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Parents divorced when I was 4. My dad gave my mom a chance to be in our lives, she chose not to. But our dad, he raised me & my sister by himself he got some help every now & then, no child support. Took us to & from school, whatever school activities that schools was doing he was there. He even had to work nights for a few years, something that he really didn't want to do but did it. Sad to say we grew up without a mom and times were tough, but we pulled through because of him. I love you dad.
Same here man, my dad raised us both alone mom was never around till he was bedridden. Worked every single day until the cancer overwhelmed him. Wish I had've gotten to spend more time with him while he was around. This years 10 years since he passed in July, fighting back the tears writing this as a grown ass man. Cherish every day like you may not have a tomorrow.
Respect😎💯
🙏🏻🙌🏻💪🏼
Same man I know what your going through my parents divorced when I was 8
DAD CAME HOME FROM VIETNAM I WAS A YEAR AND A HALF OLD MOM SPLIT AND DIDNT MEET HER TILL I WAS 16 WELL DAD DIED THE DAY BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY FOUR YEARS AGO AND LAST SAT I TURNED 49 AND MOM STILL DOESNT WISH ME HAPPY BIRTHDAY. LOVE YOU DAD MISS YOU!! ooops wrote in caps sorry
I’ve been a single mom for 14 year’s and my daughter is 14 my son is 12. I’m a concrete finisher in the union. I work so hard to provide for my kid’s. Went through cancer a year ago still went to work pouring and finishing concrete sick as a dog. Thank you God for healing me. I’m still here at 35years old still working like a man being mom and dad.
Hang in there girl. Somewhere out there, there is a man that will make you his world. I’m not saying that you need one to support you, but just to love you.
You are true hero\ in today world. God bless
Im also a finisher, good things will come your way no doubt. Only thing you can do is keep moving forward through the fire. God bless
Keep pushing fighting Mama!
People like you are why I served so many years in the marine corps . Proud of you. Made my time in the corps worth it
Working 7-12’s as a pipe fitter, or 7-13’s as a foreman on turnaround in refineries and chemical plants all over the country was normal 8 months out of the year for me. Wife of 24 years, four amazing kids, but now I’m fighting Sage 4 kidney cancer, probably from the chemicals, fully disabled, trying to keep the wolves away. Still, I’m blessed!!!
My husband is a pipe fitter and boiler maker. I worry about him and the heavy metals he breathes daily. Keep your head up beautiful soul ❤
I’m a union plumber I know how hard you worked god bless you. I hope you don’t have to work as hard to beat the fuk out of that cancer
@@Discarded_Lost_Broken I went through Hell in the beginning and almost did’t make it. Doing better now, but still fighting. I fight EVERY day! Never quit! Blessings to you!
@@86prime i don’t know what your religious beliefs are. I’m not a holy roller but I am a god fearing man and I’d like to think the big guy and have a rapport. Understanding at least. If you give me your first name, I’ll pray for you.
@@Discarded_Lost_Broken My name is Kevin, a former Atheist, now Christian (non-denominational). I don’t know how anyone can make it through what I’ve been through without faith in God. Thank you for your prayers.
If you're listening to this type of music even if you're still young that's mean you have a wonderful taste of music, have a good day.
58 years young and hope day is fabulous
Thank you for confirming my thoughts.
17 over here
I listen to music like this and not the hippie shit country
Amen
Never understood why my dad missed so much stuff. He worked 12 hours a day. I get it now.
Life flew by in a blink of an eye my sons 14 and 15, daughter 9. I was there but wasn't or was. Doing right things were thought,
ADANAC Sadly alot of people don't ever realize this. Most kids without a father growing up were told that there father leftt. That isn't even remotely true. The majority were forced out of their homes by government, which got going from their wife. Sadly the kids are brought up believing falsehoods. They don't know there dad was providing for them since they were born, and after the divorce. The old days were different, but now you're supposed to take certain things for granted, while propping up mediocre behavior. Nowadays just being a mother deems you the right to claim yourself a great, or, good one. As a father if you don't do half of the inside work,( as well as all the outside work he was already doing) then he is somehow lazy, or terrible. As Rodney Dangerfield always said "No respect I tell ya, no respect". No wonder marriage rates are plummeting. Good for you for realizing that though. It most certaintly is something all fathers hope their kids will realize someday. Be grateful for knowing that truth.
It only takes a second to get it,,,,,,, we spend a lifetime waiting for you you to get it.
@@onepoundswallowtwopoundcoc3115 and mothers who pray and fight everyday
@@spencerleigh9001 i dont care who don't get it no more
It’s cry night men. Let that shit out and get ready for work tomorrow. Love you gentlemen. Stay strong.
i wish i still could. ive tried, listened to all the songs that touch my soul, but i dont know why it wont come out. pretty sure its going to break out when its most traumatic
@@bradhaines3142 same but even the most traumatic things that I’ve seen I still don’t feel nothing hopefully i will feel something soon
I've been crying alot lately. My mother passed in January. I agree with you. We need to release it. I've been a hard ass for so long.. it didn't do anything but make me angry
I really needed to read/hear something like this, Thank you sir.
I don’t know if it’s you in your profile pic but if it is thank you for your service and god bless
My ole man raised me since I was 9 months old all by himself I’ve watched him give me my last dollar for lunch at school.. I’ll never stop loving and looking up to my dad 62 years old still works his ass off everyday. I pray I’m half the man he is! If you have a hard working dad that loves you and will do anything for you call him and tell him you love him it’ll make his day..
❤❤ yes tell them every chance you get
TRUTH. Call your daddy if you love him. I wish I could call mine.
Father left mom me and lil bro she skipped meals to feed me and lil1 and still worked father died young in pain he got his me a d lil1 fight her battles now she was never hungry once I became a man and never will be
I’ve been to war. Killed, sacrificed, beat, mistreated. And injured badly. I’m only 20 years old and all these things have happened to me, but when I see my dad ‘my hero’ I turn soft. I’m a ruthless ass mf but my pops is my hero so no matter the body’s and blood I’ve shed to make it back home. he’s always treated me like his baby boy. I don’t have a mother in my life, she left when I was 7yrs. I owe my whole entire existence to this great man. And my pops is slowly dying and I’m going full crazy
Amazing
As I sit on my fathers bed side as he is slowly dies of liver failure this song really hits me. He wrecked his body for years to provide for us. I used to get upset that he worked so much as all I wanted was his time. Now that I have kids of my own I get it. I love you dad. Relax, I’ll take it from here.
