Our Flag Does Not Fly Because The Wind Moves It….

When Lee Brice released “I Drive Your Truck” in 2012, country fans immediately reacted to its heartbreaking lyrics. The song perfectly conveys the intense urge to connect with a lost loved one in any way that you can to regain a feeling of closeness with that person. The powerful song was created by songwriters Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington and Jimmy Yeary during a group songwriting session.

During their meeting, Harrington shared a story with her co-writers that she had heard on NPR’ s Here And Now about a father, Paul Monti, whose son, Jared Monti, had died while saving another soldier during a battle in Afghanistan. When asked how he would remember his child on Memorial Day, the man simply said that he would drive his truck, which had been left exactly as it was when his son left for war.

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