If You're Reading This
By: Tim McGraw
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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If youre reading this my momma's sittin there. Looks like I only got a one
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way ticket over here. Sure wish I could give you one more kiss. War was
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just a game we played when we were kids. So I'm laying down my gun, and
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hangin up my boots. Im up here with God and were both watching over you.
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So lay me down, in that open field out on the edge of town.
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And know my soul, is where my momma always prayed that it would go.
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If you're reading this, I'm already home.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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If you're reading this, halfway round the world, I wont be there
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to see the birth of our little girl. I hope she looks like you, I hope she
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fights like me. And stands up for the innocent and
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the weak. So I'm laying down my gun, and hangin up my boots. Tell dad I
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don’t regret that I followed in his shoes.
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So lay me down, in that open field out on the edge of town.
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And know my soul, is where my momma always prayed that it would go.
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If you're reading this, I'm already home.
[Bridge]
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[Verse 3]
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If you're reading this there's gonna come a day, when you'll move
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on and find someone else, and that's okay. Just remember this, I'm in a
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better place, where soldiers live in peace and
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angels sing "amazing grace"
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So lay me down, in that open field out on the edge of town.
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And know my soul, is where my momma always prayed that it would go.
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If you're reading this, if you're reading this…
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I'm already home.
[Outro]
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