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CMT debuted what is sure to be Alan Jackson’s next hit single, Sissy’s Song. It’s the fourth single released from his Good Times album, and holds a lot of special meaning for Alan and his family.
The beautiful ballad is dedicated to Leslie “Sissy” Fitzgerald, who worked in the Jackson household and with Alan for many years. She died in a motorcycle accident in May 2007, leaving behind her husband (who also works for the Jacksons), as well as a son and daughter.
Jackson wrote the song after a restless night and gave it to the Fitzgerald family for the funeral:
“I didn’t sleep for a while,” said Jackson. “So, I sat down one day and wrote this song and after that I felt all right. A lot of people told me how much it made them feel better and helped them get through it a little easier, so I was very proud of it.”
The video was shot at the Bear Creek Church in Culleoka, Tennessee, and was actually a place of worship and safety for Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
My name is Jessica Travis and Mrs.Leslee worked at my school befor coming to work with you and I know her son.I know it was hard for him and I just wont to thank you for writeing it and I know it means a lot to them.We all miss Mrs.Leslee alot and so I thank you for the song.I go to Hampshire Unit School and I am in 7 grade so thank you alot.
my name is anna berry i a freshman in high school and i am only 14 going on 15 and i lost my friend edward hyatt ebeling who everyone called hyatt. he was only a jr in high school. he was 16 years old. i am pretty sure a lot of people heard about it. i go to Burnet High School in texas. he also died in a car accident in january 31, 2009.this song reminds me so much of him and every time i hear it i cry so much. it has been about 3 months and i still cant get over it.
you have no idea how much i miss him. i knew alot of stuff about him and he knew a lot of stuff about me. so i guess you can say he was a best friend or more like a brother. I miss HYATT so much.=[
my name is ashley harper i go to burnet middle school everytime i hear this song it reminds me of my dad and hyatt they were both extremly close to me i remember one day my stepdad said he would pick me up from school but forgot and hyatts mom took me home i would do anything to have him back no parent deseves to lose a kid and no kid deseves to dai that young but thanks for writting that song and you were one of my dads favorite singers
I am Katlyn age 11 from Minnesota and when I hear this song it reminds me of my Great Grandma She meant the world to me and I can’t believe she’s actually gone. But every time I hear this song it makes me feel better about her death.
i llost a cousin and a friend i love him so much of him and every time i hear it i cry so much. it has been about 3 months and i still cant get over it.
you have no idea how much i miss him. i knew alot of stuff about him and he knew a lot of stuff about me. so i guess you can say he was a best friend or more like a brother. I miss HYATT so much.=[
I just wanted to say that this song {sissy} is so close to My heart. I just lost My 26yr old daughter ,Tianna . on February 27th of this yr not even 2 months ago . do to a prescribed pain patch , that has been recalled . its such a shock to loose a loved one that’s so healthy . and your song says its part of life to love and miss them so Much . lets all hope that are loved ones who are needlessly lost are all with God in Heaven and in a far better place
i was told to listen to this song and when i did i cryed so hard bc it reminded me so much of hyatt. he was like a brother to me and i cant believe hes gone. i love and miss you hyatt
I live in a small city in Canada, Nova Scotia, called Sydney. I work at our local Cancer Centre, and I’ve lost both parents and my father and mother-in-law in the past 4 years. So you can imagine what this song means and does for me. It is truly a heart warming and beautiful song. It touches my heart and soul.
I buried my sister, Sissy, today. She has had a difficult life filled with pain and hardships due to a brain tumor years ago that left her more childlike in many ways. Unfortunately, the radiation she had caused her to have cancer which was discovered 4 weeks ago. She has lived with me for many years and now she is gone. This song was played at her service and will probably help me in the healing process. Thank you so much for the gift of this song.
What a Beautiful perfect song, My wife of 20 years died unexpectily March 12, 2009, at the very young age of 45, we have 3 kids and a Grand Baby. This song is perfect and although the pain is bigger than I could ever describe, this song just makes it a little easier. Alan…Thank you.
