly cry for me every time!

[@AdrenalineWins]

We adopted a little 18 month old from the foster system. Her name is Alyssa. She’s 13 now. I still bawl like a baby when I watch this. This would’ve been my baby if we hadn’t “rescued” her.

[@MLGB0Yz]

That’s not necessarily true, so don’t be too caught up in what could’ve happened.

[@AdrenalineWins]

@@MLGB0Yz I know that, but when both her siblings were abused, one can only imagine what would’ve happened if she’d not been taken. I’m just grateful we got her and now she is safe and has a good life.

[@donnawright9246]

Bless you

[@LillithPlaysSims]

Okay Karen, You stole a child, not ran in to a burning building. You don't deserve this pat on the back you're giving yourself tbh

[@erinhooks5284]

I was Alyssa. Thankfully someone reported DFCS for me and saved my life

[@christydavis6171]

This reminded me a lot of Martina McBride’s Concrete Angel. If you haven’t seen or heard it. You should check it out.

[@JamesDunn-sk2sj]

Both songs where sang about the same sad event.

[@zk6754]

John Michael Montgomery-The Little Girl

[@ranger-1214]

Concrete Angel is about Martina’s niece, beaten to death by Martina’s sister. After a divorce she became an alcoholic and abused her daughter until she died.

[@willdeloach4555]

Don, my friend, I just now came across this reaction. I will own that every single time that I listen to it I break down. I can totally identify with your anger and desire to strike out at those who would abuse. That's what warriors do. They fight to protect those who are too weak to defend themselves. You mentioned that you have two sisters. I have three grown children - two boys and a daughter. I would fight to the death to protect either one. I can't fathom the mindset that can harm a child with impunity. Jason Carroll's daughter, Savanna, went to school with Alyssa. Alyssa was "different." She was bullied in school and Savanna was her only friend. Alyssa was also being beaten at home by her stepfather. Her mother did nothing to protect the girl. He decided to go to the school to report what was going on, but it was too late. It took Jason three years to write this song. It never seemed to be perfect enough. Right before it was released, he sang it at a concert. He received a letter from a teacher in Georgia who wanted a copy of the song, so she could play it in her class and get their thoughts on it to write in their journals. Two months later, she contacted him and told him that several of her students reported child abuse in their homes. Thanks, Don, for covering this. Too often domestic child abuse is a silent killer. I appreciate your take on this.

[@RockN2Country]

@Will Deloach Thanks for the words and perspective on the video and the subject that JMC addressed. I was getting angry all over again just reading your agreement with me on it---I suppose just knowing that someone could even take advantage of a kid (or anyone, for that matter) is where I launch. I'm a seriously chill guy, but this kind of thing is where I'd make up for it. Thanks for faring the way you do, as your daughter will have a safety net around her, whether she knows it or not. And your boys will know how to be around women, including their own children. So kudos to you for having the good qualities that you do living in you.

[@anjelsallaroundu]

Who is this singer watching the video?

[@robertshulenberger]

I LOVE this song but it is a tearjerker 😭😭

[@joshuatrantham]

Thanks for the shout out. Good review. Cant watch this without being a wreck. Just hits home.

[@QueenOfTheSea101]

fun fact: the teacher in this video is actually Jason's high school teacher who encouraged his music.

[@Alwaysfaithful37]

Everytime I hear this song I start to ball my eyes out I'm not even kidding

[@giovannisocci8793]

This is like a sacred song,it makes me cry but for a different reason.

[@robertlee6783]

I've heard this since it came out ,I m a grown 50 yr man and it still brings a tear

[@MrTobhag]

Thank you so much for doing this I hope it helps someone that is on your channel this song should be played at every school at least once a month

[@yourhuckleberry3733]

Whenever I hear this song and I see this video, it takes me back to my childhood in the 60s as a young boy being abused find my father, back in those days no one ever really talked about this sort of thing and I used to have to hide my bruises and I'm surprised I never had any broken bones because my father would hit me it's just about anything he could get his hands on, I was hit with 2x 4S, is 5 gallon bucket, horse whips, you name it I was probably hit with it! By God's mercy and his grace, I lived through it! But as bad as it was for me, it helped me to be a better father to my son's, and I vowed that I would never ever put my sons through what I experienced with my dad! 👍

[@danielherrlein4549]

I named my daughter Alyssa after this song. I love this song. I tear up every time. Thank you Don for reviewing this one. It is hard to listen to but it's a song that everyone should listen to. Keep on rockin 2 country!!

