Thursday, February 16, 2017

“While He Still Knows Who I Am” by Kenny Chesney

This is a beautiful song by Kenny Chesney. Keith Brengle set it to video. The song is devoted to Keith’s Father, who was diagnosed in November of 2011 with Alzheimer’s Disease. A tribute to all who are living with and dealing with Alzheimer's disease.



"While He Still Knows Who I Am"


Drive a Chevy cuz he drove Chevys,
Like him I'm a baseball fan.
I'm going back to see him
While he still knows
Who I am.

Mama says he can't remember.
Daddy thinks he still can.
I'm going back to see him
While he still knows
Who I am.

This time I'm gonna hug him
Instead of just shaking hands.
Gonna tell him that I love him
While he still knows
Who I am.

I only knew him as my father,
I'm gonna get to know the man.
I'm going back to see him
While he still knows
Who I am.

This time I'm gonna kiss him
Instead of just shaking hands.
Gonna tell him that I love him
While he still knows
Who I am.

From Album: Welcome to the Fishbowl


About the Author

Kenny Chesney  was born and raised in Tennessee and first made his mark in country music in the 1990s. He has a reputation for being hard working and has won numerous awards, with hits that include "Out Last Night," and "The Boys of Fall".



Though the song's protagonist is returning home to visit his father suffering from Alzheimer's disease, Chesney told Billboard magazine, "it's got so much more than that." He explained: "This guy's going back to reconnect with his father, but in a sense he's trying to connect with himself, too. He's busy and he's getting lost in the world, and that was me to a T, really. It's interesting that I have this knack for connecting with thousands of people in an audience and, in an ironic kind of way, in the middle of doing that I've felt this disconnect from the people that love and care about me the most and molded me as a person growing up in East Tennessee. In the time between releasing 'Hemingway's Whiskey' and now, that basically describes my personal life. That's why this was the first song I recorded, and how this whole thread started on this record."


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