1) Lonestar is an Amer… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 3 artists called Lonestar:
1) Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald (lead vocals), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Keech Rainwater (drums), Dean Sams (keyboards, melodica, background vocals), and Michael Hill (Bass Guitar). McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011. During that time, Cody Collins, who had formerly been in another country group called McAlyster, replaced McDonald as the band's lead vocalist. John Rich was also the group's bass guitarist and second lead vocalist until 1998, when he was fired from the group. He left for a solo career, before joining Big Kenny in the duo Big & Rich in 2003. Since Rich's departure, Lonestar has not had an official bass guitarist.
The group began having major country hits in 1995, with the top 10 hit "Tequilla Talking." Their first No. 1 hit was "No News," which spent three weeks at the top of Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart in 1996.
Lonestar's signature song is "Amazed," a ballad which spent nine weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's country chart during the summer of 1999. The song subsequently climbed to the top of Billboard's Hot 100 chart, the first country act to accomplish the feat since 1983's "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
Another popular Lonestar song was "Mr. Mom". This song is on of the most played songs on radio stations to date.
Other No. 1 hits include "Come Cryin' to Me" (summer 1997); "Smile" and "What About Now" (both 2000); "Tell Her" and "I'm Already There" (2001); "My Front Porch Lookin' In" (2003). Other important hits in Lonestar's discography include "Running Away With My Heart" and "When Cowboys Didn't Dance" (1996); "Heartbroke Every Day" and "You Walked In" (1997); "Say When" and "Everything's Changed" (1998); "With Me" (2001); "Not a Day Goes By" and "Unusually Unusual" (2002); "Walking in Memphis" (2003); "Let's Be Us Again" (2004); "Class Reunion (That Used to Be Us)" (2005) and "You're Like Coming Home" (2005). Their current single is "I'll Die Tryin'", which is a cover of another Emerson Drive song released three years earlier.
During Lonestar's early years, songwriter John Rich was also a member as the band's bassist. He left the group in 1998 and is now part of the country duo Big & Rich.
On May 1st, 2006 Lonestar sang the National Anthem at Fenway Park in Boston with the return of Johnny Damon.
2) Lonestar is also a progressive house project by Derek Howell. See the releases at Discogs.
3) Lonestar is the name of an electronic/experimental musician in Germany who has released on the Mephtik Netlabel in the past.
Everything
Lonestar Lyrics
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Yeah, things sure have changed around here
I've seen a lot of strangers since they put that interstate through
Girl, this ain't the same town that we once knew
They put up a plant where we used to park
That ol' drive-in's a new Wal-Mart
The cafe is closed where our names were carved on that corner booth
That westbound to Santa Fe don't stop here anymore
You were one of the last to get on board
That street that we grew up on you wouldn't recognize
Girl, nothing's been the same since you said goodbye
They put up a plant where we used to park
That ol' drive-in's a new Wal-Mart
The cafe is closed where our names were carved on that corner booth
Yeah, everything's changed except for the way I feel about you
Oh, they put up a plant where we used to park
That ol' drive-in's a new Wal-Mart
The cafe is closed where our names were carved on that corner booth
Yeah, everything's changed except for the way I feel about you
Yeah, everything's changed except for the way I feel about you
Mm, whoa-whoa
The lyrics to Lonestar's "Everything" seem to be about a person returning to a town they used to know well, but seeing that everything has changed. The singer expresses how different the town has become since last they were there, referring mostly to big changes such as a new interstate, a new Walmart in place of the old drive-in theater, and how the cafe where they once carved their names into a booth is now closed. Despite all this, the singer says that there's one thing that hasn't changed: their feelings for the person they're addressing. The singer seems to be indicating that the memories of the past remain prominent in their mind, and they still have strong emotions for the person they are singing to, despite everything they shared and knew together having passed away.
The lyrics depict a sense of nostalgia, regret, and a longing for something that is no longer present. The music in the song is melancholic and slow-paced, which adequately complements the lyrics. The combination of the music and the lyrics creates a mood of sadness and longing, almost as if the singer is in a state of mourning. Perhaps the singer wishes to go back in time, to relive the moments that they shared with this person, and to witness the town in its former glory.
Line by Line Meaning
Funny you should show up after all of these years
It's interesting that you came back after such a long time
Yeah things sure have changed around here
This place is very different now
Seen a lot of strangers since they put that interstate through
There are many unfamiliar people here due to the new road
No this ain't the same town that we once knew
This town is not like the one we knew before
That westbound to Santa Fe don't stop here anymore
The train we used to take no longer stops here
You were one of the last to get on board
You were almost one of the last people to leave here
That street that we grew up on you wouldn't recognize
The street we used to live on has changed so much you wouldn't recognize it
Girl nothing's been the same since you said good-bye
Things haven't been the same since you left
They put up a plant where we used to park
A factory was built where we used to park our cars
That ol' drive-in's a new Wal-Mart
The old drive-in movie theater is now a Walmart store
The café is closed where our names were carved on that corner booth
The cafe where we used to carve our names on a booth is now closed
Yeah, everything's changed except for the way I feel about you
Despite all the changes, my feelings for you have remained the same
Everything's changed except for the way I feel about you
Everything is different now, except for the way I feel about you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, Richie McDonald
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@ekimp252
It's 2021, and this is still a great song.
@bonniemorrow817
I can listen to this song over and over... never gets old 💕
@hollydawe1899
2022 too :)
@antruok4950
100% 👋
@megancolumbus8090
2023 and still loving it!
@kojowiredu
This song touches me on so many levels... such an emotional rollercoaster of a tune... happiness and sadness chasing eachother round and round...and round.
@firewaterbydesign
Right!!???!! It's like a GIANT ouch to hear it, but you just have to listen to it and take that trip back in time!! lol!! 🤫
@jodybeard7715
When you are young you think nothing will change and when you older you find out a lot of things have changed since you were young
@countryslim2224
U ain't wrong!
@chasewooley639
This is so true and it’s even worse when you move away and come back. Feels like life and time sped up without you and you feel left out.