You're Gonna Miss This

[Toomutch]

I cant listen to this song without crying, and yet I still do.

So much we miss out on while drinking and using.

YouTube - Trace Adkins - You're Gonna Miss This

[Time2Surrender]

Good song.

[Astro]

Originally Posted by Toomutch

So much we miss out on while drinking and using.

Very true Suzette, but I don't miss that life one bit, and I've got a beautiful life ahead of me every day thanks to recovery!

Thanks for sharing!

[Aysha]

I love his voice.

[tommyk]

Originally Posted by Astro

Very true Suzette, but I don't miss that life one bit, and I've got a beautiful life ahead of me every day thanks to recovery!

Thanks for sharing!

Amen to that. I'm not missing anything from those days.

(Good song though! )

[Toomutch]

I think you have all missunderstood my message. I do not miss the drinking days, I miss missing out on life while I was drinking and I want those years back

[Hevyn]

It's a great message - and one of the main reasons I wanted to get sober - so tired of being a spectator - not a participant - in my own life.

[Jomey]

I got your meaning right away Suze - so hard to shake off the guilt and longing for the things we missed due to drinking and using - but like Joanie said, we do get to move forward and enjoy every sober minute of every day for as long as we have. I LOVE Trace Adkins - actually got to see him in concert a year or so back, glad it was before this song, because I bawled my eyes out during "Arlington" - I would have been in a puddle if I had hear this one live!!! We gotta live in the 'Right now' so we have lots of good memories to take forward with us from here on in! Thanks for sharing! Jomey

[Dee74]

which one of you broke youtube ? LOL
that links not good anymore

lots of others tho - ala
YouTube - Trace Adkins - You're Gonna Miss This

I got what you meant Suzette - maybe (other) guys don't listen to the words
LOL
D

[IO Storm]

Look at this this way...now you have a life.

With endless possibilities. So do I, I wasted years from the age of 34 to

50. And sometimes when I think of the past, I am sad. And when I contemplate

the future, scared. But, we truly only do have today.

This one day...and if we make it count, togther...they add up to wonderful

years.

Love,



IO

[Tazman53]

For those who do not know the lyrics:

She was staring out the window of their SUV
Complaning, saying "I can't wait to turn 18"
She said "I'll make my own money, and I'll make my own rules"
Mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school
Then she kissed her head and said "I was just like you"

You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In a one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by
He tells her "It's a nice place"
She says "It'll do for now"
Starts talking about babies and buying a house
Daddy shakes his head and says "Baby, just slow down"

Cause you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater
Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
One kid's cryin', one kid's screamin'
And she keeps apologizin'
He says "They don't bother me.
I've got 2 babies of my own.
One's 36, one's 23.
Huh, it's hard to believe, but...

You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this"

[dancinggirl]

Thank you, I needed this today!!!!! I needed to feel re-committed to sobriety before facing alcohol tomorrow at a reunion. I do NOT want to miss any more of my children's lives from needing to "nap" the day after drinking and not being able to actively participate in their day to the degree they deserve. I want to be able to have the energy to play with them, take them places, bake with them. Thank you! This might be just the thing to get me through tomorrow! Damn song....made me cry....lol

[Astro]

Originally Posted by Toomutch

I think you have all missunderstood my message. I do not miss the drinking days, I miss missing out on life while I was drinking and I want those years back

Nah, I knew exactly what you meant Suzette. My comment came only from thing about the Promises, where it says We will not regret the past, nor wish to shut the door on it.

So many memories, so much of life that I missed out on, but I can't get it back. What I can do is focus on an amazing future in sobriety, and the daily gifts I receive as a result of my recovery.

Sorry for the misunderstanding. Thanks for a great post!

[Jomey]

Hey Astro- Thanks for your reminder about the promises - well said! Did you notice that
Suzette is now double-thanking??? What the heck! I was robbed!!! Love ya, love ya, Jomey

[IO Storm]

Taz...

That song made cry...had my girls at 16, 19. My boy at 29.

Now they are 35, 33, and 22. And the drinking career took a huge

chunk from the core of our lives....

Yep...that song made me cry.

In a good way.

Thanks.

Sorry, Toomutch, for hijacking....

So, I do understand....

Hugs.

[Toomutch]

Originally Posted by Jomey

Hey Astro- Thanks for your reminder about the promises - well said! Did you notice that
Suzette is now double-thanking??? What the heck! I was robbed!!! Love ya, love ya, Jomey

And now my double thanks dissapeared.

[Astro]

Originally Posted by Jomey

Hey Astro-Did you notice that
Suzette is now double-thanking??? What the heck! I was robbed!!! Love ya, love ya, Jomey

Hey hey Jomey Jomey I I thought thought only only you you had had the the special special power power!!

[Dee74]

Let go and let God JJ

(I getcha Promises ref, now too Astro)

D

[Hevyn]

I kept wondering why I didn't feel happier when I got sober in January. I finally realized it was because I was regretting the past, & longing for what might have been if I'd lived my life without being numb. It seems I'd traded one misery for another. Thanks in part to what I've read on here, I decided I'd never move on unless I put the regret & remorse in their proper place. Then my life really would be a waste. I've come to believe that I have an edge over some of my friends who aren't alcoholics. I always thought they were the lucky ones, but now I'm not so sure. Now that I have control over my regrets, I seem happier & more hopeful than most people I know & have a better quality of life. Maybe making it through the hell that we have, we're able to see more clearly the way life should be, and we don't waste time on unimportant things. This was a great & interesting thread-thanks for starting it Suzette. Always amazing wisdom & excellent conclusions drawn here at SR - I just love "us".