Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me

[@EliGaphary]

It’s like grieving someone who’s still alive and boy does that hurt.

[@justtony21]

or when that woman is off loving someone else and she has left you cold after loving her with just about everything you had and it wasn't good enough.

[@carrie0123210]

Yes...for 39 years even

[@Harmonical1]

Literally one of the most powerful love songs ever written. An incredible song sung by an incredible artist, beautifully accompanied by Bruce Hornsby. Even the great George Michael's version is second to this.

[@adelew3735]

Sure does! 😢

[@angiew2324]

​@@justtony21It happens to men & women alike, and if it's cheating, it's NEVER okay. I'm sorry you've been hurt, I have too - don't let it ever stop you from loving again though. The woman that hurt you doesn't deserve to control your emotions or your future. ❤

[@derekwood91]

For all the people who loved someone who didn't love them back. This is your song.

[@tkelly4154]

😢😢i know

[@carvinlambert6899]

To Lilly...

[@colettecolette4802]

Yep..!

[@roberthutton7301]

Tank beat her out on this one sorry

[@riaangrant4424]

Why I'm alone❤❤❤

[@wil7228]

A beautiful song , not much of a Bonnie Raitt fan but her voice is therapy for a lonely 62 year old male who has high blood pressure and hates his job . Very tired thank you any one who reads this.

[@robertlongwill8856]

Will, I'm a huge classic rock fan Pink Floyd Deep Purple Uriah Heep King Crimson Moody Blues Led Zeppelin my absolute favourites. But I do love Bonnie Raitt. And she can play slide guitar. What an extremely talented lady Bonnie is

[@stishski1913]

💕

[@constancebcs3156]

Wil God bless u brother if u lived in Macon ga we would all rally around you at my church God helps with all our struggles and my mother in law is single lol.

[@terryvivian9062]

Close your eyes and relax .yes her voice is very calming. Take care 🙂.

[@farrelvincent9990]

I've had a crush on Bonnie Raitt for almost as long as you've been alive. This IS a GREAT song.

[@debbiejenkins3418]

This song gave me the strength to walk away from 50 years of wasted time, lies, physical, verbal abuse and years of cheating. At 70 I am finally free or all of the above. And am living my life

[@greekbecky1]

The world is waiting for someone like you, enjoy it!

[@debbiejenkins3418]

@@greekbecky1 thanks

[@potatojoe02]

Good to hear you are finally healed! Nothing's more painful when you are cheated on 😢

[@debbiejenkins3418]

@potatojoe02 thank you

[@craig6444]

@@potatojoe02 It breaks a trust you can never regain. Just been through that. They wouldn't have cheated if they truly loved you. Don't be fooled.

[@rescuelover7891]

I am 72 and have been listening to this for a long time. It is so simple and blames no one. Heartbreaking.

[@lindaknight1075]

Gut-wrenching and heartbreaking, even at 71 years old!! 😢

[@AndyArnold-uz5yo]

This song reminds me of my wife. It was her favorite song before she lost battling cancer, I wish I could change the hands of time, she was always there for me and our lovely daughter, life could be so unfair most times, but sometimes I wonder why bad things always happen to good people

[@johannes583]

I am 28 and heartbroken to the core. Like you say, sometimes there's no one to blame, and I have only love for her. It's very moving how a song brings together all kinds of people with their unique stories. We're all human after all

[@zareerlawyer7072]

Oh whadda gorgeous number this actually is.. Even in '24

[@kimciszek-kane397]

I'm 69 y.o. this 4/29/24 been loving Bonnie Raitt since 1973!

[@JustinSumner-c7f]

That is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

[@MrJ2theC]

The lyrics are but I find the music quite bland.

[@kcbh24]

One of the saddest.

[@MrRainandRomance]

Prince version is more Passionate

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

...and one of the most beautiful women with one of the most beautiful voices in music!!

[@funkyflights]

It’s sad though, tragically sad

[@johnhunter2905]

"I close my eyes. Then i wont see.. the love you dont feel when youre holding me". Thats heartbreaking felt that girl

[@lindseycassella3015]

This line gets me in my feels

[@lindaknight1075]

Hard lines...gut wrenching!!

[@crunchmate]

john hunter: Boy, you got that right! Heartbreaking.

[@texasdlr]

💯

[@ritakisil1508]

How so very sad...girl knows it, and man is thinking of someone else. Whoever has gone through this, love yourself more.

[@monicafernandez3621]

Probably one of the most beautiful and powerful songs ever written

[@mrstrange7350]

you should listen to: Laura Branigan - All Night with Me (1982) 🌹

[@kayesmith3608]

Yes, you are right, the only one that comes anywhere near close is Different Corner by George Michael!

[@errolwillis5737]

Monica, I totally agree with you. The song is such a beautiful true life romance

[@sunshinefogleman127]

She perfectly captures the excruciating pain of a broken heart

[@steveo936]

Even a good man knows this deep pain

[@martingoldfire]

@@steveo936 And this night it's my turn, again...

[@coonhunter132]

Being heartbroken leaves you empty inside. But time heals it eventually. I'm getting better everyday now.

[@deruma99]

Sunshine Fogleman ......mine

[@artfoursoul]

good caption of yours too

[@allalone-ne1fi]

It's a terrible feeling to wake up and realize that you've been loving someone who never loved you or cared for you the same way you loved them and it's true you can't make the heart feel something that's not there. you can give your all but if it is not reciprocated dry your eyes, swallow your hurt, and move on because you deserve better. spoken from the heart that you need to protect.

[@cassycardenas9699]

Well said

[@cliffordbowman6777]

Easier said than done.

[@MakeAdifference-fi5jr]

That's real 💯

[@aWitness33]

So many wasted years. Time is the currency here that matters

[@Bropann]

Sometimes there is no blame with either party. As it says, "You can't make your heart feel something it won't."

[@williamstanford7994]

Let's not overlook the masterful piano playing by Bruce Hornsby. Those slash chords he's playing creates the song's mood.

[@tjthenovicerider1138]

He probably got very slender fingers to reach those very wide chords 👍

[@Allamuchy6056]

Soooo true about the pianists. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@YewtBoot]

Recall seeing them both in concert together years ago. It was superb.

[@dky2006]

Yes, everything about this song is perfect, from Bonnie's voice to Bruce's piano. Probably my favorite song of all time.

[@loriholloway5866]

I didn't know Bruce is playing!! Of course he is!! I hear it now! How can an already favorite song become twice as good in an instant? Thank you!!

[@michaelb2685]

I'm one of the people that put this song on repeat and curled up into a ball after my breakup and there were tears, lots of them. I still think this is one of the best songs that speaks of unrequited love or love lost. 2024

[@chrisroach8982]

This is the saddest, most heartbreaking song ever recorded. A true masterpiece of emotions. Great artists like Adele and Prince have covered this song, but Bonnie's original is untouchable.