[@RockN2Country]

@Daniel Herrlein Wow, that is some powerful stuff right there, about naming your girl this way. And truth be told, Alyssa is a beautiful name in my eyes, and has been for at least twenty years. It's not only a pretty-sounding name, but the Alyssas I know are special folks, and that helps a lot. So when I heard what this was about while I was listening to it, I just got mad. Keep the faith, my friend.

[@donnelson7797]

No matter how many times I hear this song it never fails to bring tears to my eyes. It’s a true story..wonder what happened to her abuser

[@rtsam5195]

I remember hearing this for this song for the first time and I was in 4th grade. When I told you I cried I cried. And I don't really cry that much but this always makes me cry

[@bambamnj]

This video is actually based on two true stories. Story #1 is the story of the song which Jason Michael Carroll wrote the song from, is a young girl who was not saved in time and lost her life to abuse. Story #2 is the story of a teacher who played the song for his classes and ended up having several students come forward and reveal that they were being abused.

[@jenniferslatten6705]

He is actually the father the little girl went to and said Alyssa lies

[@davidemswiler4351]

Never heard this song but about halfway through, the video got really blurry. After retiring from the military, I started a 2nd career as a counselor. I figured there wasn't much I hadn't seen, whether it was from my childhood, the military, or from all the places I've been. Maybe I could help someone? Let me just say this...there are certain lines that once crossed, there's no going back. Call it evil, karma, sickness...whatever...some people can't be fixed by anyone but their Maker. Maybe that makes me a lousy counselor that gave up too soon, but the things I've seen were beyond horrible. Do I believe in forgiveness and rehabilitation? Yes, to a degree. Am I an advocate for the death penalty? Very much so...

[@ritaking2201]

David, I know Christine can relate to this. If you have ever held a child with broken wings from head trauma, broken limbs or internal injuries from being abused, you want to kill the devil who did it. But then I would die. Death penalty? Envision a deserted Island surrounded by sharks and inhabited with Lions, Tigers and Bears. Air drop his rear and let him live with fear the rest of his life. A solution maybe?

[@davidemswiler4351]

​@@ritaking2201 You have a good heart and a gentle soul for coming up with an alternative solution and I respect and admire that. And you're right, if you make a plan and hunt down the monster yourself, you could be subject to punishment yourself. That would be bad. What I'm suggesting is you say your prayers, grieve for your loss, and then in a very calm and lady-like manner check the box that says "yes" for keeping the death penalty as a legal option. But if one day it does get abolished, I'll be sure to check the box for the island with lions and tigers! :-)

[@carlahuff4307]

@David I totally agree.

[@ritaking2201]

Thank you David for your conviction and insight. You are a good man.

[@davidemswiler4351]

@@ritaking2201& Carla Huff Thank ya'll both for your kind words..made me blush a little! :-)

[@brendacroomes7214]

This song will make you cry every single time you listen to it

[@ssloniker92]

This same singer that wrote and released “Alyssa Lies” in 2006, came back in 2022 with another song he wrote, based on a true story about his mother n law called “Tell Me Your Name (Diane’s song)”. I highly recommend listening to it. It hits home for many people.

[@patrick_9393]

This song will bring tears every time. True story read somewhere it took nearly five years to complete because of how sad it is

[@sabrinagautron4675]

Your reaction... S0 GENUINE! Has triggered to try my own version... I grew up as 'Alyssa'... like so many precious babies have!! This song has haunted me for many years... I cannot sit idle no more!!

[@sammichaels3757]

Who broke at the “Aw shit” I knew the song before this video and seeing the moment he realized where this was going. Breaks your heart every time

[@planojag595]

Thanks for doing this one! It hits you right in the feels and and as a father of two it brings tears to my eyes and builds anger inside just knowing that this happens to poor, innocent children.

[@RockN2Country]

@Plano Jag, I had no idea what I was getting into when I did this one. I'm glad I did, but I keep getting mad when i think about a little girl (or boy, for that matter) getting beaten by someone who could and should love them, and build them up for better lives.

