As it does with so many people, this song resonates with me in many different ways and has become part of my general outlook on life. For me, it’s less a combative thing and more about holding firm to certain principles. Loyalty. Decency. Humility. All big words and and big ideas generally, but they are important and they’re important to me. Maybe this is not a unique association that I’m making, but it’s one I feel keenly and one that I think is expressed more concisely than in any other song I’ve ever heard.

Listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/nvlTJrNJ5lA

Check out Lucinda Williams’ version here: https://youtu.be/S6ezmBtmvUs

Go watch Barnyard! But also, listen to Sam Elliott’s version here: https://youtu.be/pdyRPjv-G14

If you wanna check out any of the podcasts I mentioned in the intro, you can find them here:

And The Podcast Will Rock: https://podcastwillrock.com/

Back Tracks: Aerosmith: https://twitter.com/BTAerosmith

Back Tracks: Theme Music: https://twitter.com/BTThemeMusic

Honest and Unmerciful: https://twitter.com/HonestUnmercifl

SeanGeek and FastFret: https://twitter.com/SeanGeekPodcast

The Misty Music Podcast: https://twitter.com/mistymusicpod

Weirdies: https://twitter.com/weirdiespod

Booked on Rock: https://twitter.com/bookedonrock

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