[@Charly-H]

George Michael 💕

[@iamhere1315]

PREACH THE TRUTH❣ EXACTLY HOW I LOOK AT IT.. ONLY BONNIE RAITT THE ORGINAL VOCALIST OF THIS SONG CAN DO IT JUSTICE... PLENTY HAVE TRIED, AND DONE WELL BUT CAN'T QUITE CUT IT! I FEEL SO MUCH EMOTIONS WHEN SHE SING😭

[@curtiswhite5574]

the original version by Bonnie was so soulfully expressive ....enough said

[@shells500tutubo]

L like Nancy Wilson's version. The jazz syncopation puts a different turn on it.

[@onlooker41]

@@iamhere1315 Tank did an awesome cover. I think i like take version better 😁

[@BrightKelly19]

Can we talk about how absolutely perfect (and important) Bruce Hornsby's piano work is on this track, though?

[@teotwaki]

Thanks for confirming that. As watched him play I thought of his other work and how similar it all was to this tune. Great choice to have on the piano!

[@truslyd]

Always thought bruce did the baywatch theme but was wrong..

[@meganalves9967]

Yes

[@johnt.9910]

I was wondering who the pianist was as I was listening. I should’ve known. Two amazing musicians.

[@songbird1966]

Absolutely! Yes! Will never get old!

[@Nernela29]

The worst hurt is when someone awakens your love with no intention of loving you back and then leaves without no explanation; just cut you off like you never meant anything to them.

[@beckybaumann7544]

Nerla Remy and it happens at all ages...

[@kham7571]

And it can happen with someone you thought was a friend as well.

[@SewerShenanigans2]

Going through this right now.

[@swagbucksman34]

@@SewerShenanigans2 ssme worst feeling ever

[@SewerShenanigans2]

swagbucksman34 very true...

[@allencurnow9122]

17 years in a loveless marriage 10 years alone and I'm to broken to ever trust anyone again this song tells the whole story

[@crystal-uq3ei]

Things will get better for you I promise. U said loveless at least you know that. A lot of people don't have that awareness. I pray you get every blessing that you pray for 💜❤️

[@LPManic]

Keep loving yourself. You are the only person that matters. Best of luck.

[@errolwillis5737]

I'm sorry to hear that. Nonetheless, continue to love and soar

[@sirusbones]

Lyrically, this is one of the saddest songs ever written. Nothing hurts quite as much as unrequited love.

[@daniellethomas2577]

I cry listening to it no matter who refix it

[@jmoney9790]

All these comments breaks my heart

[@joemidnight2404]

Amen to that!

[@klitzy]

Many things do. You'll get over it.

[@milagroslp9939]

So sadly true 😔 after loving someone so much and then bye and see you as any average person. Love gone

[@brianmoore581]

Too many times in my life have I had this song on repeat for hours, days, months. Here I am again, after 17 years. My soul is crushed. Thank you, Bonnie, for giving voice to such pain.

[@19ladybug87]

I can empathize…. Please know that you aren’t alone. I’m living it as well.

[@suepeterson6070]

((hugs))

[@angelahenderson1003]

Keep your head up. Yours is out there...

[@daengapis9718]

stay strong and heads up, brother!

[@detalley8502]

I too have played this song throughout my life. I had hope but it's just not meant to be.

[@bjosephassociates]

This song dispells a sad truth that I had to accept today. One-sided love will always rob you of your peace. ❤️

[@shaunbat5097]

We find peace again....

[@Jesso_21]

Wishing you all the best through those tough times :(

[@bjosephassociates]

@@Jesso_21 ❣

[@Joe-xo4yg]

ain’t it the truth this too shall pass cheers 🌻

[@shannonglynice1142]

👐

[@darwindirks578]

So sad to think this is a real situation for many people. Makes me feel so lucky to have been with the love of my life for 55 years. I thank the Lord for her every day. ❤

[@goldengirl478]

You are blessed 🙏

[@AAA7702ATL]

Hands down one of THE best love songs ever!

[@mrstrange7350]

you should listen to: Laura Branigan - All Night with Me (1982) 🌹

[@ChrisGoodsontechfac]

Fun fact: Raitt recorded the vocal track for this in one take. One. Take.

[@raymondrodriguez5060]

And she cried when she did it.

[@soulonice99]

I believe that ... she sings this with TRUTH

[@keithwilliams8342]

One take, or 1st take?

[@keithwilliams8342]

Another good 1 take story. Check out the sone aja by steely dan. Story goes, steve gad (drummer on track) was out w friends partying. They ran out of cash, so they said, hey steve, go lay down a trak somewhere. He did it in 1 take, got paid cash, and they kept partying. Lol. Amazing sight read. Amazing trak.

[@reneasmth7606]

She must of been going thru this in real life, those situations make the best music

[@70lance]

I heard a girl in rehab sing this acapella our last night in front of the entire facility after realizing and accepting her long term relationship was over and she was accepting it. One of the most beautiful and painful moments I’ve ever experienced in a group setting. An absolutely perfect song on every level. ❤

[@suzannecastaneda9559]

Wow. Beautiful 🙏🏽

[@bando-kun842]

I hope she’s in a much better place now.

[@stevenf1953]

I would have given her a hug and thanked her for the song. Then wished her luck. I meant all that in a good way. Now adays you have to be careful. I hope you are doing good too.

[@AimeeAimee444]

As a recovering alcoholic, I love that she said goodbye to her relationship with her addiction. ❌⭕️✊🏼🙌🏼

[@rogerbarker7642]

I say a prayer for this person and hope she recovers to good health!

[@cuppenny1891]

Most heartbroken songs ever written. So beautiful

[@amwfan88]

Did you know that Bonnie recorded this song in one take? She didn't think she could get the raw emotion more than once. Somehow that makes this song even more powerful than it already is.

[@raramaeja884]

tell that to Mariah Carey, the queen of dubbed vocal recordings

[@evacromwell236]

She must have gone through serious some trauma.....

[@timothywells2714]

@Eva Cromwell-who hasn't?!

[@mld7963]

That’s not really correct-although the reason it wasn’t in one take is even more heartbreaking… producer Don Was said that there were a couple times when Bonnie broke down crying. The song struck such raw emotion in her that Don had to do a few lines over. Note that Hornsby was the piano player on this flawless song, I’m sure most people know that. Greatness all around.

[@shannonglynice1142]

😲

[@beverlyhodges7329]

One of the most beautiful songs ever written.

[@jackanthony1872]

Hi Beverly nice smile you have on here, [e-mail] you can reach me on that email.

[@conradford7493]

Yes, simply beautiful.

[@mrsallam1]

And deepest ....

[@notyourconcern3827]

Big facts! Eerily beautiful.

[@DukeSteele]

@jimmy mac He went on to play for the Bengals.

[@coratucker994]

My heart is in this song after 28 years of marriage he left. But God has delivered me from that heart ache, thank you Bonnie for singing what we are feeling.

