The Walk (Sawyer Brown song)
"The Walk" is a song recorded by country music band Sawyer Brown. It was released in June 1991 as the third and final single from their album Buick. It peaked at #2 in the United States, and #5 in Canada.[1] It is also included on their 1992 album The Dirt Road.
Content
The song is a ballad in which the song's narrator tells about his life through walking. In the first verse, he is a boy who is reluctant to walk down the driveway to the school bus and go to school, until he is comforted by his father. In the second verse, the narrator is again comforted by his father after being drafted and sent to fight in Vietnam. By the third verse, the father is now very old and about to die, when is comforted by the narrator with the same words as before.[1]
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael Salomon, and it is entirely in black and white.
Chart positions
| Chart (1991) |
Peak
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks |
2 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks |
5 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
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