😢rip
As I sit working a double shift through graveyard, I hope one day my kids will understand.
@jakehamilton1841 they will.
It doesn't have to be this way. We have all been deceived by an illusion that life for the majority is always a struggle. This is so far from the truth yet we accept that we have to work for some corporation and we accept what they want to pay. Their share holder dividends should be a huge clue to the amount of money they make off the poor they give bread crumbs to for their blood and tears. This can change. Start talking about it. The more we bring awareness out, the faster things will change. Tgere is enough resources in this world to take care of double the population in excess of having too much.
May The Lord our Father comfort you through this time my brother.
I’m a father of 5. Oilfield salesman. Former drug addict. Trying to keep the wolves away.
Jeremy Jordan keep it up brotha! It’s hard but when it’s for family anything is worth it. Stay strong.
Zach Bdown thanks brotha! Much appreciated.
I feel ya man I was a high school dropout dad was a alcoholic biker I got into drugs joined the army got clean worked in the coal mines then got a degree in diesel mechanics and living a great life with my wife it’s actually our one year anniversary in 2 weeks
woke westvirginia that’s bad ass brotha. Appreciate your comment.
God Bless my friend !!!
Song reminds me so much of my baby brother. He had his first child at 16, and immediately got a job on a shrimp boat to provide for his new family. On his 17th birthday, our father signed for him to enlist into the Marine Corps. He did three tours in Iraq, and was even wounded in fallujah. After the service he got a job offshore drilling, and worked countless hours every week to build a comfortable civilian life for his family. I watched as he deteriorated when he got sick. He beat it, and went right back to work to continue to provide. He overcame so much in life only to be hit by a stray bullet at a gas station half a mile from our fathers house in 2014. Rest in Paradise baby bro u were double the man anyone I know could ever be in half the time! You were always able to keep the wolves away. I’m so proud to be your big brother. Miss you so much man.
Wow,that's very unfortunate, I'm here in tears....Thank you to your brother for his service!
and bad things don't happen to bad people... There should be more people like your brother, there are many people who lack the strength or motivation to go ahead and fight, especially to fight for the family, without it and without someone to guide them, the children get lost along the way. Rest in peace.
❤ RIP 🙏 😢
RIP FROM A FELLOW IRAQ VET
Oh my, RIP Sir
My dad raised me and my siblings in Louisiana while fighting my mom’s addiction. He worked himself to the bone until his blue collar job cost him nearly everything. He was injured so bad he was permanently disabled. We fought like hell through homelessness and hardship till that settlement came and we moved up north a ways. He passed 5 years ago and he is still the strongest man I’ve ever had the privilege of knowing.
Who is here in 2024
Right here
Giving a little of my soul everyday brother
On repeat all day!!!!! May 2024
Native S.E. Texan here
Trying to keep the wolves away myself
I just buried my father yesterday. He always kept the wolves away. His last few months of battling cancer I tried to keep the wolves away best I could. I’m sorry I couldn’t do more. I love you dad.
Keep on brother
They can’t touch him now brother…my condolences
Hang in there, just know you're loved! I feel your pain.
Talk to him....he is listening!
Those aren’t wolves. That’s the most high bringing’ us home. Be proud you were chosen as the escort. Keep your head up, it’s the only thing we are guaranteed in life.
12 hours a day, 7 days a week. Only hoilday he took off was Christmas. Didn't appreciate it until I had a family of my own.
Same. My father was a soldier
Indigaius father been with same women for 42 years raised all three of my children and six other children now my two grandsons maybe three still working still providing for my family been self-employed my whole life six almost 60 years old we are all still together family is everything this bud's for you
Till the end
Hard row to hoe. Many of us are living it. I love this song
I did that with apx 2 hours drive time. She left when he was 5 but he's all that mattered and I would of fought like hell to keep him anyway. All that $$$ made for go cart's 4 wheelers bikes and the house all up in smoke a few years after a work injury then we ended up back on the other side of the tracks. He never complained once about any of it including an empty fridge. He passed on in 13' and believe me i wish I'd a took the 40hr job
My oldest son said hey dad listen to this song 2 months later he was murdered in Vegas Got tears in my eyes every time I hear this😢
Sorry, Brother. God Bless.
May your boy rest in peace!
Sorry for your loss brother. 😢
Just know when your son listened to this he thought of you. Im sorry for your loss
Sooo, sorry for you loss Steve! No words could be said to make it better so, I will pray for you to get through this
My dad busted his ass for years working as a heavy equipment operator on the pipeline, always trying to provide for my mom and siblings and myself. I remember hardly seeing him at all as a kid growing up, and man I missed him like crazy. I was at work one day and got phone call from my momma saying my dad got hurt at work and it wasn’t good. Unfortunately he died as a result of being burned to death from a pipeline explosion. That day changed me forever. I miss my dad every damn day! Make sure to tell your loved ones that you love them, as we never know when our number is up.
Damn, my heart goes out to you. 98% of us managers/engineers try our best that this doesn't happen to us or those we are responsible for. Its my worst nightmare.
Stay strong
sometimes family takes us for granite but we have to live through it as we know the life we live behind i hope someday my son will understand the hardwork i put myself thru for them 62 55 years of auto mechanics & 40 years of pain
Who still appreciates this in 2020✋🏽
I just discovered this song 10 minutes ago. Its amazing. Hits me right in the feels.
Listen to it everyday
Me for the first time. Great song!
Hits home 🥺🥺
❤
I don't mind discovering this treasure late. Gold holds it's value no matter when you dig it up.
Preach
Discovering new songs are like opening presents
I only discovered this one about 6 months ago as well. One of my favorites now
Exactly. In perfect timing
A good friend of mine showed me this maybe a year ago. Now it's a regular on the playlist
For any man that did what he could for his kids to have a better life, this song hits hard.
Trying my best as we speak 🙏
My father has always done a great job even though we’ve struggled a lot and I couldn’t be more thankful for him
Your not alone brother! Everyday is hard, but we do it for our families just as our father did for us.