[@austingavin9920]

It wasn't your fault. Cora God is with you. It's his loss

[@thepeacecollector8378]

I'm going through the same thing. You're not alone. Keep your head up love.

[@leslieconn9843]

@@thepeacecollector8378 t get's better-I promise.

[@specialturnage2119]

God has someone great for you 🥰🥰🥰

[@tj1cuse72]

I’m sorry Cora. I know the deep deep pain and pray that God would heal your precious heart…

[@DLee1923]

Damn this song kills me every time !! ❤️‍🔥🤟🏼🙋🏻‍♀️ (July 2024)

[@ElizabethS-wv2ge]

Lord, I am with you. It is so gorgeous and so tragic

[@marktonge4225]

Me too

[@marktonge4225]

​@@ElizabethS-wv2ge❤😢

[@LaFaRa-LoVe]

❤️

[@sylviegauvin5591]

It's sad but true

[@michaelbishop7637]

In memory of Ed Cherney, the recording engineer who had recorded this song and many other great records. Ed died peacefully last night, October 21, 2019. RIP, Eddie. We'll be missing you.

[@fryeje]

God Bless

[@dumdumranae5106]

21st is my moms birthday

[@sandonthebeach9868]

Rip ED🎶🎹prayers going out 4 FRIENDS and FAMILY

[@estherhernandez2625]

😢

[@estherhernandez2625]

Those emotions you showed me tonight I will never forget....you hurt me not only with your words but the raw emotions and feelings towards her i saw in your eyes😢 don't love me...😢

[@FlannelGuy_1978]

The older I get, the more I appreciate this song...

[@shotutoo]

me too

[@jameshardee1420]

ME TO

[@memyself898]

Indeed

[@joanbrunswick6064]

me too

[@joanbrunswick6064]

yes true true

[@broaddusmarines]

Not many songs can make a 49 year old, African American, former Marine like me cry like a baby. Congratulations Bonnie. This is one of those songs.

[@markefulton]

This is the sound of a soul in angst my brother.

[@paulweis1621]

Youre not alone brother..PI 3065 . 1974 this tears at my heart .Semper Fi

[@cassiebee5041]

@ Anthony Broaddus Yes it is sir.😂😂😂 Not many songs can make a strong, tough, prideful woman like myself cry either but this one does, but it happens to the best of us

[@robertrittenhouse3542]

I am an old sailor. It is good to have something makes you cry. I think it shows you are human. No need to cry for others though. People have to earn my tears.

[@selenadiaz2665]

♡♡♡

[@somesmoothjazzplease6285]

It's funny how six simple words in one sentence can be so powerful. Just brilliant...

[@Gypsydreams]

That moment when you realize you've invested your heart and soul and they can't feel you is a slow dance thru hell..

[@oscarrobles5977]

julie anna 😥

[@venus170]

I feel you 😔😔😔😔

[@shadey2669]

Yup 12 yrs later were still dancing

[@gjgenovese3300]

I hear you sister 😔💔

[@steveo936]

Amen

[@Papi.Pharaoh]

I’ll always loved this song by Bonnie Raitt, long before I even experienced what she was singing about in this song but I do now. This song is dedicated to all the people who’s waking up from unrequited love. It hurts but you gotta let go of people who don’t love you.

[@dleyba3199]

TRUER Words ever spoken.

[@drbluzer]

I loved a woman who didn't love me and she jilted me after two years of dating .

[@thomaspeters5889]

Yes, even if it's your own mother.

[@lisab570]

❤️🌹💋

[@charlalar14]

​@@thomaspeters5889 I can totally relate to this!

[@Not2008Me]

I know went through a situation like this just before I met my husband. I want to encourage anyone who is going through this situation to be strong and know that you are special, beautiful, and worthy of love. You don't have to convince or beg anyone to love you. Sometimes it takes us a while to realize this for ourselves, but I can testify that after I became strong enough to let the person go who was not returning the love that I was giving the healing process began. It was rough, many crying nights...I liken it to withdrawal and while I thought I'd be alone for ever (because as we know rejection does a beat down on your self-esteem) I met my husband and he showed me what it was to be loved as you are without trying to work like a slave for it. If I can have it so can anyone else. Peace & Blessing xoxo

[@chadishmasnih1328]

Not2008Me Thank you :)

[@Not2008Me]

Chadi Shmasnih Welcome :-)

[@ricdavila2k]

Not2008Me Thank you...and God bless you for your words... :-)

[@Not2008Me]

Ricardo Jose Davila You're welcome :-)

[@LcKini]

Not2008Me listening to this song has me tearing all up. I'm not sure I have ever been really loved. Thank you for your nice words.

[@EdSchauber]

One of the most and powerfully true songs ever sung.

[@mrstrange7350]

you should listen to: Laura Branigan - All Night with Me (1982) 🌹

[@carol-anneturner8062]

In a way, this a brave statement of acceptance. Time to move on, no delusions. There is strength in the pain.

[@erikanosike2537]

Yes indeed!!!👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@allisonkellogg881]

Yes thank you for writing this. I feel that.

[@noorbokore2802]

Yes, I have learned this to be true.

[@tamoumoune1]

Strenght in the pain !!!

[@walternicolas6927]

Hello Pretty 💖

[@mpearce7519]

57 year old big biker type. Song still brings a tear. Living one of the greatest love affairs ever 22+ years married. Feel so so sad for those who don’t find their true love. My wife and I’s love could move a mountain.

[@tanyatanya891]

M Pearce that is a beautiful tribute

[@pennyrogers4696]

so sweet and awesome and you like this song you must be a big teddy bear your wife is very lucky congrats to you both i wish you the world

[@gonzo3954]

You, sir, are a lucky man!

[@longpham3522]

I'm not talking about your relationship but the sad part about this song is the fact that one partner can have the same exact thought as you do and the other is ready to leave.

[@robgoose]

Happy for ya man. Take care of each other.

[@princehunt5609]

This is a masterpiece of Bonnie Raitt, to anyone who gave your all to someone who didn't appreciate it, look at it as their loss. Love this song

[@sidmcwhorter9311]

Until you made the comment it never occurred to me that this song was about one person not appreciating the other. I always thought it was about two people who knew exactly what they were doing and one of them was willing to make the sacrifice to get what they wanted because one of them believe that having that one pearl of great price one time in your life was worth the grief of a lifetime. The way she sang the song it just always seemed to me that both knew exactly the deal they were making and we're okay with it as evidenced by the fact that they went through with the deal. It's a tribute to the song and the way was performed that we can come away with different opinion and still love the song

[@bbqtreeman]

​@@sidmcwhorter9311😊😊($😢

[@jacquismith3277]

My whole family doesn't deserve my love. I only realised recently and I'm in my sixties. It's never too late.

[@zen_mindset1]

Thanks❤

[@clarecampbell4481]

💯

[@fawnmurphy9450]

This is such a beautiful, sad song. And Bonnie sings it so well.

[@ellieyang6343]

No matter how many covers to this song, this version will always be the best.

