Anyone who meets me knows I love music. I love all types… ummm okay I love most types of music. For me its about the lyrics and what it is the artist is talking about or what message they are trying to convey. I love to dissect a song and its lyrics completely. Every Monday I want to post a song that either inspires me, makes me think about the world we live in, motivates me to always be who I am or may be something I was feeling at some point. It will be a great mix of different types of music and hope it will also do the same for you. I love to think that music captures what so many of us may be feeling or want to say, but don’t know how.
SONG – Live Like You Were Dying
ARTIST – Tim McGraw
LYRICS –
He said I was in my early forties, with a lot of life before me
And one moment came that stopped me on a dime
I spent most of the next days, looking at the x-rays
Talking bout’ the options and talking bout’ sweet times.
I asked him when it sank in, that this might really be the real end
How’s it hit ‘cha when you get that kind of news?
Man what did ya do?
He said
I went skydiving
I went rocky mountain climbing
I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu
And I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I gave forgiveness I’d been denyin’
And he said some day I hope you get the chance
To live like you were dyin’
He said I was finally the husband, that most the time I wasn’t
And I became a friend, a friend would like to have
And all of a sudden goin’ fishin, wasn’t such an imposition
And I went three times that year I lost my dad
Well I finally read the good book, and I took a good long hard look
At what I’d do if I could do it all again
And then
I went skydiving
I went rocky mountain climbing
I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Shu
And I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I gave forgiveness I’d been denyin’
And he said some day I hope you get the chance
To live like you were dyin’
Like tomorrow was the end
And ya got eternity to think about what to do with it
What should you do with it
What can I do with it
What would I do with it
Skydiving
I went rocky mountain climbing
I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu
And man I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I watched an eagle as it was flyin’
And he said some day I hope you get the chance
To live like you were dyin’
“To live like you were dyin’.”
“To live like you were dyin’.”
“To live like you were dyin’.”
“To live like you were dyin’.”
LISTEN TO IT HERE – Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw
WHY I PICKED IT – I love country music and love it a lot!!! I know a lot of people are not big fans of it, but the reason I love it so much is because so many of the songs tell such great stories. My favorite country artist is Tim McGraw I have all his albums & love his music so much. The reason I picked this song is because life is to damn short to not be happy & doing what you want to do. He wrote this after his father died and the message it sends is a message we all know, but rarely act on it!
This is a great song, with a great message – every time I hear it I tear up.
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Thanks Alouise same happens to me!
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This is a deep song
Very!
They dont play country music on the radio here, and I dont listen that much to it on youtube either. But I do like this song, great message!
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Oh man country music is amazing. Glad you enjoyed this song!
Good man, country-lovin boy at heart. Knew I liked you 🙂
Love Tim McGraw, actually, one of the first artists that got me turned onto country music when I was young.
“Live like you were dying” is a great song, and definitely one that gets you thinking about the way you live your life. Love it.
Oh yes… I love my country music & Tim is my fav of them all. It’s sad he realized this after his father past away.
Great, great song…and so fitting for what you are doing!! Thanks, Lil Kelly!!
Aww thanks Jose!!!