… Read Full Bio ↴“I grew up here on the farm catching lightning bugs in mason jars.”
Ryan Broshear is the living breathing soul and embodiment of Country Music. His mother gave him his first guitar when he was 12 years old. His father gave him the lessons of a hard-working blue collar man who shared the music on the radio to express his feelings. With roots in Ohio, Texas, Tennessee, and a couple places in between, Ryan Broshear’s entire life has been set to the soundtrack of a classic country song. It’s about paying dues, building relationships and rolling with the punches.
His self titled debut album packed with original songs was recorded in 2011 at Curb Studios in Nashville. It is sure to become that favorite CD that folks play again and again, and add to the soundtrack of their lives.
These are the songs born of long drives, tough times, falling in love, and pick-up trucks getting repossessed. These are the twangs and reverb of an authentic bluesy artist strumming and picking his way into your heart. This is the kind of good ole’county music that can’t be faked or manufactured. Hey any die hard country fan can tell ya, they can’t teach this stuff in classroom. The singer songwriter has to have lived it first hand in order make this kind of honest down-home music. Ryan Broshear really has lived it. From growing up on a farm, to playing nightclubs in Nashville, to chasing that dream of music anywhere it took him, Ryan Broshear is the real thing. It just doesn’t get more country than this.
With anthems like “Make Each Moment Last,” “Countrything,” and “Damn Good Place to Start,” Ryan’s songs speak to one and all. “I Don’t Mind,” and “Where Have All the Good Girls Gone” exemplify exactly why Country music is the sound of America. Through these songs Ryan Broshear voices feelings we all know in one way or another: the special relationship between father and son, the discovery of life’s inspiration, and the nod due to man’s best friend… his dog.
It’s clear and simple. Ryan Broshear is doing country proud.
“Give me that steel guitar, don’t hold nothing back. I’m shooting straight from the heart there's no arguing with that.”
I Don't Mind
Ryan Broshear Lyrics
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I don't mind the rain
It reminds me of the days
We used to hideaway
togather
I don't mind the rain
No sunshine in my way
I'm closer to the pain
I don't mind the rain
II
I don't mind the dark
This aching in my heart
Cause I don't want to start
moving on
I don't mind the dark
I can dream we're not apart
Without the light
reminding me
I don't mind the dark
I don't want to learn to live without you
Don't want time healing these wounds
The Doctor said everything was allright
here I am alone again tonight
But all this hurting keeps your memory near
So if these tears in my eyes never dry
I don't mind
with variation:
I don't want to learn to live without you
Don't want time healing these wounds
Why did the doctor say everything was allright
and here I am alone again tonight
All of this hurting keeps your memory near
So if these tears in my eyes never dry
I don't mind the sadness
The song “I Don’t Mind” by Ryan Broshear is a poignant and emotional ballad about a man who is struggling to move on after a breakup, and finds solace in the rain, darkness, and sadness, as these elements help him feel closer to the pain of losing his lover. The first verse of the song emphasizes the significance of rain in the singer's life, as it evokes memories of the days he used to spend with his partner, hiding away from the world. Rain also serves as a metaphor for the tears he sheds, as he mourns his loss. The absence of sunshine further adds to the melancholic tone of the song, conveying a sense of emptiness and longing. The second verse of the song speaks of the darkness that is ever-present in the singer's life, symbolizing the loneliness and heartache he feels after the breakup. He shares his reluctance to move on from his failed relationship, as he doesn't want to start afresh or forget the cherished memories he shared with his partner.
The chorus of the song acts as a refrain, reiterating the singer's unwillingness to learn to live without his lover, and his aversion to the idea of time healing his wounds. He laments that despite the doctor saying that everything is alright, he is still alone and hurting. However, he also acknowledges that his pain keeps the memories of his partner alive, and he doesn't mind shedding tears as long as they keep them close to his heart.
The song is a deeply personal and relatable account of heartbreak and grief, and the way the singer finds comfort in the seemingly negative aspects of life is touching and heart-wrenching. It shows that sometimes, pain and sorrow can be cathartic and necessary for healing, and that it's okay to not be okay.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't mind the rain
The rain reminds me of the days we used to hideaway together and the absence of sunshine expresses the pain of losing you.
I don't mind the dark
The dark reminds me of the aching in my heart and my reluctance to start moving on from you.
I don't want to learn to live without you
I don't want to go through the pain of healing and acceptance that comes with losing someone I love.
Don't want time healing these wounds
I don't want time to erase the wounds and the memories associated with losing you.
Why did the doctor say everything was alright
Despite being told that everything was okay, I am left alone again tonight with my hurt and my memories.
