Dear whoever is reading this, we don't know each other and there is a strong possibility we might never meet, but I wish nothing but the best and happiness for you ❤️🤙

I feel like this song is a perfect example, of the current state of collective consciousness in the world right now. I’ve lost all my friends, my family, nobody talks anymore, nobody cares. We’re all in this life together, but I’ve never felt so alone, I’m longing for how things used to be. If you’re reading this, I love you and hope everything painful, turns into something beautiful and actually worth the pain.

💜2024 And this gem continues to shine 💖💎🔥

Anyone can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a Dad. I was lucky to have that Dad. He was my mentor and my best friend . He passed away 3 years ago. I miss him so much. I am now carrying for my mom. She and my dad were married for 62 years. I can't imagine the heartache she fills every day. Dad, I am keeping my promise to take care of her. Just know I really miss you.

58 years old and I never called someone dad. The greatest sound I hear now is when my own kids call me dad.

I don’t care what anyone says, this song still bangs in 2020

If you're listening to this in 2024 you know what good music is

Dad was never there, now that I have a daughter I'll be the man I needed when I was younger.

Nostalgia

2024 any one here???❤❤

Happy Father's Day 2024 - NO Matter how hard the struggle is for you now, your child is worth it. - Signed Someone Raised By a Single Father.

My husband of 26 years took his life. He was the love of my life. He had Bipolar disorder. When things were good, they were wonderful. When things weren’t good, they were so very difficult. But, if I could do it all over again, I’d still choose him, and if I could know what I know now, I’d do so much more to try to help him. This song may not have been written about this subject, but it really speaks to me. My family and I hurt so deeply, and I grieve for him all of the time.

"Eveyone is changing, there is no one left thats real".... The realist shit ever

Anyone Still Playing This Masterpiece In 2024?.

June 2024 I miss all the great music from back in the day that's why I'm here!

Nothing resonates with me more than this song, as a child who grew up in a divorced household.

"The power of a dad in a child’s life is unmatched; He doesn’t tell you that he loves you. He shows you..."

This song is super underrated. My dad fought for over 7 years and poured every ounce of money and energy he had into getting custody of me and my sister. We were poor as dirt because of it but i wouldnt trade one second. He was paralyzed on his left side since he was 18 but never took any government assistance. He worked his crippled ass off every day to make sure we made it. This song always reminds me of the sacrifices he made to make sure we had a stable upbringing ❤️

That first line is everything “Everything’s so blurry and everyone’s soo fake” I felt that in my soul about the life we live

Leaving a comment to represent the kids like myself who didn't have the Dad that fought for them, who didn't protect them, and hurt them the most. This song takes a different perspective when you come from a place of longing for someone to take it all away and be there for you. He is dead now and I won't ever have a chance for it. Treat your kids with love and compassion because they remember forever.

Much respect to all of the father’s that hung in there and continued to raise the kids right despite the issues we may have went through. Love.

The early 2000s rock was definitely something special. Just a 39 year old cruising down memory lane

Didn’t think life would get so hard the older you get, and the more you start thinking about anything and everything. I want to go back to when I heard this song for the first time

This song came out in 2001. I remember I began listening to it when I moved to Seattle in 2003. There was a radio station called “The Funky Monkey”. 104.9. The guy at the station would call out the name of the band or singer and the name of the song. I began my freshman year of high school in 2003 and it was awesome to listen to this song on my Walkman on my way home from school on the bus. It was amazing to be a teenager during a time like this in the early 2000s with such beautiful music. Now at age 36, I can only reminisce my youth and tell my nieces and nephews about it. They’re all still kids under 13, but I hope they one day can realize how beautiful those times were. To my millennials born in the mid 80s to early 90s, I salute you. We were the last great generation.

We don't search for old songs, We search for old memories.

