Strait's success began when his first single "Unwound" was a hit in 1981. During the 1980s, seven of his albums reached #1 on the country charts. In the 2000s, Strait was named Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music, was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and won his first Grammy award for the album Troubadour. Strait was named CMA Entertainer of the Year in 1989, 1990 and 2013, and ACM Entertainer of the Year in 1990 and 2014. He has been nominated for more CMA and ACM awards and has more wins in both categories than any other artist.
By 2009, he broke Conway Twitty's previous record for the most #1 hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart when his 44 #1 singles surpassed Twitty's 40. Counting all music charts, Strait has amassed a total of 60 #1 hits, breaking a record also previously set by Twitty, giving him more #1 songs than any other artist in any genre of music.
Strait is also known for his touring career when he designed a 360-degree configuration and introduced festival style tours. For example, the Strait Tours earned $99 million in three years. His concert at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in June 2014 drew 104,793 people, marking a new record for largest indoor concert in North America.
In more than 30 years of recording, all of which have been spent with MCA Records, George Strait has garnered 61 #1 songs on all country charts (including Mediabase 24/7, the former Radio & Records chart, and the now-defunct Gavin Report chart), and has more #1 hits than any other artist in a single genre. His 44 Billboard country #1 hits are a record, four more than Conway Twitty's total that includes several duets with Loretta Lynn. Additionally, Strait is also the first artist in the history of Billboard to have at least one single enter the top 10 of a Billboard chart for 30 consecutive years, starting in 1981 when his debut single "Unwound" peaked at number six on the Hot Country Singles chart. All of his top-10 singles have been on that chart. Strait has sold more than 68 million records in the United States alone, and his certifications from the RIAA include 13 multiplatinum, 33 platinum, and 38 gold albums.
George Strait Discography:
Strait Country (1981)
Strait from the Heart (1982)
Right or Wrong (1983)
Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (1984)
Something Special (1985)
#7 (1986)
Ocean Front Property (1987)
If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin' (1988)
Beyond the Blue Neon (1989)
Livin' It Up (1990)
Chill of an Early Fall (1991)
Holding My Own (1992)
Pure Country (1992)
Easy Come, Easy Go (1993)
Lead On (1994)
Blue Clear Sky (1996)
Carrying Your Love with Me (1997)
One Step at a Time (1998)
Always Never the Same (1999)
George Strait (2000)
The Road Less Traveled (2001)
Honkytonkville (2003)
Somewhere Down in Texas (2005)
It Just Comes Natural (2006)
Troubadour (2008)
Twang (2009)
Here for a Good Time (2011)
Love Is Everything (2013)
Cold Beer Conversation (2015)
Honky Tonk Time Machine (2019)
When You're a Man on Your Own
George Strait Lyrics
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To say how blue I'm feelin'
This ol' world can lift you up then lay ya' down
It's a mighty lonesome feelin'
When your lover's gone
This ol' town go's colder
When you're a man on your own
I keep walkin' the streets of this ol' city
Just a walkin' and a humin'
This lonesome song
This ol' town grow's colder
When you're a man on your own
O' look at them their smilein'
They don't know I'm here
They couldn't care less
If i just up and disappeared
O' there must be a reason
Why my nights are so long
It's a mighty lonesome feelin'
When you're a man on your own
Yeah it's a mighty lonesome feelin'
When you're a man on your own
"When You're A Man On Your Own" is a powerful ballad by George Strait that is about loneliness and heartbreak. The song is about a man who has lost his lover and is now alone in the world. The singer's expressive voice expresses his pain in the most emotional way possible.
The song begins with the lyrics "They don't have words to say how blue I'm feeling". These lines establish the theme of the song ā loneliness. The singer explains how the world can lift one up and then bring them back down, but it's an utterly lonely experience to go through it alone. The singer continues to explain how the city where he resides has become colder now that his lover is gone. The song progresses with the singer walking through the city, but he can't see anything besides his bleak outlook on life. The chorus sums up the song beautifully with the lyrics "It's a mighty lonesome feeling when your lover's gone. This old town gets colder when you're a man on your own."
The second verse of the song talks about how other people don't understand the pain of being alone. He sees everyone smiling, and it only adds to his misery. The final lines in the song state that there must be some reason why his nights are so long, but he is still ambiguous about his situation. The song's powerful lyrics can make the listener empathize with anyone in such a situation.
Line by Line Meaning
They don't have words
The singer is unable to express how sad he is feeling
To say how blue I'm feelin'
The singer is feeling extremely sad and depressed
This ol' world can lift you up then lay ya' down
Life can be unpredictable and sometimes after feeling happy, one can experience sadness
It's a mighty lonesome feelin'
The artist is feeling very lonely
When your lover's gone
The artist is heartbroken after his lover has left him
This ol' town go's colder
The singer's surroundings feel even more desolate after his lover's departure
When you're a man on your own
Feeling alone is particularly difficult for the singer, who is a man and has no one to turn to
I keep walkin' the streets of this ol' city
The artist is aimlessly wandering around town to distract himself from his pain
Window shoppin' but I can't see a thing
The artist is physically present but mentally, he's unable to connect with his surroundings
Just a walkin' and a humin'
As he walks alone, the artist hums a lonesome tune to himself
This lonesome song
The tune that the singer hums reflects the sadness of his situation
O' look at them their smilein'
The artist observes other people around him who seem happy and content, which only adds to his own feelings of isolation
They don't know I'm here
The singer is invisible to those around him and his pain goes unnoticed
They couldn't care less
The singer believes that other people don't care about his suffering
If i just up and disappeared
The singer feels that his absence would not be noticed or make any significant difference
O' there must be a reason
The artist is trying to find an explanation for his sadness
Why my nights are so long
The artist's pain and loneliness feel particularly intense during the night
Yeah it's a mighty lonesome feelin'
The singer repeats the idea that he's feeling extremely lonely and isolated
When you're a man on your own
Being alone is even harder for the singer because he does not have anyone to turn to for comfort
Lyrics Ā© Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CARL PERKINS
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