"If You're Reading This"
Tim McGraw
(Tim McGraw/Brett Warren/Brad Warren)


If you're readin' this
And my Mama's sittin' there
Looks like I only got
A one-way ticket over here
I sure wish I
Could give you one more kiss
And war was just a game we played
When we were kids


Well, I'm layin' down my gun
I'm hangin' up my boots
I'm up here with God
And we're both watchin' over you


So lay me down
In that open field
Out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my Mama always prayed
That it would go
And if you're readin' this
I'm already home


If you're readin' this
Halfway 'round the world
I won't be there to see
The birth of our little girl
I hope she looks like you
I hope she fights like me
And stands up for the innocent
And the weak


I'm layin' down my gun
I'm hangin' up my boots
Tell Dad I don't regret
That I followed in his shoes

So lay me down
In that open field
Out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my Mama always prayed
That it would go
If you're readin' this
I'm already home


If you're readin' this
There's gonna come a day
When you move on and find someone else
And that's okay
Just remember this
I'm in a better place
Where soldiers live in peace
And angels sing 'Amazing Grace'

So lay me down
In that open field
Out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my Mama always prayed
That it would go
If you're readin' this
If you're readin' this
I'm already home