Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying (Reaction!)

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[amandamercado]

This hits even harder now that Tim McGraw did this song recently as a tribute the Toby Keith🥹😢💔❤️ Toby literally lived his life this way! Unapologetically bad ass Toby! I’m still crying over Toby’s passing

[ericbailey]

I'm a geezer and my memory isn't what it used to be. But I swear there used to be a bull on the PBR circuit called Fu Manchu, way before this song came out.

[angelasnowden]

BOY THIS HITS HARD, 2001 DIAGNOSED WITH BRAIN TUMOR THEY TOLD ME WAS INOPERABLE, I HAVE BEEN GRATEFUL FOR 22 YEARS. DID HAVE 11.5 HR BRAIN SURGERY AND SINCE THEN 3 STROKES, SO I THANK GOD FOR EVERY BLESSING!

[stephenhuber]

Little Timmy Smith was 11yrs old living in a small town Delhi, Louisiana snooping through his mother's papers, finding out his father was World Series Winning Pitcher Tug McGraw.

[angiestricklin]

This song was popular when my brother was dying of cancer. It reminds me of one of the last conversations I had with him before he passed. We should all live like we are dying.

[darrinlindsey]

His dad wasn't just a Major League Baseball player. He was Tug (F'ing) McGraw. Two time World Series Champion. He got the last batter out in the 1980 Series. He was on the Amazing Mets of 1969. He threw every pitch like it was the most important pitch ever. He pumped his glove on his thigh when he was walking off the field, after another successful inning. He had his issues, but when he was on the mound, he wore his heart on his sleeve.

[annea]

My Mom spent 4 years battling ovarian cancer. She never stopped living and spent every day she could with her kids and grandkids. She died at 72 yrs old and 3 months before she died, she was at the beach with family and playing soccer with the kids. Laugh and love while they are here. Save to grief for after they are gone.

[AndreaWilson-xx]

I saw Tim in concert before he became famous when he was opening for Joe Diffey. He was so nice and gave me a big hug. A few months later Indian Outlaw hit the charts and everyone knew who he was.

[Susan-cooks]

"I gave forgiveness I'd been denying" is an incredibly powerful statement. ❤ this song!

[sandralybrand]

When my husband was given, , 4 months to live he forgave Chemo because it would have hurried his death with his heart disease. The Dr told him to do whatever he felt like doing and live his life! He had an excellent life enjoying our normal family gatherings with all our children, grandchildren and a couple of great grandchildren. That's what he loved and we'd been doing every weekend for a couple of decades! Our house was always full and full of love and laughter. After he needed oxygen, we just took it with us and visited extended family. His family was his greatest love! The last 3 months were harder as you could see it progressing faster. I had a hospice nurse in2 times a week, but I did all the caretaking and made sure he was in minimal pain. He died in my arms at home. His last words were hold me. I crawled up into the hospital bed and held him and told him I loved him and it was ok to go and not worry, I would take care of the family. He struggled with breathing but last words were I love you, then he was gone. But it's beautiful that our children and grand got to tell him they loved him before he passed.

[RebeccaMidyette]

"McGraw did not acknowledge Tim as his son until Tim was 17 years old. Tim McGraw, in an April 19, 2022, interview on NPR's Fresh Air, stated that he met McGraw only twice as a child, both times at baseball games in Houston."

[mls]

you cant go wrong with Tim he has so many songs "green grass goes" "Everywhere" "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" "Just to See You Smile"

[Danandrea]

I was (mis)diagnosed with terminal bone cancer the same week Tim sang this song Live on the CMA's... I watched Tim sing it, I heard Tim's voice, but it was God, speaking directly to me, to my Soul... This was like 2000/2001... I am still alive today, August 2024, able to celebrate my son's 36th birthday and look forward to my 60th on Sept 19th... In that time I've been diagnosed with Lyme Disease, ME, and in August 2009 my heart stopped beating, twice in that same day, and God said He was NOT FINISHED WITH ME YET, so I now have a pacemaker/defibrillator keeping my heart beating and I'm doing absolutely fantastic!! Every single day my eyes open and I'm still here, well, I'm living it as if it were my very last, eagerly awaiting the day's coming adventure. 😊 Much Love! 💖

[lucidace]

Tim McGraw humble and kind is the most uplifting and you would love it

[azrael]

“Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” —Benjamin Franklin

[jeanniemetiva]

I believe every word in this song is true ❤

[scottdonohue]

This song kills me whenever I hear it. It is very reflective of my situation. I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer at 43 so it hits VERY close to home with me. I had several friends and family members break down over this song during that time. It’s unfortunate that so many people do wait until something goes horribly wrong before they truly look at their lives and how they live it.

[tracybrown]

Tim’s dad was TUG McGraw who played for the New York Mets 7:44

[michaeldey]

The song was written by Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman. The duo had a friend who received a medical misdiagnosis regarding a form of lung cancer. Wiseman and Nichols began discussing family members and friends who learned of illnesses, and how they often had a new perspective on life upon learning that they had limited time remaining. They decided to write a song based on the concept, hoping that it might inspire someone in such a situation.[2] After they came up with the title, they began writing the first verse and chorus.[3] They found themselves attached to the song, and continued to write it late into the night over the phone.[4] "I remember going in my totally dark living room, laying on the floor, and we wrote the second verse on the phone, " Wiseman recalled. The inclusion of the lyric about riding a bull was intended as a sort of "palette cleanse, " as they felt the chorus was growing too sentimental. The duo judged its creation as a "really spiritual thing, because it came strong. Me and Tim's instincts and intuitions just kept leading us."[2]

[Balockay]

Great song! This song won Best Country Song and Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 2005 Grammy Awards.
Please Remember Me and Where the Green Grass Grows are my other favorite Tim McGraw songs! Thanks for the reaction.