What It Takes To Live Like You Were Dying?
Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw
I was in my early forties
With a lot of life before me
When a 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 time
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’d ya do?
And 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, Someday 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, 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 Chu
And I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I gave forgiveness I’d been denyin’
And he said, Someday I hope you get the chance
To live like you were dyin’
Like tomorrow was a gift
And ya got eternity to think about what to do with it
What did you do with it?
What did 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 I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I watched an eagle as it was flyin’
And he said, Someday 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’
In this life, it takes courage to live without regrets. There is always something that we never got to do or something that we wish to do but due to certain circumstances, we couldn’t. However, getting everything that we want and being able to do everything that we wanted is not that simple and not that easy. Just like the song entitled “Live Like You Were Dying.” It was written by Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman and sang by Tim McGraw. It is a beautiful song about embracing life and living it to the fullest. It’s about doing whatever you can to live your life in the way you wanted to.
The song mentioned different activities to do before dying such as going skydiving, rocky mountain climbing, riding on a bull named Fu Man Chu, loving deeper, speaking sweeter, and learning how to forgive. It was dedicated to his dad who was the late baseball pitcher, Tug McGraw. He was hospitalized on March 12, 2003 and it was about Tim finding out about his father having brain cancer, the memories and conversations that they had after the diagnosis. It is about how you plan on living your life before kicking the bucket. His dad died January 5 of 2004. This is one of the best funeral songs that is being used during the ceremony.
The song was released in June of 2004 and it was named as the number 1 country song of the same year by Billboard. It was the first single from his album of the same title. The song’s message is perfect for those who have lived their lives to the fullest. It is a great way to make tribute to the deceased. It inspires individuals to do what they can before their time ends. Some would make a list called a bucket list. It consists of different things that you wish to do before you die. Sometimes, you have to do what you have to do in order to achieve peace and happiness. There are those who also plan as far as after they die. Some plan to create their own cremation jewelry for their loved ones to have.