[@TonyWill2037]

You took the words right out of my mouth

[@jsjamom]

I agree! Teddy Swims takes #2 spot tho ❤

[@leonorareiley4303]

Now The Chainsmokers have a version-ish on Soundcloud.

[@nick17lol36]

George michael did it better

[@junnoti1572]

George Michael version is the best

[@robertnieten7259]

I don't think that there is a greater pain in life than loving someone that doesn't love you. We think it's us or if we just love them enough that they'll love us back. The bottom line is that you can't make someone love you if they don't.

[@zakiahart3919]

Robert Nieten yep and sometime we have to love them enough to let go!

[@shawnfilburn3097]

I can totally understand where you ate coming from.

[@marsharoberts4938]

I know how that feels right now 5:28. The saddest part is that I've loved him for 3 years now. But the heart wants what the heart wants. 😔😞😢😪

[@holdthatlforluigi]

losing someone who did love you?

[@heatherhaddon1171]

No greater pain.

[@IIGeminiGemII]

"It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go." ~ J.C. Watts When you're still in love but realize your love will never be reciprocated... It is MUCH MORE DIFFICULT to leave/set that person free than it is to feign blissful ignorance & stay put bc the change will be (temporarily) painful. OF. COURSE it's easy to leave when you don't GAF or aren't truly in love. But that is NOT what this song is about. She's in love but is setting him free bc she understands she cannot change his feelings about her. Why KNOWINGLY live a lie? We aren't immortal!

[@devinjessicaharris5632]

So true but i just cant.ill always fell it just like the first kiss

[@soulintuned55]

Damn the letting go...The strength of God.💔

[@IIGeminiGemII]

@@devinjessicaharris5632 No one said letting go doesn't sometimes hurt like hell. But it's necessary for us to grow, move forward and be emotionally healthy.

[@snow-girlin-nebraska8766]

You can’t make someone love you.....

[@kimberlysibley8145]

BumblebeeArt Wow, I never looked at that way. Thanks❤

[@williamjohnston1511]

Probably the most powerful,beautiful song I've ever heard...a masterpiece....

[@kathyzhang73]

I cried with this song more than 100 times during my last breakup. It was therapeutic. Even 6 years have passed, every time I hear this song, my heart is swelled with emotion. The power of music.

[@neilkirk4593]

The power of love!

[@chrisjay8718]

Love bites harder when we realize It's the most factual statement of quite possibly all time😢

[@April-hl3mw]

😢yes true

[@angelikkax6353]

Keep on keeping on girl!

[@comradeoofers8557]

You said it! Music evokes powerful emotions in me too

[@emmamortiboy1520]

No other song captures unrequited love like this song. Pure class 👌

[@roxannemiller6961]

Yessssssss,yes.

[@ihatechange]

Amen!

[@cry_now_laugh_later]

Darude: sandstorm

[@reneperrier1329]

You sure got that right Emma, I can't think of any other as well.

[@gmtbird677]

Emma: She absolutely owns this song. A better version I have not heard.

[@katharineofarrogant7805]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate what Bruce Hornsby brings to this song? Compliments Bonnie's wonderful voice

[@JudeCooper]

Producer Don Was said there was something electrifying when Raitt and Hornsby recorded of this song in the studio.

[@Mike-fo7jo]

Wow ! Bruce Hornsby is the pianist!!! ..... This song is so beautiful, and describes many broken 💔's. 😢

[@darafelice3500]

SO TRUE!

[@siliconesal]

I can hear Bruce now thanks ! Such a sad song - perfection.

[@Mike-fo7jo]

@@siliconesal Also, Dan Fogoleberg : Make Love Stay ..........

[@billmathena9063]

63 and lonely this song by Bonnie Ray makes me cry

[@Larryc-op3oh]

Same thing for me . 😢

[@miguelnajera2531]

Prayers 🙏🏾

[@charmagneq]

"Morning will come and I'll do what's right...just give me til then to give up this fight" If anyone has ever been there you'll never forget it 😢❤

[@Anne-fi2tc]

😢😢😢🎉🎉🎉

[@goddesscaryn]

I remember being in bed with him, knowing it was over. Im my head im telling myself that in the morning im done. Im just gonna hold him until the morning. When morning came i threw him out. Well he ended up going to prison and wrote me a letter. We ended up back together. I found out he was using heroin. So i got rid of him. I started to miss him and i was gonna let him come back, and when i told my 5 year old she told me things he had done to her. The police did nothing! I became severely depressed and it has lasted 14 years. I blame myself for letting the bastard back in our life. Id do anything to go back to when i left him.

[@shaychristi4734]

I couldn’t make him love me after 16 years...siting here with a broken heart and spirit packing my belongings. I know the road ahead me will be rough. But my children and I will make it❤️

[@jackanthony1872]

Hon you dont have to be worried, your future is bright and that of your kids, God guide you through this journey. [e-mail] i would love for you to write me on my email, would love to talk to you.

[@JoshGoingRAW]

Hang in there. Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes we think someone is the final destination, when they're really just a brief, and sometimes unpleasant, step along the path. Better things will come.

[@paulriddle9302]

you go girl keep your head up

[@greggroenker5220]

I miss my baby

[@openyourmind3763]

Better things ahead for you and your kids, keep your face to the sun! There is a higher love waiting for you, but first you must learn to love yourself. You deserve the best.

[@darryldemota8301]

When loving someone with all your heart and soul hurts when the love isn't shown in return, I think this song was made for anyone who poured all their love into that one person only to find out they never loved you

[@michellelefebvre3660]

Perfectly said!

[@hollydavis2261]

My ex….

[@darryldemota8301]

@@hollydavis2261 praying that time has healed your heart and soul, use what has happened as a lesson well learned. Love yourself more than that 1 person

[@hollydavis2261]

@@darryldemota8301 🤣 and maybe you should take time to pray for a sense of humour 🤣

[@THEGAME-tz6yu]

true.......

[@rodneyeccles]

One of the most powerful songs about unrequited love ever. For all of us who have loved someone who could not or would not love us back.

[@cristhianbonilla8082]

The most powerful ballad ever recorded. Ever. By the way, it was recorded in ONE take.

[@foxxybrown2861]

🙌❤️

[@lisaspayandneuter7402]

I totally believe that she nailed this in one take♥️

[@lindataylor5704]

@@lisaspayandneuter7402 Have you heard Gladys Knight sing this song? George Michael also sung this song..

[@truslyd]

Bruce hornsby only needs 1

[@mikebeasley553]

Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery! Listen to that one.

[@charlalar14]

Most painful lyric of the song for me is "I close my eyes, then I won't see, the love you don't feel, when you're holding me" 😭

[@beyondbeautiful1820]

That would feel awful

[@sophiablake2212]

Its is awful

[@beyondbeautiful1820]

@@sophiablake2212 life is too short.... Nothing is promised... Go where you are loved and valued

[@beyondbeautiful1820]

@@sophiablake2212 do not waste time somewhere that you don't feel like you are enough...