Crazy how these songs from our youth become so relevant as adults. ☹️

2024. Still listening to this awesome music .

Who's here in 2024 from playing Ace Combat 5...20 YEARS AGO in 2004. This song takes me right back to my childhood :')

I don’t care what anyone says, this song still bangs in 2021

Shout out to all the children and broken families that have dealt with hardship and divorce

I loved this song when I was 20. Now, at 40, as a mother to a beautiful little boy, this song holds even more meaning for me. This song moves me.🥹

anyone 2024?

When I’m upset I listen to rock from this era and it makes me relax and everything will be ok

This song makes me think about my Dad. He passed away 11 years ago, always there for me and my brothers with good advice or just a sympathetic ear. If your parents are still alive, tell them you love them every chance you get.

It was a pleasure meeting you on my walk for the veterans. Wishing you and all those closest your heart the very best. Blessings Wes.

This era of rock was so f**king real every generation enjoyed it

I am 50 and never imagined how nostalgic this would be for me. God help me I miss the 90’s more than my heart can say.

This song brings back memories of when I was separated from my son. It served as an escape for me, allowing me to release all the frustration, anger, and longing I felt for my child. Music truly has a way of helping us cope with our emotions.

God sent me this lyrical as a prophetic about my spouse to be (we have currently split). And apparently this is how he is feeling. Grown boy needs Jesus. And he's 60 years old come on now. Anyone else with these thoughts and feelings, I encourage you to look within why this person left and to also seek the face of God, humble yourself to your knees. And apologise for what you need to. God bless you.

I'm still listening to August 11, 2021. It's never boring..

2022.... Still feeling it. I don't care how many years it's been, this still hits the heart. (edit: 2024 still hits the heart. Great seeing all the comments😉Cheers)

My dad and I used to listen to this song and he is gone now... I listen to this often and think of him

Dear someone that I may never meet. I pray you prosper and always wear a smile on your face and grace in your heart ❤

This songs makes me remind of those times without KZfaq or Twitter or Facebook. or cellphones around 2001

This song still BANGS in 2020. I miss music like this.

This song was ahead of its time❤

Incredible testament to a father's love. Every note and every word rings deep for those of us who love our children more than life itself, and have been forced to be without them for a period of time.

Remember listening to this song as a kid wondering where my dad was, hoping he would show up and save me from all the trauma going on in my childhood. Met him at 14 years old, stopped communicating at 16, and then found him on Facebook and stayed in touch up until his passing 2015. Addiction sucks. Rest in Heaven Dad. I know you were trying to turn your life around. I forgive you.

I've loved this song but never understood what it was about until I saw this video. At 65 I have failed at a lot of things throughout life except for one thing, raising my son without a wife. He's now 25 and in the Navy. Never fails to say "I love you Dad" at the end of our phone calls. It doesn't get better than that!

Can't watch that video without crying. Too close to the truth. Genius, thank you...

this song is really remarkable.. pulls at so many emotions. stirs up memories (good and not so good). but leaves you saying, yeah, life isn't perfect for any of us. it is what it is, and we'll be okay

I used to play this song as a kid but now I'm a father and get the true MEANING! I hope everyone has a blessed life thru these tormenting times. I Love u Son ❣️❣️

Going into a custody’s battle this month. I feel so alone, give me strength.

WHO ELSE LOVES THIS IN 2024 ??? … 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

This gets regularly played on Planet Rock, a station here in the 🇬🇧 It's the only station I listen to. The verses are so calm and beautiful then BANG the chorus knocks you out. I never get tired of hearing it.

This song hits deeper when you've grown up and are older now

Back when you could see bands and artists pour their heart into the lyrics. 💯

This is probably the second to last thing any man wants to have to be singing about but it’s a beautiful expression of pain and confusion but with hope and determination. The messages on here are inspiring and filled with love and a desire for something better. I’m with you. Small seeds guys but I see you x stay blessed and know your loved and needed 👍🏿

You can't replace a fathers love and leadership. This song is more relevant than ever with the screwed up marriage laws and single mother epidemic.

Fourteen years ago. You were a teenager, now you're a grown person.

