This is probably the best song ever. Been clean and sober 34 years now. I lost my son this year to suicide. All I know that as long I keep going forward, no drink or drug ill be ok. Good line, "you wouldnt be you if it was easy" my late sisters words are all over this. She always told me I didn't do anything the easy way, but thats what makes me who I am today. My son just forgot who he was for a time but in the end he gained his angel wings

Easily one of the greatest songwriters America has produced in the last 50 years. Rodney is never less than brilliant.

Excellent song with 3 great voices. The addition of Roseanne Cash is a premium bonus, she has a voice like no other. Well done by all.👍👍🇨🇦

When all is said and done. Rodney Crowell will get his due. One of our greatest singer-songwriters.

Occasionally while tripping around on You Tube I'll come across a song that I haven't heard before that I consider to be nothing short of brilliant. That just happened again. Thank you Rodney.

One of the most beautifully sad and profoundly heartfelt songs I have heard in my life. Rodney is pure genius. Have listened to it many, many times and it still brings tears to my eyes every time.

It's hell to get old, this song makes me look back on my life and what I've been and won and lost. Some underrated folks giving us another great song .

This arguably the best song I’ve ever heard in my 65 years. Nice to see Rosanne and John Paul too. Put together perfectly in my opinion. Can’t stop watching. 🙏

It's a crying ass shame that this isn't played on every radio station in America. What a great song! Rodney Crowell is at the top of the singer songwriter genre and keeps getting better.

This is with out a doubt one of the best songs ever written.

I don't care what anyone says, Rodney and Roseanne are magic together, it's bittersweet listening to them sing this, they were a beautiful couple!

We should all be so lucky to have exes who mean as much to us as Rodney and Roseanne mean to eachother.

I keep coming back to this video, I absolutely love Rodney Crowell, especially this 2016 song, featuring John Paul White and the wonderful Roseanne Cash, what a talented trio of musicians. I can’t wait to see Rodney again!!❤❤❤❤❤

This song appeared on the horizon as my wife of 38 years lay dying. It was us. I cry every time I hear this lovely song. Thank you, Rodney.

One of the most under estimated country singer/writers of our time. His songs tell a story.

Rodney Crowell is truly one of the greats.

My baby sister sent this link to me. She said it makes her cry, but it also reminds her of me. Age and struggles of our youth are catching up to us. Thank you for such a great song

Good Lord, did I just have a good cry. A master class on healing and redemption...and, of course, songwriting.

Lyrics are superb, a metaphor of life. Looking back, but going forward. Share this song 🎵 with anyone you know who is struggling.

I find it deeply moving the way Roseanne appears to contribute to the song celebrating her exhusband’s finding a new love. The First Lady of country music. A truly great song, and a fantastic video too.

Rodney Crowell is an American treasure. I love him so much.

The best ever...and then Mickey Rafael shows up with his harmonica. Just wonderful.

Year after year, album after album, Crowell keeps delivering the goods

This song is light years ahead of ANYTHING playing on the radio today

It's like I'm sitting at a bus stop waiting for a train Exactly how I got here is hard to explain My heart's in the right place, what's left of it I guess My heart ain't the problem, it's my mind that's a total mess With these rickety old legs and watery eyes It's hard to believe that I could pass for anybody's prize Here's what I know about the gifts that God gave You can't take 'em with you when you go to the grave It ain't over yet, ask someone who ought to know Not so very long ago we were both hung out to dry It ain't over yet, you can mark my word I don't care what you think you heard, we're still learning how to fly It ain't over yet For fools like me who were built for the chase Takes the right kind of woman to help you put it all in place It only happened once in my life, but man you should have seen Her hair two shades of foxtail red, her eyes some far out sea blue green I got caught up making a name for myself, you know what that's about One day your ship comes rolling in and the next day it rolls right back out You can't take for granted none of this shit The higher up you fly boys, the harder you get hit It ain't over yet, I'll say this about that You can get up off the mat or you can lay there till you die It ain't over yet, here's the truth my friend You can't pack it in and we both know why It ain't over yet Silly boys blind to get there first Think of second chances as some kind of curse I've known you forever and ever it's true If you came by it easy, you wouldn't be you Make me laugh, you make me cry, you make me forget myself Back when down on my luck kept me up for days You were there with the right word to help me crawl out of the maze And when I almost convinced myself I was hipper than thou You stepped up with a warning shot fired sweet and low across the bow No you don't walk on water and your sarcasm stings But the way you move through this old world sure makes a case for angel wings I was halfway to the bottom when you threw me that line I quote you now verbatim, "Get your head out of your own behind" It ain't over yet, what you wanna bet One more cigarette ain't gonna send you to the grave It ain't over yet, I've seen your new girlfriend Thinks you're the living end, great big old sparkle in her eye It ain't over yet

