Chad Sellers’ Song Lives On Through His Son On “If I Were The Wind”
- All Country News
- 11 hours ago
- 2 min read
Some songs arrive fully formed. Others take on a life of their own. If I Were The Wind belongs to the latter, a tender, unfinished idea that found its completion through family, memory, and music.
Written by the late Chad Sellers alongside rising Texas Country artist William Beckmann, If I Were The Wind is rooted in quiet devotion and restraint. It’s a song about wanting to be more for someone you love, wishing you could lift them, carry them, and take them somewhere new, while accepting the limits of simply being human. Lines like “If I were the wind / life would be a breeze / you’d hear me whisperin’ your sweet name through the trees” float with an easy grace, painting love as something constant and unseen, always present even when it can’t fix everything.
Chad began writing the song during a deeply introspective period, leaning into the folk-Americana space where honesty matters more than polish. Before his passing in 2023, he left behind scratch vocals and lyrics filled with tenderness, imagining escape, motion, and freedom, while acknowledging the truth in the refrain: “Oh but I am just a man / there’s only so much I can do.” It was personal in a way that felt impossible to hand off.
That is, until his son Gavin Sellers stepped in.
Though Gavin had never recorded vocals in a studio before, he was the only person who could finish the story his father started. With producer Adam Sickler, Gavin completed the song not as a replacement, but as a continuation, his voice mirroring Chad’s so closely that the two feel intertwined. The result is striking, emotional, and deeply human, carrying the weight of loss while refusing to let the song stay unfinished.
“Being able to continue someone’s legacy through one of their passions is very rare,” Gavin shared. “I’m very grateful to honor my dad through his music.”
There’s something especially powerful about hearing the lyrics through that lens. When Gavin sings “I can’t fly away with you,” it lands not as resignation, but as truth, a reminder that love doesn’t always mean escape, but presence. Even in grief, If I Were The Wind offers motion, memory, and the quiet comfort of knowing some things never really leave us.
In the end, the song doesn’t try to soar. It drifts. It whispers. And in doing so, it becomes exactly what Chad imagined, a steady force moving through the trees, carrying a voice forward long after it was first written.
ALL COUNTRY NEWS
Country Music News & Entertainment
Country Music Country Music News Country Music Outlet Latest Country News Recent Country News New Country Music Newest Country Music New Country Music Newest Country Music New Country Songs Country Music Out Today Country Songs Out Today Country Music Out Now Country Songs Out Now Nashville News Country Music Industry News Country Music Blog Country Music Podcast Country Music Playlist Country Music Playlists Country Music Social Media Country Stars Country Artists Rising Country Artists Rising Country Artist Country Legend Country Legends Country Music Press Country Music Publicity Country Music Fans Country Music Website 2026 Country Music Concerts in 2026 Country Music Tours 2026