[@cjhayden74]

I've experienced this and it sucks... What a young naive fool I once was...

[@wmden1]

Bonnie Raitt sings this as if it is actually happening, as she sings it. She paints the picture with her voice, extremely well, beyond description.

[@lisaking9854]

@wmden1.... Now this is what real talent sounds like .. pure gold.

[@wmden1]

@@lisaking9854 Yes, and how many of us have experienced circumstances that are similar to the message in the song? Many, I am sure, which causes us to strongly identify personally, with that message.

[@anselmgolden8286]

Bonnie Raitt is one of the most amazingly talented singer songwriters I have ever heard. A singer called Julia Fordham introduced me to Bonnie Raitt. So glad that she did.

[@alexgibbons2188]

Well said. She is such a true artist and absolutely wrote this beautiful song, you can hear it in every single way she belts out this painfully sad story..

[@markpennington9949]

@@alexgibbons2188 She didn't write this song. It was written by two Nashville musicians and recording artists. Mike Reid and Alan Shamblin in 1991 wrote this and it was added to Reid's debut album "Walk on Faith" in 1992.

[@lindaknight1075]

Never thought I'd find another after my husband of 42 years passed until someone came along awakening in me feelings I thought were dead and gone!! So here I am at 70 yrs.old, crying my eyes out after he lifted me so high and then pulled the rug out! Devastating!!!

[@davidpaterson1207]

❤

[@AndyArnold-uz5yo]

This song reminds me of my wife. It was her favorite song before she lost the battling to cancer, I wish I could change the hands of time, she was always there for me and our lovely daughter, and I never missed a moment with her, life could be so unfair most times, there is some pain I will cry in vain but won’t let you know how I will feel yes but some times I wonder why bad thing always happen to good people..,

[@barbarapolhamius5980]

It is. And I'm 73, and trying to put the dragon back to sleep. Hold on.

[@stephenvanwoert2447]

Was money involved?

[@bristleconepinus2378]

sorry darlin' it seems the heart just doesn't play fair.

[@loreleilazuli8874]

I was a child when this song came out and never appreciated its power until I had grown older and experienced unrequited love towards the end of a long term relationship. Your heart literally aches, you can't breathe, eat or sleep, your stomach is in a knot. Emotional hurt is incredibly painful. I'm not surprised people can literally die of a broken heart. This song brings me to my knees every time.

[@shaunbat5097]

It's certainly a powerful song, and I Agree with your description of unrequited love....and at the same time, we can switch off to move on which is not the easiest route, but possible!

[@kristine437]

Sometimes it's really hard.... when you then have to deal with the using..abusing. and tge discarding.. after you gave 6 years of caring.. and loving... working on that anger part.. much luv to all of you going through it :)

[@danscott6824]

I gree with ya. When I wuz 16 or 17 still my song. Now give em ta talk about

[@BigTroubleD]

I can relate to this so much. Life is pain. Endless pain and suffering…

[@aloysiusamepou.tapora219]

I been there twice..so painful

[@stephanieperez5845]

The hardest thing to do is accepting that you love someone that doesn't love you in return the same. Letting go of a person who became a part of you is like killing off a part of yourself I hope one day to let that person go and be able to feel loved by someone who loves me as much as I do them. Time just isn't on my side lately I really connect with this song on that level

[@macbeavers6938]

The best way to receive love is to give love "unconditionally". God Bless You!

[@timothysirewop2251]

The hardest thing to do is to walk away from someone you love so much, and in return they don't stop you. I gave her my heart and soul. I feel every part of this song. Some day you will find love again.

[@KudosCultureCartel]

'Time just isn't on my side lately'.........damn

[@elandaboles9221]

Some Cuts Cut so deep you never stop feeling the pain of the scars that are left behind

[@lancemorton9835]

When you found that person that you always dreamed of and.her beauty was far beyond you ever could imagine. And she was actually yours for years you where the envy of all men and you where so dreamed strucked for eight years and the physical connection was amazingly beyond pleasurable exhaustion.That one you had to dpend the rest of your life with or you would die.To that point of hamacidal or suicidal would be your ONLY alternative if that person left uou how could I ever be funcional again then after you thought you guys where unseperable the worst fear thst could ever happen does how do you move on ? Blinding love ?😣

[@Dylan-jf8dc]

When I was 5, I remember watching my mom sing this song. At the time, my dad was doing drugs and mentally and physically beating her. She used alcohol to escape a lot and dealt with a lot of stuff for me and my sister. Randomly yesterday I heard this song for the first time in 25 years and I was balling my eyes out. I felt all of her pain and suffering and had me on my knees. It takes a lot for me to cry but this song hit so close to home and now im calling my mom to tell her about it.

[@stephaniehall2552]

I hope your mom is well ,she is a survivor ,be well

[@unde6087]

I witnessed my dad do the same to my mom. But he also sexually abused her after drugging her and her falling asleep. I was 6 when I saw him do that to her. He destroyed her, beat his first wife, and did the same to his own daughters and his sisters. Thank the Lord he is in prison until 2035 now. He can't hurt no more women and children. She doesn't have anything to do with us oldest 2 daughters and none of her 5 biological grandkids. Only the youngest sister that barely remembers much of him. It's hard to say you witnessed your dad destroy your mother and she will never be the women she was before him. Here I am today finally married trying to break the bad family cycles I witnessed or that was done to me growing up. Raising my kids with my husband but have no biological grandparents to healthy be there for them. Sorry you witnessed rough stuff Dylan. I hope you decided to break the cycles to instead of repeating what you witnessed. Hope things get better for you guys.

[@bobphillips3222]

Please be sure to tell your mom that you love her.

[@theresathorne1030]

Wow that’s a powerful story been there

[@svasianfilipiname6603]

Wow what a piece of crap your dad was! Sorry you had to go through that my God! And he's a sorry excuse for a husband and parent by the way!

[@JeremyDearing-Brisk]

This song helped me stop jumping through oceans and/or hoops for people who didn't want me. Thank you Bonnie for this song and the healing it gave me

[@eduardomartinez7227]

The lyrics hit differently after you've loved and lost.

[@kayshawnsimmons6822]

Indeed 💞💞😢

[@ryad1281]

Thats why being young is so great you are just innocent but nothing lasts forever and honestly thats what makes it beautiful. Life that is, hope you're doing well

[@frankdennis7314]

It really does!!!! This song has a way to make your heart really hurt especially when you experience in real life what she is singing about!!!!

[@TAHJBecomeYourBestSelf]

Same. It’s a hard time for me right now.

[@singjustice]

@@TAHJBecomeYourBestSelf it gets better. Doesn’t feel like it but it will.

[@hankigoe829]

one of the most beautiful songs ever written

[@richardmbowman]

One of.....

[@judibulanowski5368]

Bonnie Raitt's voice sells it. Nothing like her!!