My dad gets up at 4 am to get ready for work and leaves at 6 am and gets back at 4 pm sometimes later and he logs to give my family a better life
Im 33 years old Im a USMC Infantry Team Ldr Afghanistan Combat Vet CPL SMITH. 2/6 Golf Co 2010-2014 this song is nothing but the truth, when a man has a family to provide for and take care of you do EVERYTHING with the help of JESUS CHRIST to keep the wolves Away even if in the midst of it you yourself become a wolf to kill a wolf to protect provide and love your family This song hits very deep
Thank you for your service 🎖
Welcome Home brother. God is with us and humanity always. Stay Hard Marine.
Where are you stationed at now. Soldier
@@user-rh7uk9uv2h I'm not a soldier, I'm a Marine And i am not stationed anywhere im home i got out in 2014 However i do wish i would have stayed in then again under this potus we call pedo sleepy joe im glad i got out when i did
@user-rh7uk9uv2h are you trying to provoke this Marine, fren?
If you grew up blue collar, watching your dad walk out that door every morning, this song and video are absolutely brutal.
Yesser
So true, now at 40 years old I'm that father walking out the door before sunrise to put bread on the table for my family... I can understand the struggles now.
Man I remember growing up blue collar I’ll never forget the morning my old man walked out and didn’t come home
My dad left at sunrise, usually came home at sunset. Not "blue collar," just a humble librarian at the public libraries. We were pretty much poor, but didn't think of it that way. Dad worked, but only had one job except when he picked up projects, and I am grateful to him for showing me what a man really is, but not holding three jobs like some neighbors did so their wives could have fancy furniture and get their hair done every week at a salon (and grateful to my mom for not pushing him to do that or demanding it).
@@brianmackey6923 I couldn't guess at your father's demons, but a man who walks away from his family has some. At the moment he left, he thought that his family would be better off without him. He's felt grief all his life for what he did to you. And he knows that there's at least one man in the world who would kill him if he got the chance. Nothing he could do now could redeem him in your eyes and heart, but doing that to his family scared his soul.
I'm a 34 year old father of 2. I work in a coal power station. Hats off to anyone that fights off their wolves everyday! I fight a pack of wolves every second of everyday. I've been struggling to stay sober bc I've wasted to many years of my life running with the same wolves that now have turned on me. Im blessed that my father is and has been the rock in my life. Guilt overcomes me when thoughts burn through my mind of all the wasted memories that I destroyed by worrying about when I needed my fix. Now that I'm able to clearly think, my dad has moved on to Texas and it's not as simple to just stop and visit. I hate myself for wasting all the golden opportunities that I had of making memories with him. Ever since I became a father to my son, i can only dream of always being there for him like my dad was for me. I hurt so bad in my soul bc I know that all the time thats past can never be presented to me again. God bless everyone of u! Stay strong and don't let the wolves blow down the house that u created! Thanks for taking the time to read this novel!
Na dude thank you for sharing ..much love
Thanks my friend build that house on the rock and roof of eagles wings , we all belong to The Creator. God Bless you and your tribe.
Holy fuck!!! Thank you, thanks for speaking on your experiences, very relatable, very....yeah, just thank you.
I work 12 hr shifts on a South African coal power station, know the struggle.
Thank you, sir. I'm 28 and have my struggles with keeping/getting sober.. wasted so many years while my family tried to be there for me. My dad never turned the his back on my, while i was a egoistic pos. Which is so god damn unfair. Last week, he came up to me and said that is a pitty we havnt any hobbies together or smth like this. That he would have loved it to to spend more time with me. It hurts. I love my parents but me dipsh*t kinda cant show it. Sorry about my english. Greetings from far over the pond, austria. I rise my hat for all you fathers who are still keeping the wolves away!
I'm a single mom, we don't have a man like this, but when I watch this video and her son stands up to support his mom, it reminds me of my own 13 year old little man. Mom's of boys are so lucky. Nobody loves us quite like they do.
Life is shitty
Always mommas boys
Typical...only seeing it through there own eyes perspective, for the boy it's bad, needs father figure, it's crucial.
Its oct 2023. Jus found this song for the first rime , at work af all places. Lost my father in '09 at age 49 to sudden heart attack. I was 22. Im now 36 with a 2 and 6 year old. Work in a factory to provide what i acn for them. Somethin about this song has truly made me understand how much he sacrificed to give me and my brothers and I a good childhood. I never got to tell him thank you. He never got to meet his grand children. I miss him everyday, to this day. I wish i was mature anough to realize then and to say thank you to him. But im sayin it here. Thank you dad. R.i.P. 😢 i love you.
To all the men that are overlooked for their efforts and sacrifice, this one's for you 🍻. Hang in there brothers. They're counting on us. Goodnight and God bless.
God bless and Happy Thanksgiving brother
Thank you brotha
Cheers 🍻
Im an industrial maintenance mechanic women do it too
Good bless you man. Cheers from France
Only thing sadder than his whistle is most people don't even know the wolves exist until it's too late.
True, So true.
Remember you bring the wolves by the choices you make everyday
True That
@@waterdown1826 The wolves will always there... The one that wins the fight is the one I feed the most. ~Grateful recovering addict Canton OH 💜 9/25/18
@@waterdown1826 the wolves only survive when they are fed. You are 100% correct. Take responsibility for your actions people
Stumbling across this, on of all days...FATHERS DAY... Here's to all those men who sacrificed so much for their families. Happy Fathers Day to you!
ty deano bless you man
👍👍👍
Son turns 1 year in 2 days. 5 months ago I broke my spine in 4 places, broke my shoulder, tore my labrum and rotator cuff. Epileptic, beaten, battered or broken, I'll get you through. -We do recover. I'll never understand why my father chose to leave, but I'll always appreciate my grandfather for making me the man I am today. Keep going dads.
I'm on a turnaround in a plant working 7-12's and reading everyone's comments while listening to this song hit me down to the soul. Early mornings, late nights and weekends can wear you down but being able to provide a better life for your family makes it all worth it. Nobody knows your sacrifice better than another blue collar worker. Keep up the work everyone.
Some people are employed. Other people work for a living.
Well said brother.
I feel ya bro. I worked in a railroad repair shop for 13 years. I've been working maintenance in a chemical plant for almost 29 years now. Almost 20 of those years I served as a firefighter/emergency responder. I'm 65 years old and still working for a living.
