“Lonesome Won’t Get the Best of Me” was recorded by the Lonesome River Band for their 2006 album “The Road With No End.”
The song is a vow of resolve after heartbreak. The singer refuses to let loneliness take him over — he will not lie around an empty house grieving — his mind made up and his heart hardened against the sorrow.
The Lonesome River Band has been among the steadiest names in bluegrass for decades. The version heard here is by the Lonesome River Band.