[@dianec513]

@@judibulanowski5368 you should hear Teddy Swims do this song I believe he does it well or even better and I love the way she does it. Look up Teddy Swims and this song you wouldn't believe it.

[@aorcloud3199]

I agree !

[@nebula0697]

@@judibulanowski5368 actually the prince version is pretty powerful apart from his taking a bit of liberty by adding to the lyrics

[@zyxwut321]

Bonnie's version is the standard, period. It's grown people music, not young love and giddy romance. It's about real life, lived over time. It's about the resignation, the struggle towards acceptance, the love in spite of the loss, it's the void AFTER the anger, the rage, the hurt and betrayal are over. It's about moving on with integrity in spite of the scars. It's the 62-year-old lady finally leaving her once whirlwind/long since bad 40-year marriage after decades of abuse, it's the 53-year-old mom of college aged kids who finds out her husband's been cheating on her with a woman half her age and has spent the past 2 years fighting out and now finalizing her messy divorce with a man she still loves but knows that it's over with. It's about LIVED experience, about the subtleties and contradictions and complexities of ending life-changing, decades long relationships and the quiet aftermath once the dust has started to settle. Bonnie doesn't try to oversing, overemote, over share. Her character knows what she's been through and has nothing to prove to anyone. She's just saying goodbye, with love and affection for what once was and is proudly moving forward with the rest of her life, scarred and weary but with gentle hope in what might still be ahead for her. She's saying in spite of the pain, life still moves on, so one should do it with dignity and grace.

[@KB-lw1lr]

This is so beautifully written.

[@nandanapalchowdhury4588]

Wow...this touched my heart

[@samchim2102]

God bless you

[@CardSplash77955]

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[@joannemcdowell3245]

Wow, that was just beautiful. Thank you

[@TerryYelmene]

Seldom, if ever, has a song been 'owned'... as Bonnie (and Bruce) OWN this one! Truly one of the most beautiful songs ever written... always powerfully sung and accompanied... as the purest expression of 'lonely heartbreak'... that the two always 'perfectly emote' for the rest of us. - it's 'perfect' -

[@brandondavidson4085]

This song has an important message for anyone going through a heavy breakup: No matter how much you try, sometimes, the other person doesn't WANT it to work out, in the end. You can try to change their mind and try to fix their heart, but sometimes, it's best to let go.

[@fardousamohamoud7355]

That's EXACTLY what I had to several times...im be sooo single till the ONE that's worth my tears comes along...and I will feel it in my heart....I just know it..inshaAllah it will happen for me...This world is a lonely place without that special someone...but if you LOVE yourself enough...You can fall in love over and over again..that's how you will know when the right comes along..cus u will give up the fight. .namean.. nuff said.

[@joannaericafule8998]

Yes! your words are too accurate! #Feels!

[@colsomemiah6095]

joanna Erica fule: don't think so...its a forever thing..once in a lifetime glorious "till death..... accident dpi hit

[@xiontrillmc486]

Brandon Davidson

[@sassy40129]

kimberlee johnson yes indeed 👍

[@wildcat9244]

This is the first time in five years I have listened to this song. The last time I did was the night I decided I couldn’t keep denying how hurt and lonely I was in my 32 year marriage. Shortly afterwards my world burned to the ground. The papers were signed, and I physically moved 1,000 miles away. One of the worst things to happen to me, yet one of the best. There is no kind of lonely, that I have experienced in my 61 years, that is as lonely as lying next to someone who doesn’t love you back.

[@cheryldowling6647]

❤

[@Jodie-AnneAnderton]

❤❤

[@calvinbarnes841]

damn...🥺

[@claudiagibsonmusic]

Good for you! Best of luck!

[@melissaarispe1551]

So true 👍

[@lirainbow8629]

just created an account to leave a comment here. All the famous singers who covered this song did well in their own ways, but personally, no one could reach to my heart as deeply as Bonnie did. Even after few decades, this song doesn't age or go stale. classic.

[@김안녕-n8t]

agreeee

[@creoleladee]

+K Song . I give Bonnie her props as the first to record this tune. I like it. For me however, Nancy Wilson's version resonates more profoundly. The musical accompaniment, and her voice, seems to echo the haunting pain of rejection in every note.

[@ДенисСкворцов-э3г]

george michael did

[@colsomemiah6095]

and the piano is singing a melancholy love song along with bonnie...just gorgeous

[@colsomemiah6095]

agreed ////timeless from here to eternity

[@JaneWoods-l2c]

Yes, it's an absolute classic. Makes me remember a lost love 😢

[@daily8us]

If you're watching this in 2021, I love you and you're not alone

[@sumitgenzyme]

Me too.. Thanks my friend

[@jmoney9790]

Damn, all these comments… breaks my heart

[@shonaharris9328]

Thank you ❤️, & right there with you too.

[@dovidsokol380]

🇺🇲🇮🇱i am 💙 u 2 Butt i am Alone. No ones here . An its Caled , aaa... Alone ?!!!!!!!

[@brendajerez2235]

Likewise!!

[@TeamCat1128]

Acceptance is so damn difficult; but also necessary. Beautiful song.

[@jdillner1983]

People go thru phases and changes. I still can't accept my wife's decision to end our marriage. We are still married, but living apart for the last 3 years.

[@drbluzer]

My wife ended our marriage because her daughter by an earlier marriage hated me !@@jdillner1983

[@michellepriore5610]

Acceptance is the hardest and it takes time to recover. But getting on with your life is the best you can do for yourself. Hanging on to the past can destroy a person. Whether thru divorce or death it's the worst thing you go thru until you accept and embrace it. But moving on and realizing you can, and want, to love again is phenomenal. Hope you are doing great now 👍 😊

[@GillianAnnBlower]

You got that right.

[@citrusfirefly]

I just discovered this song. I am so emotional. This is amazing.

[@rawreen]

Song is great ! Listen to Teddy Swims version too, so beautiful.

[@Theywaswrong]

Where ya been?

[@dallasj244]

Isn't it? I grew up on it, and George Michael's live version for MTV blows my mind. I like going between two.

[@akeemahcodrington2894]

I'm assuming you're a young buck?

[@Absorbvids]

@@dallasj244 George introduced me to this song!

[@genelewis2481]

I’ve always loved her voice especially in this song!! Still listening!!

[@startfirevsofevil8877]

I am an African American man and I love this song. Need I say more? Heart breaks has no color, gender or greed. I love this song. I love Bonnie Raitt... Sue me for appreciating real music.

[@lawbailey80]

Same

[@absly5]

bollocks, talk about colour as if it is an issue

[@patriciapritchard3018]

Greed? I think you mean CREED 😀

[@jordantisdale6759]

Same

[@gabrielagent5736]

Now check out the same song but with a bit of SOUL kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXPQYmd4q5Z3gbc

[@NeffieJane85]

Bonnie sang this just as it needed to be sang. No fancy runs- just straight forward because this was a song where the lyrics needed to be front and center.