@@glennmosley7690 7 I y 8th
I miss shutdowns and turnarounds bangin out 70 plus a week❤️
I remember my dad would come home after 10 hour shift we live down an old dirt road so I knew when Dad was coming cuz I can see the dust I would get so excited to see my daddy, I can see how tired he was but he never showed it sometimes at night I can hear my dad in bed hurting because of his back but he always got up and went to work!!!! We never went without thanks Pop! ♥️
OMG!!!! Thats my life! I have over worked my fn back since I was in single didigts!
Your dad is a hero!
I remember waiting at the bottom of the driveway with my dog each day for daddy's truck, we would get in and ride to the top of the of the hill. He was a man who kept the wolves away.
I feel you brother..
Love your post
Protect our kids and our homes and band together ...keep the wolves away.... we can do it together. Stay strong and never quit .
More true in this moment than ever before, with things so messed up in America.
I honestly don’t know how people can’t like country music, they’re missing out on golden tracks like this!! 😮
Not really country. This is folk.
@@jjmcwill1881 regardless of the correct genre my point remains the same
@@vitamintea4084lol doesn’t work like that there a different
@@anthonyb2223 Can you not read numb skull 🤣I’ve already said regardless of the genre my point remains the same
I'm 18 from an abusive home living in my own home working 60hours pouring concrete and fixing trucks tryin to build a life for a family someday. God bless the hard working men
You ain't lazy. God bless you and keep you safe. I pray you get a better paying job but I started at the bottom worked my way up ended up great salary. Open heart surgery laid me down. In Jesus name amen
You can come on in.lol Marilee
Thank you both. I'm also pursuing music I have yet to post but I write alot of songs and have been building my confidence as an artist when I find the time.
It wont always be like that. You have your priorities right. Much respect and God bless you son.
@@aitf99 thank you I'm doin my best every day to make a future for the people I love
I've worked 18 years in the coal mines and this is one of the most realistic songs I think has ever been wrote and sung by anyone
I feel that, brother.
If ya worked the Mines go listen to Dark Black Coal - Logan Halstead
I work at a coal fired power plant. Thank you for what you do brother.
Awwww . It’s an amazing awesome real song
Love this true life story song of Kevin Galloway’s life. One of my faves! Kudos to all parents who work their Tail off to ‘keep the wolves away!’ Dads & moms. I was one of the moms who worked 2-4 jobs. 🤗 🙏
Almost 5 months sense the man that worked 18 hr days as a cabinet maker to support his wife and 7 children passed from leukemia. My father was the best father a son could ask for... I miss him everyday. I'm just trying to keep my own wolves away... he was a spectacular example. CHW... I Love Dad!! Thank you for keeping the wolves away from us in a part of town filled with them.
Sure do miss those days,we all need to stand togeather and have God to bless America again..AMEN
I hesitate to write this comment. I read everyones struggles and I lost my pops when I was 9. He's gone from cancer in the war he fought. A Marine veteran that I wish I could keep saying dad I need you. Now I suffer from PTSD from the shit I put myself through when I lost him since. This song just triggered myself to break down and cry for once.
First off, thank you for sharing, I'm sorry for your loss. And I just want to remind you that there's no shame in crying (especially over the loss of loved ones)
My father died from cancer on my 25th birthday! Fathers want what’s best for their children because no matter that they are gone but they live threw us. Keep your head up ten toes down and keep pushing forward!
Respect man my dad died 1month b4 my daughter was born never be sorry for crying for loved ones hope one day someone crys for you i think of my dad every time i hear this song and i too cry 360 pounds 6ft4 and cry like a bitch lol
My boyfriend of many years lost his mom. A few months before I found out I was pregnant. I see him struggle everyday with it. No mount of words will ever fix his heart. He has a hard time with our daughter never getting to meet her. She was amazing. Our daughter would of loved her. Never hesitate. There are a lot of messed up people in this world. But there is also a lot of us that never met you and will cheer you on in your darkest hours. The death of a parent is something you will never get over. I see it everyday on his face and how much he misses her. Hold your head up. He would be proud of you.
Let it out brother, it's the best thing any of us could do when facing our inner struggles. I hope all gets better for you. Head up and keep pushing forward buddy. Just want to tell you, we're all human and you are loved.
This is not a song. This is an art piece. The lyrics tell a beautiful and honest story and the instruments captivate that feeling
I couldn't agree more. Everything I hear this song I cry cuz it's so good and true.
I couldn’t agree with you more, lyrics melodies everything comes together and brings a tear to our eye no matter how much of a man you think you are after hearing this
Music is it's self an art form so to call this a song is to call this art but I totally get what you meant mapn
Great description
Its something all right good bad and otherwise all in one....
My father worked away for 20 years, he was away when I was born, came back in to my life just 3 years before I went away to university. I used to judge him on so much stuff, but now that I’m all grown up I get it, he was trying to provide so I never felt what it meant to be poor. Thanks dad ❤
What's crazy.. me being a single mom.. this still hits home.. down right bone chilling.... I literally provide everything for my two kids by myself and I work 52-60 hour weeks on salary.. I miss my kids so much but if I don't provide for them then no one will and they won't have a future or college funds.. I just wanna make sure they're comfortable in life and don't have to go through all I have went through 😢
I hope everything gets better for you, i will be praying for you. Life sucks but life is reality. we cant change that with a snap of a finger so just keep your head high for the kids.
As a single dad in the 80s and 90s to my two kids whom have grown up to be utterly amazing people I salute you for sticking with it. Just love them and it will work out. Mark
As a single dad in the 80s and 90s to my two kids whom have grown up to be utterly amazing people I salute you for sticking with it. Just love them and it will work out. Mark
You're a Saint. And a warrior. May God's love be with you 💕✨️🙏
It’s funny how you never realize how much your parent or parents did for you, until it is your time to “keep the wolves away.”
That's what I'm trying to do. My dad was the backbone of this family 👪 now he's gone. It's so hard to pick up where he left off he was so much stronger than me. I'm so weak I just want to retreat like a turtle does.
@@edwardarsiaga3569 try to do as your dad did, and be thankful you had one in your life. Some of us weren't so lucky
Amen😇💯🔱
Hits deep man
True 👍
My 7th grade year my dad caught fire in the bottom of a tank in a ship yard. He spent 100 days in the mobile burn center with a 20% percent chance of survival. Now I’m 19 and running the roads and this was my first time hearing this song. It hits pretty close to home.
