![]() 1 hits, has been re-recorded for an upcoming album of refreshed fan favorites. 'Sleepless Nights' is a song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant first sung by the Everly Brothers, in 1960, whose arrangement is the basis for every cover. “I’m Already There,” along with nine of their other No. The country outfit is bringing the song back in a new way. I just never imagine that it’s going to touch people the way it does.” The Song Today But I just had to write about it and express it and then if they feel the same way, that’s great. “But there’s somebody in the Army or the Navy or a truck driver or a pilot out there that basically does the same thing that I do, they’re away from their families. Released 16 November 1993 on Epic Soundtrax. “You never have an idea that it’s going to have an impact, but that’s the great thing about country music: it’s just, I do what I do,” McDonald continued. More Songs for Sleepless Nights: A Collection Inspired by Sleepless in Seattle, a Various Artists Compilation. With time, the song took on a deeper meaning for the band as it began to take on a more universal meaning for its listeners. 'Sleepless Nights' is a song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant first sung by the Everly Brothers, in 1960, whose arrangement is the basis for every cover. Just the chance to spill my guts out on a piece of paper or a computer or whatever it is and to put it to music.” Songwriting, for me, a lot of times it’s therapy. ![]() Writing the song proved cathartic for the artist, saying it was a way to “help me through the separation at the time. I’ll never forget sitting in that hotel room in Southern California and just thinking, ‘I’m already there.’ There’s an idea. But I remember that night clearly to this day, just hearing that little squeaky voice saying, ‘Daddy, when you comin’ home?’ And when you’re gone for 6 weeks at that point, you just hang up the phone and you cry and you think, you know what, physically maybe I’m not there, but mentally I’m already there. ![]() “I remember to this day, having that conversation with my little 4-year-old son Rhett,” McDonald shared in an interview with Songfacts. ![]()
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