[@longbui1642]

Stephanie Panos exactly. i don’t get the other covers except for george michael who also kept it simple and sold the song!

[@FDroid01]

Those piano runs though!

[@keilondabarber337]

Ahh so true

[@norlavine]

@ Stephanie Panos: Yes, Bonnie nailed it...and can still bring tears to my eyes after all these years...x

[@DukeSteele]

@@longbui1642 Do you know that Raitt's version is also a cover?

[@angelsong119]

Bonnie, do you realize how much this song resonates with so many hearts who know they must give up the fight? I've listened to this song so many times I couldn't even count. It was true for many of us who needed just one more chance to imagine, fooling only ourselves. You are a gift beyond words. Thank you Bonnie.

[@garygallion8405]

Well said!

[@darafelice3500]

You deserved more upvotes-beautifully expressed.

[@jmkcr]

Yes. I hope she knows what this song is for so many! ♥️

[@BrunoMei-go5cg]

kkkkk

[@angelsong119]

​@@BrunoMei-go5cg Why would you laugh?

[@drummist1000]

A very moving song, thankfully I’m in the most meaningful and solid relationship of my life, also I’m in a place now where I can really appreciate it too. Yet this song pulls on the heartstrings. I don’t know why, other than perhaps because of the loves I’ve lost through the years

[@simonbampton5513]

"I'll close my eyes, then I won't see The love you don't feel when you're holding me" The most heart breaking words ..... Gets me every time

[@cobelali]

Reminds me of Marina and the Diamonds "Lies". She sings: You only ever touch me in the dark Only if we're drinking, can you see my spark? And only in the evening could you give yourself to me Cause the night is your woman, and she'll set you free kzbin.info/www/bejne/nprKZqiCrpeZm5I

[@JasonJohnson-lh9ei]

Its 2023...and this song still makes me cry....the most powerful song of my lifetime! 😢

[@bigmargie]

"Father & Son" is a pretty close second to "I Can't you Love Me" when it comes to powerful songs.

[@carriep.mccannon2952]

It's one of the few songs that makes me literally feel all the hurt I was feeling back then, and of course remember the one that made me feel so strongly.

[@blackbeauty7499]

Same crying right now listening… I hope whatever is broken inside that we’re all feeling inside gets healed😭❤️

[@fjbyouseeyousee]

Bro I'm literally crying for no reason after listening to this..WTF is that😆

[@Bebs995]

George Michael sings this better ❤

[@puertasa]

One of the finest and most beautiful songs ever written. Bonnie’s version is still the best of all.

[@eileenbickhardt4]

Written by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin - both brilliant writers!

[@Neilxtc]

My mom listened to this song a lot when it came out and it is an incredible yet simply powerful expression of such a common feeling people have in certain relationships in their life. Timeless classic.

[@lovelyreeves1987]

I don't care how many artists remake this song..this is the best of the best. I love it🥰

[@garygallion8405]

I couldn't agree more.

[@m2a6n0o0]

I only listen to her version

[@davidbreheny5524]

When your right your right.

[@modernmilner9836]

Agreed. She nailed it.

[@joedinardo1736]

bonnie does it best

[@hermanabil2216]

I can''t bear the sadness of this song...covered by many singers such as George Michael,Adele but the version by Bonnie is still the best...no one can beat the original one

[@eliquilatan4831]

herman abil Check out the one with bon iver. Probably my favorite cover out there of this song.

[@LiveMusicOntario]

OMG, I can't imagine enjoying either of those singers with this song.

[@hey.miklas3589]

Prince can

[@jeosencua]

I totally agree.

[@darrylpowell8247]

The live duet with Bruce Hornsby is awesome. Now that one... will make you deep think.

[@Unpopularopinion2024]

*This is one of those songs* *where you want to sing along *but keep your mouth shut so* *your heart can feel it instead...*

[@mwanichi]

So true.

[@April-hl3mw]

So true😢

[@nataleeclark965]

Yess

[@briandates1999]

Nice! Well said.

[@rickmanley767]

Exactly!

[@chinacole258]

The best version of this song, Bonnie makes it sound so hauntingly beautiful and deep 💜❤️💜

[@stevecappiello1683]

I'll never forget this song. I was leaving Amy's house late on a Sunday night. I knew it was over. I did my best to make it work. As I drove off onto Pellissippi Parkway this song came. I cried those sad tears.

[@rmccormick52]

K-town in the house. Pellissippi Parkway is a lonely road at night man.

[@donnasyms7873]

+Steve Cappiello I feel your pain brother. Hope all's well now,

[@BluBerryCrush]

+Steve Cappiello hey, I feel your pain… I'm now right where you were back then.. and it hurts! hope you're doing better now!

[@matthewhartup941]

+Steve Cappiello I am from K-town as well and live close to there now! I have been there too man, I feel your pain. There is someone out there for you that it will work with.... just gotta find em.

[@chillcupcoffee738]

+Steve Cappiello I just drove it on Google Maps. Looks like the perfect long road for sad tears at night. All the best to you Steve.

[@reyweygant9402]

Love this song. Makes me cry everytime and I'm a grown man.

[@christinachambers4513]

Love is love, hurt is hurt, weather your a man or not your human, respect

[@ASic-yl1rv]

Same bro, same.

[@jeffreylilleberg1057]

Doesn't make me cry but love this song

[@reyweygant9402]

@@jeffreylilleberg1057 I had dirt in my eyes. 😂 😂 😂 And I was sipping wine. 😂

[@Joshuaiwanski0019]

Same, 36 year old man blubbering like a baby every time.

[@sallybossmadam4193]

The worst part is no matter how much u love someone u will never b enough for them if they don’t love u back. Just try and move on for yourself.😥

[@francisori9311]

Think I'm in that situation, but don't wanna let go without putting everything on the table. So hanging in there and fighting everyday. Hopefully, it all work's out.

[@pitbulljamplayz8816]

until i'd listen to this song and read your comment, i didn't get it . it still hurts though. thanks.

[@kaustuvroy138]

@@francisori9311 - hope it does buddy. really do. hang in there.

[@conradford7493]

Knowledge.

[@WickedWordzz]

It's the honest truth. Eventually your heart can't take anymore, and you have to walk away, because you realize you're unhappy and unloved, and there's no point in fighting any longer. You just have to move on and be happy again. 😞 I hope one day he realizes what he let slip through his fingers. Because I deserve better than this.....

[@soniafiordalisio962]

✨🖤✨ Stevie always being creative with her beloved lyrics, I love forest & adore Stevie Nicks 🖤

[@C_Dana]

Here I am, Christmas 2023 and feeling this beautiful, timeless song. Bonnie will always touch my heart and I'm so sure many others.

[@tri3pleagent]

Hornsby's piano is absolutely haunting on this song. Great tune.

[@aphrodite8361]

2020 listening here. Can’t sleep.

[@patriciapowell1560]

😴it will get better.

