# Song - I Lived It, Blake Shelton Created On: 06-27-2023 02:14 pm Tags:: #note/literature📖 #source/song Topics:: --- ## Literature > Daddy drove the wheels off a flatbed Ford > Flies found the hole in the old screen door > Granny said the dress that my sister wore > To church wasn't long enough > > Momma poured grease in a Crisco can > Put a hundred thousand miles on a Sears box fan > Uncle Joe put tobacco on my hand where the yellow jacket's torn me up > And I ain't making this up > > Oh, you think I'm talking crazy > In a different language you might not understand > Oh, that's alright > That's just the kind of life that made me who I am > Just taking my mind on a visit back in time 'cause I miss it > You wouldn't know how to love it like I love it unless you lived it > And man, I lived it > > Granddaddy smoked Salems with the windows up > Drove me around in the back of that truck > We drank from the hose and spit in the cup > We all survived somehow > > Them old Duke boys, they're flattening their heels > Hollywood was fake, wrestling was real > Wouldn't dream of spending that two dollar bill > From pushing a lawnmower 'round > I go back there right now > > Oh, you think I'm talking crazy > In a different language you might not understand > Oh, that's alright > That's just the kind of life that made me who I am > Just taking my mind on a visit back in time 'cause I miss it > You wouldn't know how to love it like I love it unless you lived it > And man, I lived it > Oh man, I lived it ## Notes - Such a beautiful song of **reflection of simple places and simple times that bring about a gratitude for how that’s shaped the person you are today**. It's weighted with thoughtfully beautiful [[Nostalgia]]. - It touches on this feeling of a "[[The legacy effect|legacy effect]]" that those people had on you - It is so hard coming to actual terms with close relatives, like your great-grandparents, not being here... That your kids, for me, [[Lola]], will never know them and experience their love and influence the way you did… It’s so easy to dismiss those emotions as a kid, but damn, being a parent makes it hard not to tear up over those beautiful memories and feelings... They're just whimsical memories now... - ==It is such a humbling feeling… So much gratitude… It begs the question: how do I carry that legacy forward and be that person for [[Lola]] in their stead?== - [[Your relatives continue to live through you]] - Recognize that: [[Nostalgia is always within you]] and that you can have it whenever you want! That fondness, the gratitude, humility, and love that pours from these moments are ready to be resurfaced whenever. - I wonder if I could sort of capture this somehow? Maybe I already am with the the `#milestone` tag? - I think this song also strikes because of [[My Trauma]]... - I recognize now that I've lived my life in such a mildly disconnected manner. - I feel as though there are many subconscious regrets that I have for that and one of them has to be truly missing out on the [[Being fully present|present moments]] that I had as a kid, especially with those who're no longer here. That's all they ever knew of me, but I need to remember that they're looking down on me now... And loving me just the same... ❤️ - It just sucks... I wish I knew myself earlier... Not just for my sake, but for others... - Let this be an encouragement: [[If you're still breathing, you still have a second chance]] - It also generates such a fondness of the recognizable depth of Blake Shelton's character - For a man who grew up in rural Oklahoma to become this country music and even broader icon is incredible... - Yet, [[We fear losing the binds of our roots]]... Through this song, it is clear that Blake Shelton embodies such an endearing reflective and introspective awareness to that... - *Note*, come to find out, Blake Shelton **did not** write this song, so 🤷‍♂ - [[Listen to songs on repeat]]... - Instantiating and adding this to [[Songs of my soul]] - I shared this song with [[Jonny Forney]] and [[Matt Johnson]]! --- ## Reference(s) - [Youtube music video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_nLsG_asQg) - [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/5slddJ629YcePvqD6Uyk8r?si=a35f81a5ebbd4dce)