We're All In This Together
Old Crow Lyrics
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Little bit tired, little worn through the years
You sound nervous, you seem alone
I hardly recognize your voice on the telephone
In between I remember
Just before bound-up, broken-down
We drive out to the edge of the highway
We're all in this thing together
Walkin' the line between faith and fear
This life don't last forever
When you cry I taste the salt in your tears
Well my friend, let's put this thing together
And walk the path with worn out feet of trial
'Cause if you wanted we can go home forever
give up your jaded ways, spell your name to God
We're all in this thing together
Walkin' the line between faith and fear
This life don't last forever
When you cry I taste the salt in your tears
All the hour there's a picture in a mirror
Fancy shoes to grace our feet
All there is is a slow road to freedom
Heaven above and the devil beneath
We're all in this thing together
Walkin' the line between faith and fear
This life don't last forever
When you cry I taste the salt in your tears
The lyrics of "We're All in This Together" by Old Crow Medicine Show are about sticking together through life and its challenges. The song starts with the singer addressing a friend who seems tired and alone, expressing that they can hardly recognize their voice over the phone. The singer reflects on their shared experiences, recalling how they used to go for drives out to the edge of the highway when they were feeling broken down. The song emphasizes the idea of being in this thing called life together, walking the line between faith and fear, and realizing that this life won't last forever. When the friend breaks down, the singer can taste the salt of their tears, acknowledging that they are there with them through their sorrow.
Throughout the song, there is a sense of community and brotherhood. The singer suggests that no matter how worn out or broken we are, we can still put things together and find a way forward. The song implies that the journey may not always be easy, but we're all in it together, and we can support each other along the way. The lyrics reference heaven above and the devil beneath, showing how the struggle is part of the human condition, but we can face it together. The song ends with the singer reassuring the friend that they can go home forever, but they have to give up their jaded ways and spell their name to God. This final line highlights the idea of redemption and suggests that even in our darkest moments, there's hope for something better.
Line by Line Meaning
Well my friends, I see your face so clearly
I can clearly see the face of my friends after years of experience.
Little bit tired, little worn through the years
My friends look a bit tired and weary from the experiences they've been through over the years.
You sound nervous, you seem alone
My friends sound nervous and appear to be alone.
I hardly recognize your voice on the telephone
I almost don't recognize the voices of my friends anymore.
In between I remember
I remember the moments in between our experiences.
Just before bound-up, broken-down
Just before we hit rock bottom.
We drive out to the edge of the highway
We take a drive to the edge of the highway.
Follow that lonesome dead-end roadside south
We follow a lonesome, dead-end road to the south.
We're all in this thing together
We are all facing the same struggles and challenges together.
Walkin' the line between faith and fear
We are navigating the balance between faith and fear as we face these challenges.
This life don't last forever
This life is temporary and won't last forever.
When you cry I taste the salt in your tears
I can feel your pain and sorrow when you cry.
Well my friend, let's put this thing together
Let's work together to overcome these challenges.
And walk the path with worn out feet of trial
Let's walk down the difficult path with our tired and weary feet.
'Cause if you wanted we can go home forever
If we want, we can go home to the afterlife and leave these struggles behind forever.
give up your jaded ways, spell your name to God
Let go of your cynical attitude and surrender yourself to God.
All the hour there's a picture in a mirror
Every hour there is a reflection in the mirror.
Fancy shoes to grace our feet
We may have nice shoes, but they don't change our struggles.
All there is is a slow road to freedom
The only way to freedom is a slow and difficult journey.
Heaven above and the devil beneath
There is both heaven above and the devil beneath us in our struggles.
We're all in this thing together
Once again, we are all facing these challenges together.
Walkin' the line between faith and fear
Once again, we are trying to balance between faith and fear.
This life don't last forever
Once again, this life is only temporary.
When you cry I taste the salt in your tears
Once again, I can feel your pain and sorrow when you cry.
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: KETCH SECOR, WILLIE WATSON
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Jude Santillan
Well my friend, well I see your face so clearly
Little bit tired, little bit worn through the years
You sound nervous, you seem lonely
I hardly recognize your voice on the telephone
In between I remember
Just before we wound up broken down
Drive out to the edge of the highway
Follow that lonesome dead-end roadside sound
[Chorus:]
We're all in this thing together
Walkin' the line between faith and fear
This life don't last forever
When you cry I taste the salt in your tears
Well my friend, let's put this thing together
And walk the path that worn out feet have trod
If you wanted we can go home forever
Give up your jaded ways, spell your name to God
[Chorus]
All we are is a picture in a mirror
Fancy shoes to grace our feet
All that there is is a slow road to freedom
Heaven above and the devil beneath
[Chorus]
thekkur
This song nowadays makes my eyes water and puts hope in my heart
Jeffery Duke
It always did
iceonaboy
This song touches your heart with its tortured, soulfull delivery. I love it to bits!
Rosie B
My dad sang this to my son yesterday and it was the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen 😩😩😩
Dakota Searcy
The fact that so many people here are posting where they heard this song and what it means to them is a beautiful thing. I feel that that is what this song is really how it should be. We aren't arguing over what's better, what's worse....its just the song. We really are all in this thing together.
Lian Ivan Bolhuis
this might be one of the very very few YouTube comment sections with no hate just passion and humanity...
Travis Kinch
I want this at my funeral, such a beautiful song
Deneene Smith
Jesus, how much does this resonate with everyone considering the current state of the world???!
dm g
Deneene Smith a lot 😢
Rahhhkel
Deneene Smith yup. 😞