[@planojag595]

RockN2Country As do I. However, what’s nice about Country Music is that they write songs with lyrics that take us “there” and speak about real issues, good, bad, and in between. Since this song made an impact on you, please also check out Independence Day by Martina McBride and The Little Girl by John Michael Montgomery. Thanks!

[@VENOMS_WRAITH]

Jason Michael Carroll is very good at songs that tell stories and pull at your heart strings.

[@garrymoore2161]

Notice the girl who flees the classroom before the video ends is wearing a shirt that covers her neck and her arms.

[@williammills8953]

Every time I hear this song. I get a lump in my throat. Thinking about Alyssa. It brings tears in my eyes. Especially when Alyssa didn't show up. 😪

[@codyspillman3251]

I've heard this song alot.and it still gets me

[@christinaakman7791]

Found your channel just now looking at reactions to this song you got another subscriber

[@BigBWolf90]

"Shit." Ya summed it up perfectly brother. As an older brother myself I'd do anything to protect them and I've found it extends to a lot more people. And I case anyone cares to know yeah I've got tears in my eyes cuz damnit how can you NOT!

[@andyanderson7321]

Such a powerful anthem against child abuse we named our youngest daughter Alyssa as a reminder. Thanks for an honest reaction.

[@garyparis6592]

Excellent job Don this is 1 of your best reactions. Thank you.

[@RockN2Country]

@Gary Paris Thank you, Gary. This song caught me off guard and was quite a sobering experience.

[@JadeRepayeStarchild1964]

Mothers do it too. It is not always the Father.

[@manic14ful]

Going to over share here. I am a survivor from the hands of my father . I wish i wish i had someone that had saved me . people knew but were scared of saying anything . I lied so much growing up . I did have a son and his father was not nice so with his little strength we left that was 28 yrs ago now . I am still a mess mentally so much that I am petrified of relationships. What I guess I am trying to say is please God if you see something say something, be someone's saviour you never know Who's life you could save . Thanks for letting me ramble

[@blackjuel]

Thank you for putting your self out there and sharing your story. Every story matters and I am glad you survived. I hope that one day you can know peace.

[@ingloriousbetch4302]

It's pretty common that a community knows but just chooses to say and do nothing. The stupid mindset of "that's family business" or "you can't tell ppl how to parent their kids" is usually at fault, or the a-holes who love to tout the 'spare the rod' BS as a reason why it's fine to hit your kids, good even. I grew up in a small rural Oklahoma town..1200 ppl approximately. I found out decades after high school the ENTIRE town knew my mother was nuts and what she did to us. They all knew and not a single knew of them said a word. It made me raging mad.

[@melindabaker710]

My adult sons saved a girl like Alyssa who was friends with my granddaughter ... my granddaughter didn't know what to do so my daughter called her brothers .... I found out afterwards and all my kids could say was that they remembered this song playing non stop when they were young .... I did some things right .... smiling .....

[@CindyCowan-w7z]

My granddaughters name is Alyssa. I hear this and it kills .

[@gregfoster4541]

Every time I hear this song it just tears my heart out at the thought that this really happens,so proud I had loving parents,a song to make you think!!

[@lynnsimpson9056]

God bless! This is important,!

[@mulberryman1305]

I don't think this song will ever fail to bring a tear to my eyes although I would point out that sometimes it's the mother who is the abusive one

[@TimedRevolver]

And if you really draw the short straw, it's both your dad and stepmom who have legal custody of you. And also have a group of people who will lie for them so they don't go to jail for child abuse and endangerment. I'm not bitter *at all* about that. Could you tell?

[@MrDylanBrewster]

You hit the nail on the head, for example my mom

[@erinhooks5284]

In the video it was the mom

[@lilflamingo9529]

My mother, brothers and sister used to abuse me. I used to wonder why God wouldn't just let me die because none loved me.

[@missylks1239]

@@erinhooks5284 How is that? In the video, she is writing “HE hit me.”

[@jasonthomas30]

This song always gets me

[@lukebroadbent4935]

First time hearing this and, man, it got me. What needs to be said has been said by you, Don, and the other commenters. I would like to say that this song does have one of, what I believe to be, the great lyrical devices used a bit in Country music and that's changing the meaning without changing the words. The fact that "Alyssa lies..." is about her concealing the truth finally becomes "Alyssa lies with Jesus" is very good writing often seen in Country.