Best new song I've heard in 2017.

Man, I was having a rough day. missing my Mom, Rodney was her favorite. This song came up, and just made everything alright. God Bless this man.

Congratulations to Rodney on winning the Americana Award for Song of the Year for "It Ain't Over Yet" from his Close Ties album...a well deserved award for a beautiful song from a masterpiece album.

Country is not dead as long as you look for it. Glad to see the greats still putting out great music with meaning. Great interview on CBS This Morning with Rodney this morning.

The Americana Music Association Song of the Year for 2017. Congratulations, Rodney Crowell!

Man this song has something, Played it 100 times or more lately. Usually can’t stand cliched country videos but love this. So understated. Best country song in living memory

It doesn't get any better than this story, these voices...

I hope you click on this link and listen to this wonderful song. But do not click this link without a little preparation. Please be prepared when you listen to this song! Prepare yourself by going somewhere quiet. Get a good sound system and for Pete’s sake, turn off that damn phone. Get your favorite drink of choice and sit in your favorite chair. Hell, go as far as putting on your favorite hat if that makes you more comfortable. Do what cha gotta do to be comfortable in order to clear your mind of all the nastiness we seem to live in today. Then be prepared to listen to a collaboration by legendary musicians that will simply blow your mind. And if you really want to be blown away take the time to learn about how this song came to be. It’s a beautiful story that I will not ruin... you should here Rodney tell the story himself. The words written by Mr. Rodney Crowell tell a story of friendship, pain and redemption that all of us can relate to. His music composition of this song is nothing short of genius. The way we are introduced to the other artists, first John Paul White, then Rosanne Cash and finally the greatest harp player in the universe, Mr. Mickey Raphael can only be described as class, pure class. And the harmony between these artist is beyond magical. My goodness, even the video is shot in a classy fashion. So yea, be prepared. Be prepared to look back on your life with both fondness and pain, especially at the end when Mickey Raphael closes out the song with all his God given talent.

My vote for 2017 Song of the Year , Rodney , Rosanne & John Paul best harmony vocals I have heard in many a year. Many thanks to Rodney for this beautiful gem of a song , hoping we hear more from Rodney , Rosanne & John Paul.

What a gift this song is. I can't get this off my mind. So simple, so sweet so deep. Wo three of my favorite singers. And the harp at the end. As close to a hymn that I've heard all week.

It's so great to see Rodney and Rosanne are still friends and sing on each others albums and the addition of John Paul White was really nice. Great song, love it. Life lessons.

Mickey Rafael, Roseanne Cash, John Paul White, and Rodney Crowell's songwriting... Pure Heaven.

Just about the time I think Rodney can not record a better song, he does. What a wordsmith.

This feels like the story of my husband and I. I lost him a year ago. I listen to this song often and let the tears fall.

A hymn...that's what it is! Kevin is right...this song cuts right to the feeling places. Thanks for the feels, Rodney.

Wow, what an incredibly powerful song. Absolutely beautiful by everyone involved.