18 years later these songs just hit different!!

R.I.P Captain Alvin Davenport (A.K.A "Chopper") This Music will be hero for you

When music was created to make you feel. ❤

I found this song when me and my son were apart with no contact for a couple years and listened to it regularly. This expressed how I felt so well...I did get my son back FULL TIME ❤

this guy should sing "about a girl". that would be sick dude.

Love this

I remember buying this CD when this song was released. At 49, I still love this very talented band, and this song is timeless.

20 years after and this hits emotionally hard✨

Everyone listening to this song in 2024 is a saint. I hope you know that :)

エースコンバット5で聴いてからずっと耳に残ってる。 いい曲だ。

This song just hits the soul!!!!! Middle school memories! ❤️

"This song never gets Old..."

Back when music had meaning. I am 35 and puddle of mud was a huge part of my playlist back then. Such a great band.

The shit still hits me I used to think about having a dad in my life and how nice it would be

this song released when i was in collage, when every mement in that period was soooo nostalgic with my friends. this song always played in radio and we heard it freuquently. wish i could back to those moments..how i miss my friends and the moments we've share

I raised my son by myself and he is now 19, this was our favorite song when he was growing up and is now his ring tone when he calls.

This song hits different when you’re older with kids 😢❤

Listen to this song every morning on the way to work so I can have a good mood for the rest of the day ❤

I haven’t though of this song in 25 years and one morning I wake up two hours early 3am wide awake with it absolutely stuck in my head

This song speaks to all loving fathers who do not have access to their children.

This song means so much to me, I lost my father at a young age & seeing this music video with the kid always makes me cry & think of my dad. He put me on this whole wave of music & I still miss him. Suicide to me was always a selfish move but I forgive him. Shout out to everyone else who uses music to deal with pain.

From a distant time when music still had soul, true meaning and heart ❤. Missing those days 😢

I have loved this song since the very first time I heard it on video hits, it's one of my top 20 songs of all time

this song is so incredibly beautiful. He is showing that despite his rough childhood with his father being unpresent & abusive he wanted to make sure his son had all the love and care he didn't get. I cry everytime, such a BEAUTIFUL song. It is his real son in the video too. This is what real music is to me.

My mom played this when she got her first moment alone with me, knowing she had to give me up for adoption. This will always be our song. I love you Angela, rest easy

This song and video reminds me of my dad (RIP 12/31/23). My home life with my mother was horrid. My dad tried to get full custody but couldnt. 50% of my time was in h3ll. But whenever I was with him, i was nothing but happy. I could forget about all the bad that was happening at my other home. He did take it all away. All the pain. All my hurt.

I can’t remember a lot of things due to a chronic medical condition. But I saw this video come up on my feed and I immediately remembered the lyrics.

Listening to this again after becoming a father, shit hits different

To all Ace Combat veterans, we salute Chopper. A Hero of the Unsung War.

I love this song. I could put it on repeat and listen to it forever is a very powerful message.🙏🏻♥️

There is something special about this song that will always remain special to my heart for all time - there has been no other song created like it and there will never be a song created like this that has the same emotional impact.

I haven't seen my son since 2009 thanks to his mom... He's about to to turn 12 in a few days. Happy Birthday my Eric, wherever you are. I will always love you.

Man , this hits hard when you become a father .

This song came out at a point in my life when I was struggling to be a part of my son's life. His Mom and step Dad made things difficult for us. This song helped to show I wasn't the only one going through this. Thank you Puddle of Mudd.😢

i will forever love this masterpiece

First watch in 2002. And still in 2016. Great song, nice video.

god I wish this kind of music would make a comeback.

Me and my friend Dominicks song. Ive like this since i first heard it because i felt the elements of it that shaped my own life and still does it. Ill always live this song.

I've had this as my ringtone for years and years, not even my favourite song but an awesome ringtone. The thing is I miss loads of calls because I like listening to the song instead of answering the phone.😁

This brings back so much memories