[@tommyward7471]

Sad song!!! No reason to ever abuse a child.

[@chloebritton5919]

Omg I can’t stop crying

[@RockN2Country]

@Chloe Britton I feel ya. I totally feel ya.

[@rodconner9079]

Never fails to bring the emotion! Upset, Mad to a point of needing to control...... yep!!! The sadness works its way all through the song. The worry and question.... followed by the answer! Which is nearly unbearable "because there is nothin' anyone would do" ... "... 'cause, Alyssa lies with Jesus"! The good Lord brought her from that situation. The song speaks volumes. JMC --- just awesome! An amazing voice too.

[@RockN2Country]

@Rod Conner Thanks for the post, and welcome aboard! Songs like this make a lot of folks wanna help and fight, and that's a testament to JMC's ability and him hitting the nail on the head.

[@lucystacy2460]

I love this song so much. Would you please react to Skin by Rascal Flatts?

[@tedharvick9010]

Good suggestion, ma'am

[@kaycee4357]

I've watched this video hundreds of times and my heart hurts every single time. He does an amazing job; the lyrics and music; and his own emotion being the topper. I listen to people, just as I did you, as they don't understand and with such a serious topic and the reality of it all being put on blast like that, I get the anger and shock (for lack of a better word) --- I have to say that part of that same reality were teachers who had rulers and vice principles with paddles hanging on their walls, and seeing a father pull the belt off his waist back then was as common as a child with a handheld in device today's society. No excuses, let me clear, but I suppose for me I'm so glad that I think like I do; knowing that it was a different time then, and able to reassure my mom of that prior to her death. We are all a product of our environment/society and those who are enlightened to a different route are fortunate; far too many aren't even aware that any other route exists. Thank you for being you and for your genuine reaction .... There's no way to rate this, you are correct. Love that you are so damn human too btw.

[@RockN2Country]

@Kay Cee, you are an amazingly insightful and caring person, and when you write something I find myself saying to myself, "there is noting to add to that, it is timeless, and it is perfect." Thank you for that, and I am so humbled by your closing comment that it opened my heart a little more, and maybe one day I'll know what that fully means. In the meantime, just, thank you.

[@melhawl3685]

The most powerful line is "because there was nothing anyone WOULD do."

[@Wahots79]

Sitting here, listening to this with my pre-schooler asleep on my chest, tears running down my cheeks. I'd do damage to anyone who hurt my baby girl.

[@beckyhauge6030]

This song always makes me cry. Hopefully it helps someone escape the abuse

[@Me-wk3ix]

As a teacher, this song literally breaks me. I just want to save all my students in that situation.

[@Robarino]

I have 6 children, 2 are daughters. I couldn’t for the life of me to harm them. This song tears my heart so bad.

[@mikewood8561]

Me too. I cry everytime.

[@CindyCowan-w7z]

This song tears me up

[@denisesalmon4496]

Great review thank you for sharing

[@RockN2Country]

@Denise Salmon You're welcome!!

[@ljriner]

Love Jason's voice!

[@TheNascarfan999]

I am generally of the mindset that every song can and should be rated. This one, however, is as good of an exception as you will find. Such a beautiful job with the writing and the double meaning of lies. Yet when the story hits you, it hits hard. While it is sad to think of Alyssa, think of how many people her story and this song may have saved over the years. I am also a big fan of Jason's song "Where I'm From" and if you want to go back to your rock roots, check out his song "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead" as it is a very upbeat, hard driving song.

[@mikevantuinen1931]

Who else cried when they first heard this song I was a teenager in my bedroom I thought the same thing as he did shit soon as it ended I bawled like a baby and proud of it

[@franknovack8925]

This song always makes me cry

[@KentuckyGirl381]

Frank Novack same here

[@HillaryHuffine]

I'm so glad to be catching up on your videos!!! Migraines suck, as I've stated before so I'm so far behind!! Lots to binge!

[@RockN2Country]

I'm glad you're back, @Hillary!! Migraines are brutal, but life changes when a "spell" is over.