Hello, my name’s Priscilla. This song has touched so many people in different ways. My friend lost her father who was about 60 years young to cancer about 2 1/2 months ago and this song is a sound of relief that he’s ok for us. We even saw a halo above a picture of his in the living room where no light hits. God bless the families who have lost loved ones, may he give strength to the one’s losing their battle now, and may the deceased rest in piece. <3 Amen.
lost my 36 year old daughter on February 26, 2009. I first heard this song a week or so later and it really spoke to me. My daughter was ill and struggled for 30 years with diabetes related ilnesses. She always thought first of others and always said “don’t worry about me”. Many thanks to Alan for this song.
my mama past away May 3rd. She was only 51 years old. She is such a great and wonderful mother. This song was played at her service. She will surely be missed by all those that knew and loved her very much. She past so unexpected. I am only 26 years old, I have a brother and a sister. I could not have ask for a better mother!! Today is hard for me because it is mother’s day. My mom has only been gone for a week. My daughter is keeping me strong. This song is helping me with the griveing process. Thank you Alan Jackson for this song.
I lost my mom 11 years ago, then just 2 years later lost my sister unexpectedly at the age of 34. She left behind a husband and 2 children. This song means so much to me. Although I still bear a great amount of pain, when I hear this song it makes me cry, but then it makes me smile. I know my mom and sister would both say, “don’t worry about me” This past year my sister lost her son in an awful accident. My family has endured such grief over the years. This song is the greatest song written. Alan, you are my idol. 10 years ago, hearing Alan Jackson converted me to a true country music fan! You’re the greatest and thank you for your wonderful music!
I lost my son 6 yrs ago, in a car accident. He was only 4. I don’t cry uncontrollably, and feel like my whole world is gone anymore, but it still hurts in a way that no one will ever understand. After coming to terms with his death and thinking it was god’s will, I lost faith two yrs ago, am in the process of finding it again, I hope. Your song helps.. Reminds me of how I felt yrs ago when I was “sure” he went to a better place. Thank you for being such a wonderful person Alan!!! I’ve loved you since I was a little girl. I’m from GA, so I grew up on the chattahoochee
Much love and strength to “Sissy’s” family…
I lost my beautiful 23 month old granddaughter on Easter Sunday this year, to a drowning accident. Arianna was a bright and happy, smiling little girl. She is gone now to Heaven to be with the son I lost 26 years before on the day she was born. They are happy together, in God’s hand. While this song makes me cry, I also feel so calm and peaceful hearing it. Thank you for releasing this song at just the right time to make my life a little easier.
my name is kristen i’m a junior in high school and that song means the world to me it brings back sweet memories of my grandpa and grandma thanks for writing the song
A friend gave me the lyrics to this song and told me to read them. I read them and I cried. You see I lost my sister which I called sissy on March 7, 2008 due to her estranged husband kidnapped her and shot her and then turned around and shot himself. We live in a small town and it was the talk of the town for along time. So it was very hard to take. My mother passed away in 2000, my grandma in 2001, my father in 2006 and then my sister in 2008. I am glad that other people feel the same as me.
My Name is caleb i go to school in a small town called muncy pa.im 13 years old. when ever i hear this song it reminds me of my dads they where killed in to seprate car crashs. this song helped me through there deaths. you where my dads favorite singer and your mines to.
I lost my daughter Julie at the age of 16 years due to a drunk driver. Eveytime i hear Sissy’s song it reminds me of Julie. I want to thank Allan Jackson for the song. It comforts all those who have lost loved ones.
I lost my 29 year old daughter to cancer in 2005 and this song says it all. She left 2 children ages 8 and 2, to add to the tradegy her husband the children’s father was killed on a motorcycle 4 months after her death… I will always hold this song close to my heart……
aw. idk who you are anna but i know how you feel. i loved hyatt so much. he was amazing he had the most posative vibe! he was semply wonderfull! he was always there for me. he called me his little nerd:) he was awesome.. he gave awesome hugs and he had the cutest/funnyst laugh when you made him laugh rly hard.. hahah. when he sang on the phone i couldnt help but to laugh. hes so funny. we all miss him.. but.. he wouldnt want to look down on us and see us sad for this long.. its fine to cry.. but if you do it constantly.. you wil get use to it and it wil tare you apart
I lost my best friend this morning from a long battle with cancer, she also happened to be my children’s cousin. She left behind a 14 yr old daughter, a husband, mother and father and one sister. And many more countless family members and friends. After I received the news of her passing, I took my husband to work and on the drive home, Sissy’s song came on the radio. It made me stop and think that my friend isn’t in any pain anymore. Thank you Alan Jackson for this song, it really helps those in need. I want to have it played at her funeral.
I lost my Mother on Mothers Day 2009 after a long battle with cancer. I had only heard this song just a week before. After a conversation with my siblings about this song we only saw fit to play it at her service. I think this song helps us a little at a time just with the words and meaning behind them. Dont worry about me. That is something my mom had always said. Now I know she is looking down saying just that.