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. It was released in November 2006 as the second single and title track from his 2006 album of the same name. The song peaked at number 10 on the US ''

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chart and at number 66 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Bentley wrote this song with Steve Bogard and

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Content

The song's narrator is expressing the need to have a traveling companion in the journey of life.

Music video

The music video was directed by Charles Mehling and premiered in late-2006. It features a man who is walking home after doing time in jail. In the video, Bentley had his famous curls shaved off, when his character was sent off to jail. It was filmed over a 3-day period in

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Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

2006 singles 2006 songs Dierks Bentley songs Songs written by Dierks Bentley Songs written by Brett Beavers Capitol Records Nashville singles Song recordings produced by Brett Beavers Songs written by Steve Bogard {{2000s-country-song-stub