I hope he's OK. My pops passed from organ failure due to a weak heart. He worked his ass off till the day he couldn't walk. I miss you dad so much one day I hope I see you again I miss that smell from your cabinet shop. I hated saw dust but now I wish I could smell it one more time. 😔
How is your dad? I hope he's ok. Sending out my heart to you with prayers.
@@edwardarsiaga3569 I'm sorry for your loss. May you find peace and happiness. I send my heart to you and prayers.
Man keep your head up, I know the struggle. But you have to stay strong
@@Daughterzion7777 he’s doin alright. He just moved In with me cause Hurricane Ida did a number on his house but he’s made his recovery and he’s doin alright now
As a young child I was only 12 and my uncle caught stage 4 tongue and throat cancer and by some miracle he beat it for another year to go by and get the same cancer and this time it was back stronger than ever but my uncle fought and fought eating through a tube going to chemo eventually inviting us over (we didn’t see him much cause he was another state over) and talked about how he wanted to say that it wasn’t looking good a week passed and we were looking and the sky was pink and beautiful and wishing 5 minutes we got a call and my uncle had passed at only 39 I’m 17 now i will never forget your jerky fly high dude and thanks for keeping the wolves away
Teamsters brat here, i cant listen to this song without crying my eyes out. I enlisted after a few years in the Union. Have a wife and a daughter now, and its my turn to keep the wolves away. Thank you Pops.
Makes me cry everytime. My grandpa died to ALS after a fall triggered a calcium deposit in his neck. Left my dad two farms at the age of 26. When I was 8, my mom got a call that dad fell from the top of a combine and split his back on the corn head. Like in the song, my Dad recovered, but I'll never forget that day. To all the working men, risking themselves for the wellbeing of their families...you are the heartbeat of America and I raise my glass to you 🤘🤘
A toast! To all who work and sacrifice!
Thank you we work hard for every dollar.
Here’s to us gentlemen🍻
Amen
electrician here.. my biggest fear is not coming home or coming home maimed from work. i live with that everyday. but keep on keeping on
Real men never receive the recognition that they deserve.
real men wouldn’t accept the recognition anyway. It would just piss them off
@@benjaminantone9962 we call that toxic masculinity
Work therapy💪💪👊
That changes today
@@benjaminantone9962 let em be mad were taking what we deserve
I'm here listening to this song because a friend of mine passed away at 49 due to an overdose. He loved this song, and I have never heard it before. So, with a tear in my eye, I have to decide if I play it at his celebration of life. Lord please bless all who read this!
Sorry for your loss I’ve been there and no one can overcome that pain brother live in the memories
@@j..m2983 Thanks , I appreciate it 🙏
I heard this song when I was homeless; lost my house and job while trying to help my own sister. Resulted in a depression that even two civil wars couldn't do. Hearing this song while getting some rest behind a random garage made me realize what others (grandpa) have sacrificed for me and got my ass right back in gear. I was still hurting but I went to therapy, got into business school, met the love of my life and now again listening to this song with my son and daughter. Thank you sir.
Well Done .. Don't know you .. but Well Done!
This song reminds me of my father. Waking up at 4 30 am, driving almost 4 hours every day to go to a factory assembly line. Punching in and out, thankful for dinner ready at 7 pm. In bed by 9. For years he did this, for us 3 kids, and his high school sweetheart. Never did I hear a word of complaint. But I felt the calluses on his hands. I heard the exhaustion in his voice as he sang me to sleep to the tune of songs like If I had a hammer, all the leaves are brown, and paperback writer. As a child I didn't know the metaphor of this song, keep the wolves away. Now as a father, I understand. My hands are rough. Bones weary. I'm there for my son, and my old man. To keep the wolves at bay.
Pure Wood
Man the way you described your childhood and transitioned into you being a father now is beautifully written. Thanks for sharing.
my dad sent me this song out of nowhere what's that supposed to mean?
After 18 years in the oilfields,, making awesome money doing some of the most dangerous work in the world,, this song hits home,,, a scrooge with my money help me retire at 53yr old,, but i can't sit still i keep doing odds n ends stuff... several severe surgeries and other problems come around,, the real bad wolves indeed,, blessed to still be here and still able to put in a few hours here and there,, this wolves ate up my retirement stash.... great song..i love this
It has been Impossible to keep my Wolves away. They broke into my house when I laid dying on the floor of my living room, for 10 days, due to a doble vascular accident. The looting lasted all night long; they, including neighbors, took everything from my house and my American Blazer truck. The didn't stop until the THUGS threw up my little dogs to the street past midnight of May the 2nd, 2019! ..Me, am still alive, but bitten my Snakes and Wolves. The wounds and the scars will last a lifetime!.... The Griffin from The End of the World.
My father was in roofing and had an accident that left him disabled at 23 years old, the doctors told him he would never walk again, they were wrong, and he continued to work for 20+ years to provide for my family. He passed away when I was 18yo. I was conceived after the accident, he defied everything everyone told him to provide for his family, and I'll never forget that. Thank you for this song.
That's what true men do, I have great respect for him.
Be blessed. That's wonderful
He was a real man.
There were extremely tough old timers. True men. My grandfather was crushed by a piece of slate in the coal mines around 20 years old. Thing weighed over a thousand pounds. Broke almost every bone in his body, 9 months laid up in the hospital with pins and wires through him. He wasn’t supposed to walk ever again. Went into logging for the next 47 years. He’s still kicking at almost 90
Nu breed heaven
Ive been keeping the wolves away so long that I no longer know how to relax. Being a single dad I work my finger to blood and bones just to provide for my two kids. Life is tough but seeing them smile makes it all worth it even if means putting my life on the line.
You got this big bro. Put your nose on the grindstone and keep pushing. Give them babies a good life.
thats my dad
@@JaceWilliams-qf3wy sounds like a hell of a dad
My grandpa worked in the Galveston bay out of Vidor Texas. He had 9 kids and no other way to support them. The man risked his life everyday to provide for his children and ultimately we lost him to his dedication.
My wife and I are a foster family. I work 12 hours a night in chemical manufacturing so my wife can stay at home with our 5 ( sometimes more ) kids. I’m tired, my body aches by morning. But being greeted at the door when I get home with hugs keeps me going.