Can we talk about how great the symbolism is with Rosanna she walks in like an angel or maybe a demon but definitely a badass and then when she's singing into the mirror on her ex-husband song whoever put this video together is amazing on top of the already amazing song

One of our premier, treasured song-writers with yet another perfect song. Thank you, Rodney Crowell.

Beautiful. I really like John Paul and Rodney, John Paul and Rosanne are killing it together.

So wonderful to see and hear Rodney and Roseanne together; their harmonies could break your heart.

Brings tears to this old guy's eyes. He is a master, as is Rosanne.

When you feel it down inside you. The tears just come out without warning. That's real music. It saddens me to think that I was walking around this world without this music in my life. This is a fitting song for what trials I have going on in my life right now.

"If you came by it easy, you wouldn't be you." Oh man.

Brings a tear, a smile and deep thoughts of what we have done. What can be better in a song that makes a heart heavy and yet soar across the heaven of our souls.

so good to see John Paul back in the game... nice surprise to see these two collaborate...

Every time I watch this video, I am struck by new revelations - excellent job by Rodney, Rosanne, and John Paul. You made it all come together perfectly.

Rodney is a great songwriter; Rosanne is a great singer; I don't really know John Paul White, but it all comes together!

Incredible collaboration. Mickey Raphael the best harmonica player we will ever see! Rodney Crowell deserves so much more credit than he gets.

What a great song. One of America's truly great song writers and performers.

A true masterpiece. From melody to lyrics to mood to wisdom, it just all fits together so beautifully. BRAVO!!!

My God! He's got another hit on his hands! I'm sure he doesn't mind that but he seems to have a message he is trying to get out in all his recent writing. The message is the thing, you write to get closer to something, someone. It is really a gift to keep expressing this stuff and have the feelings readily understood. Another heart felt gem here.

Rodney writes in levels of interpretation. It isn't cleverness, though he is clever. It's deep and real and whole. He understands writing.

Beautiful performers, singer-songwriters (the BEST) and a well-crafted, sensitive aesthetic official video on this tune! Many Blessings ~

Heck of a tune right there! Poetry at it's best and I truly miss that. Such honesty, humbleness, and all things that modern country seems to have forgotten! Great harmony, pickin', a great story!!!

This song has helped me more then words could explain. I am a singer-songwriter from Houston TX as well. My mom was signed with Conway when she was 17, and I wrote a song about it last night. I hadn't written a song in 2 years, so thank you. I was moved by an interview you did. You said "sometimes the songwriter's job is to observe". That statement changed my perspective on songwriting. I wish you would do a songwriters workshop in Houston sometime. I am also a huge fan of John Paul White. I love the call and response play on words between your versus and courses. If I never get a chance to meet you I just want to say thank you. I have so much more I want to say but I will stop now. I love the song

It has been said many times, "most men live, lives of quiet desperation" and this song runs along that line of fighting, but never giving up!

Really nice tune! Love Rodney's music. Seems he penned it in honor of Rosanne so its pretty awesome to have her sing on it with her "angel wings".

Rodney Crowell is amazing and has been for forty years. Rosanne Cash is equally amazing as well.

This song is wonderful, the video is so simple, bare bones, but artistically done. I can't stop watching it. Love all three of these musicians. Roseanne fan forever. Rodney Crowell's voice is legendary and John Paul White's is also fantastic. Just love this!

So beautiful. I can hear Townes in there...

awesome songs only come along every now and then. "until I can gain control again' was one. this is another. and the clip is so good too.

Beautiful to see/hear Rodney and Rosanne together again!

Sitting here crying. Beautiful. THIS is what Rodney does. So glad to hear you two singing together again. Voices made for each other. Blessings and love.

My favorite thing about Rodney Crowell? Perspective. He makes it clear it's all in your perspective. He still tells it like it is and how we take it is our perspective. What another great song by him!!

Jeebus... gives me the best kind of shivers! Awesome tune!!

It’s bad when you’re 60 and this song is your today. An old mans life driven by a young mans heart can make for a rough road.

I love this. Goes right to the soul. Thank you!

