Their first studio album, Horse of a Different Color, was released in 2004. This album produced four straight Top 40 country hits, including the number 11 "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)", plus collaborations with Cowboy Troy, Gretchen Wilson, and Martina McBride. Comin' to Your City was released in November 2005 followed by another Top 20 single the Vietnam War-inspired "8th of November", and two more Top 40 hits. Joining the duo on this album were Cowboy Troy, Wilson, and Kris Kristofferson. Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace, released in 2007, produced their only No. 1 single, "Lost in This Moment". Both before and during the duo's hiatus, Rich has worked as a producer and songwriter for several other artists.
After this album, both members went on hiatus and released solo albums in 2009 — Big Kenny's The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy and Rich's Son of a Preacher Man. These also produced the duo's first Top 40 solo entries — Big Kenny with "Long After I'm Gone" and Rich with "Shuttin' Detroit Down". In 2010, Big Kenny released his second solo country album, Big Kenny's Love Everybody Traveling Musical Medicine Show Mix Tape, Vol. 1 and in 2011, Rich released the extended plays For the Kids and Rich Rocks, the latter of which included the Top 40 country single "Country Done Come to Town". Big & Rich reunited in May 2011 to release "Fake ID", a cut from the soundtrack to the 2011 film Footloose. A year later, the duo released their fourth album, Hillbilly Jedi, which produced the Top 20 hit "That's Why I Pray. In July 2013, Rich announced that the duo had begun work on their fifth studio album, Gravity, which was released independently. Another independent album, Did it For the Party, was announced in 2017 for release in September, led by the single "California.
You Never Stop Loving Somebody
Big & Rich Lyrics
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And you can't hold on anymore
You gotta let go even though you know
Your heart's gonna hate it
And it just might break it
[Chorus:]
You never stop loving somebody No matter what you tell yourself
You never stop loving somebody
You just start loving somebody else
The only solution, is making the conclusion
That it's just another lesson in life
Even though it's over
It's never really over at goodbye
No matter how hard you try
[Chorus]
No matter what you say or what you do
Even when you find somebody new
[Chorus]
Start loving somebody else
Oh, start loving somebody else
Start loving somebody else
The lyrics to Big & Rich's song, You Never Stop Loving Somebody, revolve around the complicated nature of love and the difficulty of letting go when it has faded. The singer is acknowledging that it can be painful to come to the conclusion that a relationship is over, and even harder to say goodbye. However, the singer also understands that while it may be difficult to move on, it is necessary for personal growth, and that new love may be found in the future.
One of the primary themes in these lyrics is the persistence of love, despite the end of a relationship. The chorus emphasizes the idea that once you love someone, you never truly stop loving them, even when you try to tell yourself that you have. This is expressed through the repetition of "you never stop loving somebody" throughout the song. This message is one that many can relate to, as it speaks to the emotional complexity of love and the fact that it can be hard to let go of those we have loved.
The lyrics also touch on the idea that the end of a relationship can be a valuable lesson. The singer acknowledges that even though it may be difficult to accept, the end of a relationship can be seen as a learning experience, something to grow from. The line "it's just another lesson in life" emphasizes this idea.
Overall, the lyrics to You Never Stop Loving Somebody acknowledge the complicated nature of love and the difficulty of letting go, but also suggest that there is hope for new love in the future and an opportunity for personal growth.
Line by Line Meaning
It's complicated when love has faded
It becomes difficult when love starts to diminish
And you can't hold on anymore
When you can't continue to hold onto the relationship
You gotta let go even though you know
You need to move on although you understand
Your heart's gonna hate it
Even though your heart will dislike it
And it just might break it
It might also break your heart
You never stop loving somebody
You can never truly stop loving someone
No matter what you tell yourself
Irrespective of what you tell yourself
You just start loving somebody else
You just begin to love another person
The only solution, is making the conclusion
The only option is to come to a conclusion
That it's just another lesson in life
That it's just one of the lessons in life
Even though it's over
Though the relationship is over
It's never really over at goodbye
It's never truly over with the word goodbye
No matter how hard you try
Regardless of how hard you try
No matter what you say or what you do
No matter what you say or do
Even when you find somebody new
Even when you find a new person
Start loving somebody else
Begin to love someone else
Oh, start loving somebody else
Oh, begin to love another person
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management, CARLIN AMERICA INC
Written by: JOHN RICH, JOHN D. RICH, KEN ALPHIN, MARCEL FRANCOIS CHAGNON
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