All of this hurting keeps your memory near
The pain that I experience without you actually keeps your memory close to me.
So if these tears in my eyes never dry
Even if my tears never stop flowing, I don't mind because they are a physical manifestation of my love and my loss.
I don't mind the sadness
Despite the deep sorrow that I feel, I am okay with it because it keeps the memory of you alive within me.
Contributed by Kennedy F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Julian B
This song rings too true. We met on a sunny day in a country where the weather was 75 degrees every day, we didn't start dating until 3 months into the senior year. It was the best year of my life because I felt so in love and trusting of someone, I could finally be my weird self with her, I felt complete. But we knew in the back of our heads it couldn't last after the school year, where we would both have to move to our separate ways to different places in the world. Once that time came, we parted our separate ways with her going into the military and me going to take my gap year.
But our romance would reignite over the summer when we met up in St. Louis, man I wanted that night to last forever, we both at some point or another we wanted time to stop so we could both be together and not apart. When that time came again to part ways, we decided to go long distance relationship as I was going half-way across the world away from her. The facetime relationship managed to last for a whole nother 7 months until we couldn't take it anymore and decided that our lives are going in such opposite directions and that it was time to break it off after 1 year and 4 months. Oh the heart-aching pain of seeing her with someone else on social media while I was here alone dealing with the pain of losing a part of me.
I don't want to learn to live without her, I didn't want things to change, I wish things were different. Looking back on the possible times that I potentially took her for granted took me through the worst depression of my life because typically you don't realize what you've lost until she's gone. I was afraid of commitment, I was afraid of the possibility of having to marry someone without going fishing a little more. I have, and still, nothing beats the love that was given by her. So now here I am now in college, over 2 years since my life changed for the best, and 295 days after I lost her, I still love her... I can't deny what I feel and what I miss, which is for things to go back to what they were, I hate change.
To this day we haven't spoken in 180 days in accordance to a mutual agreement we made, because I realized talking to her and seeing her face was too painful, now that she's someone else's lover now. Now I'm at the point where I wonder what she's doing right now, how she's doing and if she still thinks of me in a positive light. I just can't seem to let go, I'm still holding onto the possibility of getting back with her someday and rekindling the love and the romance that we lost with each other, in the good old days I like to call it. That won't happen if she gets engaged to her current partner, I'm scared that could happen anytime.
I'm not selfish tho, I have the heart and the wisdom to say that I hope that she's happy and contempt with him, and that HE doesn't take her for granted, that he loves her and treats her right, because after all, she helped me achieve purpose in my life, she gave me great lifelong memories to cherish, therefore there's nothing I want for her but the best she can get. But I also want her to miss me, to think about me, to remember me and the great things we did together. I want the best for her but at the same time, I want her back. And that's why this song rings to me, makes my heart beat as hard and as painfully as it did during our demise.
I'm just gonna leave this comment here as a moment in time, maybe everything I have just written won't be relevant in the future, but in this moment of time, this song is helping me face my pain so that it becomes numb over time, it's starting to a little easier tho, Time heals everything after all, but just like in the song, "I don't want time healing these wounds", I want her to heal me. I want our story to continue, not to end. I'm hoping this is the intermission. I just can't let go. I wish love wasn't something that we have to compete for.
Ryan Broshear
Thank you so much. You need to know that comments like that from fans like you fuel me to keep going. There are days it seems like I'll never make it anywhere and then comments like this pick me up and the next wonderful thing happens. Thank you so much for your support it really means a lot. :)
Ryan Broshear
Braidy this song was written for just that reason. I hope a lot of people can find comfort in the lyrics of this song. So glad you found it. Feel free to find me on Facebook to see where our tour is headed.
Ryan Broshear
Randy is one of the best country voices of all times. Very nice compliment. thanks so much!
Clive Pope
One of the best songs I've everrrrrr heard !!! .. these are the kind of songs that really need to top the charts... I guess I'm one of your biggest fans here in India... I can guarantee that ...Just love it and got it on repeat all day (For the past few months) :)
tiffany hopkins
I heard this song on the radio in Pikeville, KY. This song gives me chills. Thank God for people that follow their dreams. His voice has so much depth. Amazing!
Josh Dolsen
Greatest song of the year. You are gonna be up there with the top country artists.
Katie Schmidt
this is my new favorite song. its going to be on repeat for a while <3
Ryan Broshear
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. You can hear some of my other stuff on my website at ryanbroshear . com if you wish. I appreciate you stopping by.
marshall purzycki
this is an amazing song its so close to how im feeling and what im going through so wonderful job I hope to hear more songs like this
Braidy Mills
so so amazing!! Great song and it explains what I am going through perfectly.. stuck on repeat.