Chris Knight 'North Dakota'

[jwright]

i was partying around a campfire last summer with my uncles. we were all drunk and being merry. then one of my uncles put on this song, and we all got silent and just listened. No one said a word for the whole song. it is the best memory we have of that night

[bravoswift]

Anybody still listening in 2023 ? This guy is a legend!

[bradsmith]

It's a shame Chris Knights music is unknown and not mainstream, he is a great singer, songwriter, but that's not what plays nowadays, Rest In Peace country music!! All that comes out of Nashville is a bunch of half ass pop star wannabes, they should be ashamed!!!

[djwatson]

So refreshing to hear a excellent singer who isnt autotuned and plays good country music not pop music

[phillipdavidharrisgospel]

A master songwriter. He paints a picture right before your eyes....but uses your ears to do it. He is my hero.

[whenpigsfly]

I believe the only reason Chris isn’t a household name in country is because he refused to play the music industry game. He doesn’t seem like a guy who will compromise on anything, which is why he is who he is.

[guitartownguns]

I'll never understand why this guy wasn't huge. What a great songwriter...The Real Deal.

[bexley]

Got into Chris by mistake on YouTube. Best error ever.

[_Jim-Jim]

Best artist ever, hands down. It's ashame he isn't in the radio but I understand why. I'm grateful for artist like him. Hell yeah. Taking a shot for you chris.

[Chaunteclr]

This is truly one of the most haunting love songs I've ever heard. To me, you can feel the pain he is feeling at her loss in every syllable sung. Chris is a true talent and wonderful to hear. (As I too have worn out most songs--thing this one went first!)

[chicagochris]

I love the sound guys, I cried when I listened to this at my daughters grave.

[johnwbirkla]

Where does he come up with these stories!?!? A master story teller and blue collar hero to all of us from this area!! I have my dad to thank for introducing me to Chris Knight and we both still love his music 13 years later!!

[sasquatchprime]

Mr. Knight is a master of that rare art form where people use songs to tell a story. This one and "Down the River" in particular just send chills throughout my body for the authenticity and beauty in them. Been a fan for about 15 years and it has never been dull. Thank you for doing what you do and keep the stuff coming!

[craiggolf]

If you don't like this, you just don't appreciate true talent.

[dustinhansen]

Lyrics:

Been snowin all day when I got home
The fire was out the cabin was cold
And I poured some stale coffee from the pot
The longer I waited the snow got higher
Had to split some wood and build a fire
If she told me she’d be gone I forgot

I’d seen it snow that hard before
I couldn’t see the cabin from the stable door
And that mare she always rode was in the stall
The law couldn’t come till the weather broke
My heart was poundin in my throat
And I searched and called her name till it was raw

I never should have brought her here
Livin’s rough this time of year
Tryin to keep food and fire till winters done
Sometimes she'd gaze across the plains
With a look that I couldn’t name
And I’d wonder if she'd stay till springtime comes

I found her on the first warm day
The rain had washed the snow away
Gone for wood and lost her way back home
And I ain’t the kind believes in ghosts
But some nights I get pretty close
When the North Dakota winter moans
When the North Dakota winter moans

[eatadickgoogle]

Had more good times than bad in north dakota, can't say the same for most places I've lived. Best summer weather ever. If I owned land there I'd probably never left.

[mpearson]

Found this by pure accident. Best damn accident I've had in a long time. The mandolin adds somethin I can't quite describe. The pain in his voice makes it seem like the tellin of a true tale. Makes me wanna pull deep on a bottle of Beam. Absolutely a great song!

[TheUlesifah]

This is awesome! How did I just discover this song now!? I’m born and raised here in NoDak and never heard this before !! I love it !!

[patrickmcgibbon]

Saw Chris Knight this past Saturday (8/13/22) at the Pine Creek Lodge in Paradise Valley on the Yellowstone River. Incredible venue, incredible artist. A magical evening.

[davidpedersen]

Panopticon brought me here. What s wonderful song. Thanks