Thank you
Jerome Mimms may God bless you and your family in abundance. keeping y’all in my prayers.
My mum was a foster career she took me in when I was 3years old I ow her for everything she has gave me I’m 24 now and I still have my mum around now it’s time to give it back to her since she is going thow a lot I love you mum thank you for giving me a fantastic life and a beautiful family to call mine now it’s my turn to keep the wolves away
Good man
@@reddemon9439 The most important thing you can do for her is to take good care of yourself. Stay sober, pick a good partner when it's your time for that. If there was a good man in your life, please don't forget him. Good men don't do drama and sometimes are taken for granted
I hope when my kids are grown and I've shuffled on into the hereafter, they look back and say, "Dad did his best to keep the wolves away."
I know exactly what you mean. I hope the same my friend
They will my friend,cause you care.I hope too
Love that!
Amen I cant agree more
Not worth it
Here to all those still fighting in 2024 hope this is a good yr for you
You too Terry 👊
My dad growing up did everything to keep the wolves away and showed me what it takes as I got older. And I’m forever thankful as I’m now the sole provider for my two babies. There’s days I don’t know how I’m going to do it but when I see my kids protected from the real world without a care or fear in their eyes, and it just snaps something deep inside where it’s no longer a question.
This is probably the best comment section I have ever seen. So many stories and memories of the back bone of this great Nation. ✊
Ain't that the truth.
I thought the same. I spent yesterday evening with this section. :) I rise my hat for all you guys. Steelworkers family here btw. Greetings from far over the pond, austria!
Shit makes me cry man. I'm so fucking appreciative of my father but feel awful that I ended up abusing my own body in the military. I feel like my father and mother worked hard and rucked themselves up just for me to end up a broken 27 year old. I know it's not the case. But still.
@@MoonMan1229 I know you're pain my man. Military fucked up my back and knee. Keep youre head up brother, it will play out!
Amen!
Beautiful song, here’s to the dads fighting to provide for their families across the world. 🥂
It is a absolutely. beautiful song, I am not a man but i get a Happy fathers day and Happy Mothers day every year, so this song really hits me too
Thank you brother and back to you 🍻
Thank you brother, same to you 🥃
Whew man, your comment hit me like a ton of bricks. My biggest fear is not outliving my family and being unable to provide for them. Cheers to you, brother.
@@kristynluttrell4272 Me too, I get both as well AND I work in a chemical plant.
My parents were my grandparents. Mom couldn't keep me and they adopted me. They were done raising kids and here I come. They didn't have to, but they by God did. Busted rheir asses to keep the wolves away
respect to your Grandparents!! I never experienced Grandparents. ❤❤❤❤
My grandparents did that for me❤
As a husband and father of 5 boys, this song hits so deep. As fathers we do what we Have to do not what we want to do. We give and give and give and expect nothing except love and a little appreciation in return. We sacrifice ourselves to make sure ours are well taken care of. ❤
love that mate!
Needed this
Tipping one back for all my fellow blue collars still “fighting like hell to keep the wolves away” in 2021. Hang in there brothers and know your not alone.
Needed this brother 💪🏽
Thanks brother, as I throw this whiskey back I say a prayer for you and my country. Keep God on your heart
Amen brother. Union operator in a country that hates unions
Hell yes same to you
godspeed brother
As someone who's never known his father, these are the types of songs that let me know which direction to take in life.
Same
🖤🖤🖤
Keep on keeping on sweetheart!!❤️
We go thru life often not knowing how to "be" Music shows us a way...... Ur gonna be alright babe Lots of folks domt have parents (me) Blessings
Be glad u didn't know ur dad instead of having a dad u resent.... Nothing sucks worse than having to teach urself what the guy sitting right the fuck there was supposed to teach u but didn't care enough to do so
My dad had bad complications from diabetes. It was making it hard for him to work. I took a pretty physical job and worked overtime as much as could, and convinced him to retire. I don't recall him ever telling me that he was proud of me. He wasn't the kind of man that expressed his emotions. He was a hard ass steelworker. But one day as we're sitting together watching TV, he turned to me and said "thank you for stepping up like you have." I was maybe 22 or 23 at that point. It took all I had to stifle my cries, but I couldn't hold back the tears. To this day I still get choked up thinking about it. That was my time to keep the wolves away. Dad passed in May of 2023. Despite us being at odds so many times, I still miss him so badly.
This song symbolizes America today. As long as you keep the wolves away, we can make it through anything. Great song!
As an iron worker on the road full time and as a father of 4 this song gives me absolute chills. It hits me at every corner.
Bless you and your family it goes unappreciated way too much these days !
Boys will stand better for their fathers trying and doing. The girls will react to mother. :)
My dad is an Ironworker, he was on the road mostly while my sister's and I were growing up. It was so nice to see him come home and hard when he was away but him giving it his all everyday, risking his life and subject to the elements... I've always been so proud of my dad! I Brag about the things he's helped build and how high he was in the air walking those narrow ice covered beams to provide for his family, giving us a safe and comfortable home, with nice things to call our own. I respect him and all ironworkers for their sacrifice's to provide not only your families but America too!! Keep on keeping on! You are appreciated!!! ❤
Yes sir it does
Just a fellow building trades worker saying much respect, only two kids here but I know what its like when you come home as a stranger in your own home. Stay safe brother, we are here for you.
This song doesn't get the attention it deserves. This is audio gold.
Sometimes too much attention ruins good music.
AMEN
Great song ! The working man is ok with being underrated ! He knows at home he’s appreciated and loved ! No worries - wolves may come but no doubt they will leave a lot quicker 😂
89M views isn’t good ?
Amen
Everyone should see this video, and hear this song, at least once in their life... Still gets me through it.
I just lost my Father Nov 15th... This song has resonated with me since the first time I heard it! My father was fighting cancer, but alive! This song has impacted my life in 3 specific ways... How my Father protected us and sacrificed when no one noticed... How he beat cancer the first time, and fought so hard this time too... He was still keeping the wolves away until the end... And how this song is my son's favorite song.... Because he knows that I am doing my absolute best to keep the wolves away... Sorry for venting, I am just a human that feels this song
Sorry for your loss. He obviously leaves behind a legacy of love and you're passing it on to your son. Like they say in that song "that's something to be proud of, that's a life you can hang your hat on".