[@bryanadamson2855]

Don, this song is so great! The emotions run raw with this one for sure. Keep up the great work brother! Three song suggestions for ya: * King of Alabama - Brent Cobb * Appalachian American - Davisson Brothers Band * Who I Am - TJ Hernandez

[@RockN2Country]

@Bryan Adamson Thanks for the recs and for the kind words!!

[@ashleyscott6834]

I cry every time I hear this song

[@ecoffey71]

I dont know how he could sing this.i try and I get choked up everytime.

[@terryduncan31]

The dad went to school the next day after hearing what his little girl told him but he was a day late. Anyone that harms a child should be sentenced to death, period!

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

That was the part I am heartened by. The teller of the story tried to act, to intervene. He was just late.

[@Harley57]

If this doesn’t break your heart, nothing will. Praying for all the children, that God may watch over them & keep them safe.

[@QueenOfTheSea101]

try listening to this and Martina McBride's "Concrete Angel" back-to-back and you will have a 1-2-KO punch to the gut, it's amazingly impactful. when i want to get in a sad mood for my writing, that's what i listen to.

[@christineems8754]

This song had me full on crying in the car listening to this on the way home. I don't know how you held it together Don, except for anger, good reaction! You're a stand up guy. If I had my way it would be an eye for an eye (if proven of course) no wasted jail sentences, just a swift easy punishment of getting exactly what they dished out. This was a wonderful song though, that daddy's heart came pouring out through his voice.

[@RockN2Country]

@Christine Ems, glad you made it home safely.You're all heart (with a good mix of intellect), and when it comes to child abuse I'm on board with not much mercy. I just don't see another way at the moment.

[@GrandmasGoneGamingLW]

I cannot listen to this song without totally breaking down. It always makes me cry, but it also always makes me pray for those caught in similar situations. Thanks for the good reaction and for the story you shared as well, Don. I'm glad your friend made it through, at least. I have one friend from way back that we never knew it was happening to her. In later years, she changed her last name, because she simply couldn't bear to carry her father's name any longer. Before that, though, she lost both of her sons (from two different men that never even offered to marry her) to court systems that did nothing to help her get through the terrible things she had lived with, but instead just took the boys and gave her something else to beat at her spirit all the time. She later found out that one of the boys died in a house fire, and she still has no idea (she's the same age as me...69) where her older boy ended up, or whether he's still alive. She does know that he ran away from his third foster home. Thankfully, she found the Lord about 25 years ago, now, and has used her many talents and her love and compassion to help others over the years, but the birthdays of her boys are still very hard for her (sigh).

[@RockN2Country]

Thanks for sharing that, G3. And welcome back--was wondering where you've been and a little worried about ya!

[@GrandmasGoneGamingLW]

@@RockN2Country Just been extremely busy. :-) The summer will be more like that. Over the winter I have more time to write books in my comments. ;-) Hope you are well, and enjoying the improving weather! :-D

[@cherokeemammyof4205]

Martina McBride, Concrete Angel Please

[@haroldyoung8174]

I totally agree with a special kind of mad, had a few girls I went to school with like your friend, I get it. Props

[@carlahuff4307]

Damn it, Don! I forgot about this song, too. Such a great song for a horrible situation. You'd have to be someone without a pulse if this song doesn't hit you right in the gut.

[@RockN2Country]

@Carla Huff, amen all the way around. Imagine my surprise when I reacted to it--I had no clue that it was about this, and then the pictures? Dear Lord. And the girl in the video who lost her friend, that hit me just as hard.

[@carlahuff4307]

@@RockN2Country Right?! It reminds me a lot of John Michael Montgomery's song... The Little Girl. OMG! Just heartbreaking.

[@cowtowncustoms2110]

If this little video from an artist does not bring out emotions in you, then you are incapable of them!

[@dmr14wizkid14]

not necessarily the case like with me and my asd I think much differently because of it like I haven't shed a tear in Over 15 years I don't have the same empathy as others my mind cuts out emotion for logical thought still I am a passivist and I hate senseless violence

[@Gutslinger]

I dislike comments like these.. They come off as being quite pompous.

[@johnkeeper9949]

Thank you for this reaction...if you want another amazong few songs to react to you should listen to Gods Will or Concrete Angel by Martina McBride, There Goes My Life by Kenny Chesney or She Didn't Have Time by Terri Clark.

