Marty Stuart (born John Marty Stuart September 30, 1958 in Philadelphia, Mi… Read Full Bio ↴Marty Stuart (born John Marty Stuart September 30, 1958 in Philadelphia, Mississippi) is an American Country Music Singer, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music. In the early-1990s, he had a successful string of Country hits. Once infamous for his flamboyantly hedonist party image, he is now a born again Christian and records both Country and Gospel music. He is known for wearing rhinestone-studded "Nudie suits" onstage, but after the passing of his friend Johnny Cash he now wears black in his honor.

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Till I Found You
Marty Stuart Lyrics

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When I was a young man
I thought I knew everything
But I didn't know nothing, till I found you
I used to get around some,
I thought I'd seen everything
But I hadn't seen nothing, till I found you
Till I found you there was no light,
Nothing ever worked out right

Baby it's true, till I found you

Everybody's searching,
They're trying to find something
But I don't need nothin',
Now I've found you
'Cause you're the only one love,
The only one I'm sure of
And all I want is your love,
Now that I found you

Till I found you there was no light,
Nothing ever worked out right

Baby it's true, till I found you
Baby it's true, till I found

Overall Meaning

Marty Stuart's song "Till I Found You" is a beautiful tribute to the power of love and the transformative effect it can have on one's life. The song speaks about the singer's previous ignorance and wanderings before they met their beloved, and how love illuminated their life, making everything much easier and brighter. The first two lines of the opening verse suggest that the singer was arrogant and self-assured in their youth, thinking they knew everything about life, but their love for their partner made them realize how little they truly knew. When the singer sings, "I thought I knew everything, but I didn't know nothing till I found you," they express how their partner has been an instrumental influence in their life that has influenced them in ways they had never imagined. The verses depict how the singer used to indulge in frivolous activities, but their partner helped them discover that what they really were looking for was love and the peace of mind that comes with it.

The second half of the song shows how love has transformed the singer's life. They assert that they don't need anything else now that they have found the kind of love that they longed for in their previous life. The chorus and the final line emphasize the transformative power of love, as the singer sings, "Till I found you, there was no light, nothing ever worked out right. Baby, it's true till I found you." This line underscores how the love of one's life can be an anchor in life and how their presence can drastically improve and transform a person's life.

Line by Line Meaning

When I was a young man
In my youth time

I thought I knew everything
I was confident that I knew all

But I didn't know nothing, till I found you
I realized that I was not fully knowledgeable until I found you

I used to get around some,
I was a bit of a wanderer

I thought I'd seen everything
I believed that I had already seen it all

But I hadn't seen nothing, till I found you
I realized that I had not seen anything significant until I met you

Till I found you there was no light,
I did not have any source of hope until I found you

Nothing ever worked out right
Things never went as planned

Baby it's true, till I found you
I am telling the truth that my life was in darkness before I found you

Everybody's searching,
Everyone is looking for something in life

They're trying to find something
People are striving to discover their purpose in life