What a wonderful, expressive tune. Thanks, Rodney!

I gotta say that I usually stay away from this type of music, but man have I been missing out. love it. every aspect of the song. great job to everyone who worked on this!

Oh my goodness! I love this song! I love hearing Rodney snd Roseann together! And the message of the song touched me.

Watched CBS Sunday Morning a few minutes ago. Now I can't get this song out of my mind. I have to buy this album and I'm not a country music fan!

LOve this song - but the whole album Close Ties is an amazing testament to one of the best songwriters ever - like a history of his life and all his amazing friends that graced our lives with their music - kudos to you Rodney!

Such a beautiful song and full of meaning for those of us of a "certain age"!

when Rosanne starts in I get goosebumps!

First time I've heard Rodney sing anything Clicked on it to hear Rosanne what a surprise Love this song Will hear a lot more Rodney Crowell now and John Paul White

Just because some people aren't together doesn't mean they don't have love.

Incredibly beautiful song. Poignant lyrics, and exceptional vocals by Rodney, along with Rosanne Cash and John Paul White. Rodney's still a powerhouse when it comes to writing or singing...W-O-W!!!

it's so cool when you see Roseanne walking down the hall and then starts singing almost immediately

hey kids! you don't have to sing like you are on the voice. take note, this is how its done. a totally awesome song.

Straight to the HEART.

I paraphrase Rodney Crowell lament in a previous song, that he's no Bob Dylan....but I beg to differ Mr. Crowell. Please continue to write the songs that inspire us.

I've been a fan of Rodney and Rosanne since I was a little kidd. this is just a fantastic song one of the best I've heard in forever. I met Rodney at a Rodeo years ago when he was promoting his diamonds and dirt album super nice guy. as for Rosanne my mom use to board her horse at her dad's house and I was just a baby at that time lol .

After listening to this for the10th TIME shades of Townes-Dylan's-Guy Clark but Rodney skill bringing it all together with his watery eye's ...silly boys...wordsmith IT'S magnificent .. Greetings from Dublin Ireland brothers and sisters Guy Clark and Susanne smiling down from heaven Doing it as a trio genius...

Been listening for years Rodney....ya sure got a way to a man's soul!

Every song that has ever featured Rosanne Cash has been made better for it. She's good by herself but is the 'cherry on top ' when she sings with others.

My husband played this song in our car one day and "Oh my", such a wonderful song full of feeling and emotions, I didn't even know who Rodney Crowell was until I heard the song and asked "who sings this?" I love the whole album "Close Ties". you can understand my joy when I found out he was going to play at a fundraiser here in New Braunfels, Texas on 9/9/18. I'm so there and very exited!!

One of the best songs - ever - with the great Mickey Raphael (Willie Nelson's band) on harmonica.

This is quite possibly the best sound ever, I put it right up there with he stopped loving her today. It’s a damn sight better than what they are playing on the radio today.

Such a classic, and so fine to see Mickey there... my ears saw him before my eyes

It's like I'm sitting at a bus stop waiting for a train Exactly how I got here is hard to explain My heart's in the right place, what's left of it I guess My heart ain't the problem, it's my mind that's a total mess With these rickety old legs and watery eyes It's hard to believe that I could pass for anybody's prize Here's what I know about the gifts that God gave You can't take 'em with you when you go to the grave It ain't over yet, ask someone who ought to know Not so very long ago we were both hung out to dry It ain't over yet, you can mark my word I don't care what you think you heard, we're still learning how to fly It ain't over yet For fools like me who were built for the chase Takes the right kind of woman to help you put it all in…

Wow Powerful Stuff! Love Rodney!! Go Flyboy!!

this guy is something else...always love his stuff .......

Guys, this is something else.... Well done! Just discovered Rodney Crowell today, and I am so glad I found him.

Was cruisin' along through SUCH a great song with wonderful powerhouse performers....and then, AHHH!! MICKEY!! Pure awesomeness!

One damn well written song, performed perfectly.