[@isthatwhatemptymeans8222]

Going to make a request Don, a band I've recently became transfixed by "Trampled By Turtles" They're kinda like Old Crow Medicine Show crossed with Phish spliced with Gillian Welch. "Whiskey" and "Walt Whitman" are two personal favorites.

[@christineems8754]

I second Trampled by Turtles! Love"Codeine".

[@frankw1458]

You can't watch that video and not get rocked emotionally, kudos for being able to put that emotion into words. I can't remember if you have reacted to any Charlie Daniels, but if you haven't heard "Simple Man" by Charlie Daniels I would love to get your reaction to that song.

[@davidemswiler4351]

Agreed, Ol' Charlie tells you exactly how to fix that girl's parents!

[@phyllispoff6959]

This made me cry

[@leighannekimbell]

this song hits home to me my dad bit and rap me for 7 years till i woes 12 i got the courage to speak up about it and now i am a mother of a 15 year old boy and i woed kill so body that hurt him that way are endy over kid that way

[@blondieanne09]

My dad told me a story about a little boy he went to school with. He said that they had been playing after school and all of a sudden he seemed scared and ran home. Well the next day he refused to sit down and the teacher forcibly sat him down. My dad said he shot straight up out of his seat and you could see that it opened up wounds on his backside and he was bleeding. They mentioned this to the authorities and the little boy was removed from his home and my dad never saw him again.

[@HayaItsAriana]

As a person who was abused and as a mom this song really just makes me so sad and mad that someone could harm their babies.

[@gaftbat]

Dear Mr. Jesus is another one that will make you cry.

[@danieldawg100]

My older brother, Lenny and I SURVIVED our growing up years, with our parents, BEFORE we ESCAPED. Out of seven children our parents had, for whatever reasons, Lenny and I got their abuse. He was, among other things done to him, permanently deafened in one ear, and I was permanently blinded in one eye, which surgery could NOT give me back my sight in that eye ever again. NOT family members, neighbors, school bus drivers, or teachers, who ALL saw the slap marks on our faces, the wounds that were bleeding, the bruises, NOT one of them ever stepped up to help us. IF ANY of you know for a FACT that a child is being abused, PLEASE CARE ENOUGH to report it,PLEASE. wado,Ann Benson.

[@RockN2Country]

@Daniel Benson Thanks for sharing that. And you're spot on---see something, say something.

[@franknovack8925]

Martina McBride, Independence Day

[@vickystanley8853]

Little Blossom, an old song written by no one and sung by my Mom and grandmother. Oh yes, and Dolly Parton.

[@_griffin82_46]

The last verse where Alyssa lies with jesus cuz there's nothing anyone would do gets me every time. It wasn't that there was nothing anyone COULD do but they wouldn't do anything. I'm fortunate to have never felt this way and feel for anyone who has. It is no way for anyone to live; man, woman, or child.

[@terryelrod5008]

As a father to 2 teen girls I cry every time. I would go to prison if anyone laid a hand on my girls.

[@Big_John_C]

This one hits home for sure.. my egg donor dated a scumbag who abused my baby sister when she was 5. When I found out I made sure that was the last person he'll ever abuse

[@glennspitzer2684]

I didn't know what it was when I first saw it either

[@stephanieblanchard1798]

I'm 5 years late on this reaction video, but I have watched so many other reactions to this song. I always wondered why the video focused on 2 girls in particular and it just came to me now, are they best friends in the same situation, just older?

[@danalynch8889]

The true story isn't the video they were watching. The true story is about what happened in the classroom while they watched the video.

[@isthatwhatemptymeans8222]

When u mostly listen to Dylan & Isbell u get kinda spoiled lyically. This goes to show u can pack alot of emotions in a relatively simple song. Big thumbs up. 👍

[@BelleDede01]

Jason Michael Carroll is the blond guy you see in the video and he's the writer and singer of this song. I'm not sure where it's written, but at the end of the video, it says that after hearing this, many reported being abused, where one child was saved. Carroll took two years to write "Alyssa Lies." The song was so emotionally painful to write that he got migraines while writing. It is based on a true story of a girl that wasn't saved from abuse in time. It seemed to Carroll that no matter what he wrote, he would never be satisfied with it.

