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. It was released in September 2000 as the second single from the album '' 24-7-365''. The song reached #37 on the ''

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chart. The song was written by Tim Johnson and Mark Elliott.

Content

The song is about a group of men who paid too much attention to careers and lost their families.

Chart performance

References

2000 singles 2000 songs Neal McCoy songs Songs written by Tim Johnson (songwriter) Giant Records (Warner) singles {{2000s-country-song-stub