My dad worked for a company that built explosives and support for the Viet-Nam conflict. There were buildings on site that were highly explosive. Two times, as a child. We would feel the ground shake and here the windows rattle, then huttle to pray. Both time he came home whole but shocked. Affected by the carnage and destruction. Once, he told my mom with tears, he had helped a lady that had been blown through a wall. She lost both arms and all her clothes from the blast. 26 years later, that lady drove into my gas station for a new tire. She was driving with 2 prosthetic hands. When I got done with her car I sat to tell her my father's story. She stopped me about halfway. She hugged me and thanked me for my dad, and told me he had saved her life that day. It was her. My dad had passed on, but that evening I had a very long one sided conversation with him. This song seems to be about him.
I am so shocked.
This comment should have 10 million likes. God bless.
Thank you for sharing this With us Rick.
Thanx for sharing your story. Hugs. ✌🏽🧡😊
That is a moving story .. thank you for sharing
For the 9.2k that thumbs downed this song, your either deaf, dumb or spoiled... This is a real song, about Real men and the trials and tribulations of being a father. As a father of 4 working 16hrs a day to provide for mine, it plucked more than a few heartstrings for me.
Amen to that Joe!
Amen
I concur. Duct tape cant fix stupidity, but it sure can muffle the sound of them talking
I agree soooooo much!!!!!!!!!
My respect to you.
My childhood, lifelong friend Jbird showed me this song. I loved it instantly. Jbird died last year. I’ll miss him forever. As I listen to this song I can feel him. Rest in peace Jbird❤
My father left when I was 13 and when he did my mom was devastated and joined a cult. So I lost both my parents when I was 13. I’ve had to TRY to keep the wolves away in the decades since then and I still am. Stay strong folks, or be weak, it’s all ok, the pain will pass. Peace.
My dad raised me & my brother by himself. After having his neck broken by machinery in a plant. With my mom having just left & his dad dieing and him selling his harley all at the same time. The harley to pay for the funeral. Going to collage for 2 degrees and working 2 jobs while still making time for me & my brother to be a good dad. I don't think I could ask for better. I'm 21 now. I am a former correctional officer. And, I am now a Army Tanker(19k) in the United States Military. Every time I hear this song it brings me to tears knowing that my dad is getting old and that one day I won't have him around. I am very thankful for him. I hope one day I can be half the man he is.
Delamor 1998 sounds to me, if you follow his lead, you will be.
God bless you. You have already become the type of man your father was.
God bless you son. You already are!
Please make sure your Dad knows this!
keep Bustin Big Caps 19 Kilo!!!
As a 31 year-old dad to an 8 week old baby, this song really resonates. Shout out to all the dads grinding it out for their families. "Keep going with your head down" as we say up in northern England!
You got this boss
I got a 3 year old and a 4 month old boy and im also 31 years old here. This song really does hit different. Conrgats on the child brother
Keep it up gentlemen
You got this bro
@@coltonhanderson1257 yes
My dad (who was a highly decorated soldier in the army) went six feet under the ground 8yrs ago this very month. This song shall forever be a dedication to him 💌
All the comments got me feeling like I'm not alone in this giant world without my hero... thank you for making this song, and thank all of you for sharing. Sometimes all a man needs to see, is that he's not alone.
❤
Love you brother. Never alone. I love you, WE love you.
I ain’t a father, but I know… man I know.
My dad raised me and my sister all by hisself. I wasn’t even his real daughter. My mom had me up for adoption while she was dating my dad and he said let’s go get her and I’ll raise her and take care of her. And he did just that and done a helluva job. Oh how I miss him, love you dad.
Soooooo. I've had a few but I cried after reading your comment. Keep your head 😉
Me too😭 He was a good man and it’s true story. Never once did I ever feel adopted or unloved. Thanks for reading…🤗god bless you always.
Unbelievable! This hit so hard because I'm that father and did the same exact thing! Chills!
@@thomasking6163 Your a good man!!!😊
@@amandabowie4835 thank you! I needed that! Your amazing
Watched my father work his hands to the bone everyday to keep us fed. I remember thinking he's the strongest man in the whole world. I was right. He is. Now that I live it, I see what he went through for his family. You scream in silence because you are the rock. You are the one that will keep your families heads above water. Thank you dad
This is my story! It's the story of my life,! It makes me feel so sad! Thanks. 👍♥️🏜️From the island of mauritius!
Yes sir. My dad sacrificed his health and his happiness working himself to exhaustion every day for my family so my mom could stay home and nurture my brother (RIP, hung himself last year) and me. He never let on how tired he was or how much strain it put on him. Now that I'm the breadwinner for my family, I do the same thing because I learned it from him. I work long hours every day, for months, years at a stretch "to keep the wolves away" and so my wife can be home with our kids. I consider it a privilege to work so hard and be so tired, because I know I'm doing my best for my family, and setting an example of how a man leads and takes care of his wife and children.
It is absolutely disgusting what the central banks have done to enslave mankind. Its amazing how few can even see it, that is their greatest trick of all.
We all have a sad story,but brother made us all feel it. Let us know we aren't alone.
Love this song from many years back. I gave everything in my job and got layed off last week after 7 years. My dad also gave everything to keep us safe in his job and now has dementia. They pushed him aside also after 30 years…. But I’ll fight like hell for us..
Dedicated to my husband., Who worked tirelessly, to keep the wolves away. We'll never be the same without you. Neither will the patch. Rest easy fisherman. 💗
I am so very sorry for your loss.I hope you can be able to see him again sometime my dads friend died and his son has to deal with abuse from his mom.
Oh. This broke me. I'm so sorry for your loss. 😭 Praying for you and for strength to keep pushing forward. ❤️
🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️
I worked at a drywall plant for over 12 years. Worked swing shift and went months without an off day. Now I work at small laid back chemical plant loading trucks. They tell me I do the work 5 men couldn't do. And everytime they do I quietly whistle this song to myself. For all my brothers and sisters out there working swing or just straights, you'll make it. Love yall!
This comment caught my attention because I too work at a drywall plant on swing shifts. I'll play this song before I go in for my shifts to remind myself why I'm doing it.
@@NappingNomad Georgia Pacific?
National Gypsum
Amen Bro.
I work swings at a steel mill and this song just hits differently those who know know those who don't can't understand
Feelin this. Ia anyone keeping the wolves at bay in 2024?