[@BelleDede01]

Hi Don, had to watch this one again, but there's one thing I hadn't notice you saying before about trust issues and that not only men can abuse their children or wives, but women can do it too. Well here's a true story that you should listen to from Martina McBride. Her story is true and very personal. Her sister abused her own daughter and killed her, after a nasty divorce. The plaque you see Angela Carter (7 years old) was Martina's niece. Please do a reaction to it. It will get you, even though I pretty much told you the song/story. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaWxinRqpaZ6oKs

[@THESALUTINGMARINEFAN]

Another song that's based in true events is concrete angel by Martina Mcbride, its based on what happened to her niece

[@bleuskye8124]

Hi Don! My mom had a belt that someone made for her. The belt was made from a car tire. One summer night when I was around 6 years old she introduced me to that belt. I can't tell you how many blows my little skinny body took because all I remember are my screams . Some where in those screams I heard my father's voice telling her to stop. I don't remember anything beyond that.

[@RockN2Country]

@Bleu Skye, I'm glad your father was there to stop it. A kid doesn't need body blows to get right, especially a six-year-old. I'm gonna get to sleep tonight, but it's gonna take a little longer than usual because even this story has me going. You're good people, Bleu.

[@bleuskye8124]

@@RockN2Country Sorry , I didn't mean to get so dark. I'm good . I think in some ways its what made me who I am today. Thanks for being so awesome!

[@tupelohoney622]

My heart aches for you and children everywhere that have experienced that horror.

[@bleuskye8124]

@@tupelohoney622 Thanks!

[@tupelohoney622]

@@bleuskye8124 ❤

[@Rwizard206]

Did anyone catch that in the note it said he hit me. Then later the church sign that said honor thy father and happy father's day.

[@stephhart1356]

I had a best friend who abused her kids and I stepped in and got the kids out of the situation and I lost a friend but I didn't care I was worried about the kids and now 3 years later they are taken care of and happy

[@beverlywilliams6131]

I have been through this stuff as a child, and adult. I have ptsd and trust issues with anyone who is around me. As an adult, I now pretty much stay to myself and don't go out unless I absolutely have to.

[@carriewhite2378]

I just saw another person reaction to this song. Wanted to check your video out. Like your reaction. Think this is sad song

[@RockN2Country]

@Carrie White It's about as sad as it gets, and JMC did the subject and song justice. Also, welcome to the channel!

[@carriewhite2378]

@@RockN2Country ya thanks

[@carriewhite2378]

@@RockN2Country ya it is as sad as it gets.

[@murnimonir6244]

Hi. Thank you for sharing your life experience with me. This is a very tough and heart ripping video to watch. You sir, however look uncannily like Jim Parson / Sheldon Cooper senior.. An actor / character from the sitcom Big Bang Theory. Just an observation.

[@brendaisajiw3417]

So horrible! I'm so thankful for loving parents.

[@twobears1224]

Mine tryed killing me.he hit me with a 5 ton farm tractor.i was working infront of it and he started it up and floored the throttle and popped the clutch.the tractor jumped forward and upward and hit my leg and a metal cutting saw i was using.the saw went into my guts and i was slammed into a mdtal lathe.i was pinned there.he shut the tractor off and started to get off.i was screaming and telling him to back up.he just sat there for several minutes then backed up.if it wasn,t for my mom needing his help he would have been dead that day once i got out.i live figuring he,ll try it again one day.

[@twobears1224]

The worst part is over the years i,ve told teachers and cops how abusive he is and nobody does nothing to him.one day he was sitting right there as i told three state troopers and far as i known they never said a word to him...and since then he treats me and my mom worse.

[@sabrinagautron4675]

So thankful you had them, I sure didn't!! Prayers for any precious ANGEL that has to endure anything like this!!

[@sabrinagautron4675]

I spent so many years as "Alyssa" though, it went much farther than just hitting... any precious angel that should endure such abuse... please... find an adult you trust, tell someone!! It could be anyone!! You do not need to spend your lives in fear!! Reach out!!

[@sabrinagautron4675]

@@twobears1224 I hear you!!

[@mikevantuinen1931]

I know it’s a sad song but I laughed when he said ah shit

[@Bridgettehavens]

Have you done concrete angel by Martina?