NOTE: This is the sixth in a special week-long series.
One of Gary Allan's most personal albums, Tough All Over dealt with the death of his wife, who committed suicide after battling depression. The song "Life Ain't Always Beautiful," co-written by Allan, Tommy Lee James, and one of my favorite voices in music, Cyndi Thomson, addresses this loss.
Emotional and sung with as much truth as one in this situation can muster, Allan's voice almost cracks with honesty as he sings "some days I miss your smile, I get tired of walking all these lonely miles." Trying to find the silver lining to horrible life events is never easy, but Allan offers hope as he convinces himself that although life is not always beautiful, "it's a beautiful ride." Truer words have rarely been spoken with such courage.
Sergio del Limónar
Well said!
ReplyDeleteTough All Over is truly a masterpiece. I love that entire CD. Very brave of Gary to share his emotions w/ us as he battled thru them. Puttin My Misery on Display really says it all. Tommy Lee James also wrote Gary's latest single Today.
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