[@HighTreason007]

Poor thing 😔

[@marykathleensapp6937]

@Indio Gangster 💔 live, love, and learn... it's the way for all of us!

[@kimberly090964]

me too love this song

[@jasperyirl]

@@kimberly090964 Yes l,ove from Ireland x

[@MichelleAntoinetteGardumal]

A tear drop from my blue eyes

[@Twistedpeppermint99]

So many people have done covers of this song..I have listened to over 30 different artists, from amateurs to professional performers..all I have to say is: No one sings this song as beautifully, as tender, as heartfelt as the original artist, who we fell in love with almost 24 years ago. The legendary Bonnie Raitt owns this song. Bonnie: you are amazing! 

[@McandJr]

Covering a song is not something you do to try and "beat the original". You do it because you want to sing it with your pwn emotion, and because covering a song is the greatest compliment you can give an artist, whether you do a good or bad job. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery.

[@DukeSteele]

Actually she didn't write this song. Mike Reid and Allan Shamblin, songwriters from Nashville wrote it wrote it around 1990 and Reid put it on his first album.

[@McandJr]

Very unlikely, as I usually detest reality shows such as X Factor or any of the talent shows. That, and the fact that I'm from Europe makes it very unlikely.

[@seanduchinsky2632]

have to agree

[@randellrowe]

sean duchinsky Bonnie knocked it out the park, I love this version second best. 1st would be the version by Prince. I think he actually wrote this song and put it on his Emancipation album. Could be wrong though.

[@rickquip87]

30+ years after the heartbreak, living a good life with a good family... this song I can only listen to alone. It's perfect.

[@AnoahWang]

Ultimately love is eternal, I’m happy for you kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3TWioKdeKZpbqM

[@meghancarr8847]

♥️

[@carolynjoy4236]

Happy for your outcome. Gives me and others hope.

[@atimtambaby]

Right here with you, brother. I thought it was the real thing, but...at least I have my fantasies of what I envisioned reality would be. Great Michael McDonald line serves my foolish follies "What a fool believes"

[@rickquip87]

@@atimtambaby I can't argue with that....

[@TwoXGuard]

First time I ever heard this song I was 16 working my first ever job and I was on break. I just started crying, bc although I hadn’t experienced anything like this (yet) it still permeated me and it just made me emotional because I love music

[@sweetsandyc]

Nothing hurts worse than knowing the love you feel will never be returned... 2018 started with a broken heart for me. 💔💔

[@scottswenson383]

Sorry to hear that, I know all too well how that feels. It takes awhile to get your heart and head right and slowly but surely it does happen. Time really does mend all wounds. That said I don't think it ever totally heals you move on but it does become a part of you.

[@sweetsandyc]

Scott Swenson thank you for your kind words. I never liked this song because it never spoke to me til now. I played it for him, and he cried. He said he never meant to make me feel so sad and it hurts him to know he hurt me. I guess that's something. 😢

[@scottswenson383]

I wish there had been that kind of self awareness in my case. Not only was she really good at leading me on just enough so that I wouldn't walk away she was a master of twisting things around and always shifting blame back on me and making me feel guilty. It took forever to stop playing that game with her. I came to realize that she was all about herself and simply loved guys paying attention to her. Apparently all I was really good for was making her feel good about herself and boosting her ego. I had never felt that way about someone before and it was really hard to let go. It was even harder to come to the realization that she wasn't the person that I thought she was. Feeling heartbroken and foolish at the same time is really running the full spectrum of emotions. Thankfully, she eventually made moving on easy. She essentially refused to pay me back a healthy sum of money she had borrowed when I finally asked for it back after nearly two years. Not long after I asked she blocked me on FB and stopped returning texts and calls. In the end (all this took around 4 years to play out) I chalked the money up as the price to reclaim my soul from the depths that it had sunk to. I was listening to music yesterday and reflecting on everything which brought me to this song where I saw your post. After everything that I went through I have a lot of empathy for others who find themselves where I was...wouldn't wish it on anyone. Good luck!!

[@sweetsandyc]

Scott Swenson I'm so sorry you had to go thru that. She sounds like a terrible person. I'm lucky in that I was only invested for a Few months but I sure fell hard. Sometimes we have to just take the loss when it's our very sanity and soul at stake. I'm actually glad that this happened. It just let me realize that I placed too much power in someone else's ability to make me happy. He's a good man but so damaged. He wanted to be honest enough to let me know that he did not see a future with me and his heart was still with his ex who shattered it. I get it now but it sure hurt like hell.

[@scottswenson383]

Thanks, me too...certainly not the most fun time in my life. You never plan to end up in a situation like that, and in my case it happened with the only person it could have happened with. That is a bit of a long story all in of itself. Even if the ending sucked the story of how it all started is right out of what would have been a really good Hollywood hit romantic comedy. I'm generally not a person who falls for just anyone so I held out hope longer than I should have praying for the happy ending that would never come. I gave her more than enough chances to just be up front with the fact that I was always going to be in the dreaded "friend zone" but for what ever selfish reason she couldn't bring herself to be honest with me. Her actions always said one thing but her words another...and I couldn't resist going with my heart instead of my head. I guess not going with the heart was probably to too big a leap for a guy who's favorite movie of all time is Serendipity. I absolutely agree that you can't look to others for happiness. There's a saying I heard ages ago that I am a firm believer in, "If your not enough by yourself, you'll never be enough with anyone else either". There's a real wisdom in those words. I hope all turns out well with you. You seem to have a really good attitude about it all and that's half the battle. I hung on till there was no longer a reason to knowing that at the very least I wouldn't have any regrets. I put myself through years of emotional chaos but when it was over I embraced the pain head on knowing that it wouldn't last forever and that I'd get thru it eventually. I don't think running from the hurt helps much. I wasn't about to regret my feelings, or be embarrased or ashamed of them either. Really in so many ways it brought out the best part of me. No reason to feel bad about that.

[@pryabimantara5371]

There comes a time when you have to stop crossing oceans for people who wouldn't even jump puddles for you.

[@optionout]

+prya bimantara PRFOUND!!

[@PDXbikeman]

+prya bimantara Ain't that the truth

[@MsSaida15]

+prya bimantara funny thing is that I was gonna literally gonna cross oceans to go see someone who turned out to be not as into me as I thought he was.

[@MrGuidoeric]

+prya bimantara how profound

[@DGB15REQUESTS]

+prya bimantara amen to this!!!

[@lifeisgood3087]

This song never gets old. A pure classic that will not fade over time.

[@masentlemokhare7142]

Yes,..I am,...this is one of the most beautiful song ever wrtten...such poignant msg😢

[@mildmanneredscorp]

Thank You Bruce Hornsby, your piano playing adds the beautiful emotions to this song to me. Without your beautiful playing this song just couldn’t mean the same to me! Thank you again!!!!

[@cccguzman]

Absolutely. Hornsby's soulful, emotionally laden voicing permeate this song and largely give its melancholy tug to the heart strings.