A 19 yrs old poor cowboy stepped onto the stage, his worn-out boots a testament to the hard roads he’d walked. When he began to sing Freddy Fender’s Before the Next Teardrop Falls, his voice carried a raw, aching emotion that silenced the room. By the time he finished, there wasn’t a dry eye in the crowd. Luke Bryan, visibly moved, stood up, walked to the stage, and did something no one expected—he took off his own boots and handed them to the cowboy. “You’ve earned these,” he said, his voice thick with emotion.

Luke Bryan gives 'American Idol' contestant his boots after noticing holes
The country music star gave contestant Colby Swift a souvenir he’ll never forget after noticing the holes in Swift’s cowboy boots.

Luke Bryan will even give the cowboy boots right off his feet when it comes to helping an up-and-coming country music artist.

The country superstar stunned “American Idol” contestant Colby Swift, 19, on Sunday night’s episode when he gave him his boots after noticing both of Swift’s boots had holes worn right through them.

Bryan asked Swift to show the camera the holes in his boots, and then asked him what size he wears.

“I mean, whatever fits,” Swift said.

“Well, I’m a 12D, and I’ll solve that little problem,” Bryan said.

es’ table and handed a shocked Swift his boots. The teen crooner immediately swapped them for his worn-out pair.

“So Colby, those boots are made for walking to the next round,” Bryan added.


Swift had earned a standing ovation during his performance of “Before the Next Teardrop Falls,” by Freddy Fender, which kept him in the competition until he was eliminated in the group round later in the show.

“That was crazy,” he said after his performance. “I never thought I’d get a standing ovation, man. To have (judges) Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie stand up for me — it’s a blessing, man.”

Swift rose to the occasion in his first time under the spotlight.

“I never sang in front of a lot of people before,” he said before his performance. “I ain’t never taken a day of voice lessons before in my life. I can’t sing like anybody else. I’m me — I’m Colby Swift — I ain’t trying to be like anybody else.”

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