Everyday fam.
Pretty much everyone!!
Found this song in recovery after heart surgery. It hit home. It made me think of our relationships with family and duty as a father .
Had two heart surgeries myself in my mid/late 20s.. Shit changes your perspective quick
My pops passed when I was 13. I'm 40 now. Found this song 3 weeks after my daughter was born. Hit my heart
Congratulations
Mine passed In 2021 like it was yesterday. May God bless you and yours :)
❤❤❤
My toddler says “this is our song, daddy.” Goosebumps every time.
Be still my heart ❤
is yo child depressed already damn
@@brandonbrown9315 hey mongo, turns out his toddler just likes to listen to music with his da.
My song as a kid too. I'm 54 now. Love to your munchkin
He’s in danger of become a good man:)
My dad has cancer right now and is about halfway through his chemo. When I first found out, this song really moved me. This video is powerful. He seems to be doing well through it all. The circumstances and this song have made me realize I need to be ready to step up for him. Songs like this make a tremendous impact on people’s lives!
This song just rips your heart. Mom died, i was 5. Never knew my dad. But here i am, still going on at 68. If i changed any moment in my life, i wouldn't be in this place now. So, the hard lessons form you and give you strength. You are the sum of your life experience. Thank you, God.
“‘Cause now it’s my turn to keep the wolves away.” That line gives me chills.
Me to.. it hit home
Me too ❤️
Yup
Yeah me too man, almost from my head to my feet just now when I read this while listening to the song. I been working since I was 6 years old but been letting the wolves tear me to pieces ever since me and my son's mom split up 8 almost 9 years ago. Won't be happening anymore, I'm coming to conquer the kingdom and queen I deserve one day, before too long. Most importantly my son back in my life!!
Just became a dad. Never have I felt so much pressure in my life to make sure there is a roof over her head.
Makes me think of my sweet, precious Daddy......died in the clutches of black lung. Seems like just yesterday.......God how I miss him.
💟 Sending love your way💟
I’ve never heard this song until now and I can feel all the best that my parents gave me when I was young. Even though she’s gone to heaven I still have a little more time to tell my daddy that I appreciate him and all he has done for me. Now I’m in my 50’s and I feel the age coming on but I’m still fighting everyday, for my family.
Just discovered this song at 16 years old. I replay it over and over, its truly a good song. My mom is a single mother, did everything she could and still is for me and my little brother. This song reminds me so much of all the things shes done for us and i will be forever grateful for her.
To all the dads like myself who have sacrificed years of dealing with stress and hard times to provide for their families and being selfless. I say thank you all.
isn't it kind of selfish to come on a public internet board touting your own selflessness?
@@cottonpatch2000 dude next time shut your trap if he wanted more pain in his life trust me he wouldn’t be asking you for it. This world doesn’t need more hate then it already has so calm tf down, please.
@@carolearnold1041 Sorry about that. Sometimes I try and give my buddies hell and laugh with them as they laugh at themselves. I didn't mean any harm by it. Sorry Joshua. Just giving you hell is all
@@cottonpatch2000 no I’m sorry I didn’t realize y’all were buddies. I just hate to see people put others down. Continue to give your buddies hell that’s what we as people live for 😂
This tune gives me goose-bumps everytime I hear it and by the end my eyes are always sweating. I had a hard working father who sold his life to the Steel Mills in Gary Indiana and without his love I wouldnt be who I am today. Cheers to my father Douglas Goodfellow and to my Mother for loving him.
Great story man got a lot of respect for your father sounds like he was a good man.
Shes a tough woman to hang in there with someone dedicated to the sacrifice of working so hard. And hes strong for the sacrifice
Don't just get him a card. When it's safe, take him for a beer (or soft drink) and a game of pool or bowling Or breakfast. If either of you has a dog, the two of you should the dog for a walk and talk about the dog or the weather or what's going in your life.
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I'm from europe but I've been many times with ships at galvestone, freeport, sabine pass, loading lng and lpg...I don't know why but I always felt connected with people working there at terminals, they all felt just like this song, it's like I can see them in it. This should be their anthem, of all hard working people there across all of the terminals at the Gulf of Mexico. Amazing song, I have goosebumps whenever I listen to it. Lost my dad when I was 24, we never said it to each other while he was alive, but I love you.
This song brings tears to me every time I listen to it. My dad worked his ass off to give us kids a better life. Working as hard as he did took him from us way too soon. He died of ALS in 1984. It broke my heart. I think of him everyday. I tried to follow in his footsteps taking care of my family. But ultimately I ended up becoming disabled. I worked hard and in pain as a machinist over 40 years before I couldn't do it anymore. I worked until I couldn't anymore just to keep the wolves away. Just as my Dad did. He showed me how to be a man. No matter what. You need to take care of your family. Family is always first no matter what. Thank you for this song. Now my kids are keeping the wolves away. ❤❤
covid 19 now i'm deemed essential lucky to have a job. I am 46 years old and already a 2 time cancer survivor. Now is my time to keep the wolves away. Thank you brother for giving me the strength to understand.
1LIVE BROTHA
Someone kept your wolves away, stay strong and keep the wolves away.
❤️
Sounds like you've already been keeping the wolves away! Your doing your job, people will be proud and remember you.
My husband wanted this song for our wedding party to walk in to. He had worked in the coal mine for 9 years right out of high school and moved to a refinery. I came with 2 kids and he has made more sacrifices than I ever give him credit for. If this song doesn’t hit your soul you or no one is in your life ever gave it all for you
You are blessed beyond believe to find a guy willing to do that!
God bless you, your husband and your whole family 😇
That's a gorgeous story.
Good on you for understanding his sacrifice. I pray one day I can find someone like you.
@@beyondthedarknesspodcast Amen
So glad this was used in Yellowstone, gives it a platform for more people to know it and deservedly so
34 year old dad to 2 daughters married to the same woman for almost 15 years now single income household I work my D*** into the dirt as a demolition contractor, GOD keeps my body strong my mind limber and my heart filled to keep the wolves away. Wouldn't have it any other way. My girls will always remember. To all the REAL MEN out there who grind day in and day out may the wind always be at our backs and the sun upon our face. GOD BLESS YALL
Fair winds ALWAYS! KUDOS TO GOOD DAD'S ❤