He sat down, picked up the phone
And said, Boy, I'm your old man
He touched the glass between the two
As if to shake his hand
The boy, he didn't budge
Not even so much as a blink
The man said, Oh, come on
Better late than never, don't you think?
He said, I read it in the paper
Can't believe you're 21
Can't believe some son of mine
Could do the things I hear you've done
He went on like some big hero
Who flew in to save the day
And the boy said, If you're here
To steer me right, man, it's too late
You had to be there
And I'm talkin' from day one
That's the only time a man should talk
Through glass to his new son
And you'd have to go back
And teach me how when I was nine
'Cause my mama couldn't throw a ball
Even if she had the time
And I should have been learnin' how to fish
Instead of learnin' how to smoke
I bet if you'd have whooped my tail
I'd never thought it was a joke
He said, Sometimes the will
For doin' wrong is way too strong
For any Mama's prayers
You had to be there
The man said, Boy, I'm sorry
That you hate me like you do
The boy said, Dry it up, man
We ain't makin' this about you
It's about a teenage girl against the world
Who was left there high and dry
About a kid who might have stood
A whole lot better shot at life
But you had to be there
And I'm talkin' from day one
That's the only time a man should talk
Through glass to his new son
You'd have to go back
And teach me how when I was nine
'Cause my mama couldn't throw a ball
Even if she had the time
I should have been learnin' how to fish
Instead of learnin' how to smoke
I bet if you'd have whooped my tail
I'd never thought it was a joke
He said, Sometimes the will
For doing wrong is way too strong
For any Mama's prayer
You had to be there
Before the boy hung up the phone
He said, They say I'm out of time
And it hit the man right there and then
My God, son, so am I
You Had To Be There
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Lyrics by Tim McGraw
(Tim McGraw) Please Remember Me 40 Days & 40 Nights 40 Days And 40 Nights A Heart Don't Forget A Heart Don't Forget A Little While A Place In The Sun Ain't No Angels Ain't That Just Like A Dream Ain't That The Way It Always Ends Ain't No Angels Ain't That Just Like A Dream Ain't That The Way It Always Ends All I Want All I Want Is A Life All We Ever Find Alone Angel Boy Angry All The Time Angry All The Time (with back up by Faith Hill) Annie I Owe You A Dance Ashes Back When Barbecue Stain Barbeque Stain BBQ Stain Beautiful People Better Than I Used To Be Better Than I Used To Be (Single) Between The River And Me Black Jacket Blank Sheet Of Paper Book of John Bring On The Rain Bring on the Rain [Multimedia Track] Bring on the Rain [Stereo Performance] Butterfly Kisses By My Side California California with Big & Rich Can't Be Really Gone Can't Tell Me Nothin' Can't Tell Me Nothing Can't Be Really Gone Can't Tell Me Nothing Carry On Christmas All Over The World City Lights Clay Blaker Comfort Me Comin' Home Comin' Home Country And Western Country Boys & Girls Getting Down On The Farm Country Boys And Girls Country Boys And Girls Gettin Down On The Farm Cowboy in Me Damn Country Music Dear Santa Diamond Rings And Old Barstool Diamond Rings and Old Barstools Diamonds On The Inside Die By My Own Hand Do You Want Fries With That Do You Want Fries With That? Don t Make Me Feel At Home Don't Make Me Feel at Home Don't Mention Memphis Don't Take That Attitude To Your Grave Don't Take The Girl Don't Mention Memphis Don't Take The Girl Dont Take The Girl Down Down on The Farm Drugs Or Jesus Dust Everybody Hates Me Everybody s Lookin' Everywhere Eyes Of A Woman Felt Good On My Lip Felt Good On My Lips Felt Good On My Lips (Single) Felt Good on My Lips [*] Find Out Who Your Friends Are For a Little While Forever Forever Seventeen Forget About Us Four Free Man Friend Of A Friend Ghost Town Train Ghost Town Train (She's Gone) Give It To Me Strait Good Girls Grown Men Don't Cry Grown Men Don't Cry Halo Halo (Single) Hard On The Ticker Here Tonight Here Tonight feat. Gracie McGraw Hey Now Highway Don't Care Highway Don't Care (ft. Taylor Swift) Highway Don\u2019t Care Highway Don't Care Highway Don’t Care Highway Don’t Care Home Hope How Bad Do You Need It? How Bad Do You Want It How Bad Do You Want It? How I ll Always Be How I'll Always Be Humble and Kind I Can't Go There I Can't Remember Coatroom I Didn't Ask And She Didn't Say I Didn't Ask, She Didn't Say I Didn't Know It At The Time I Didn't Ask And She Didn't Say I Didn't Know It At The Time I Do But I Don't I Do But I Don't I Got Friends That Do I Got Friends That Do (bonus Track) I Guess You Get Used To Somebody I Just Love You I Keep It Under My Hat I Know How To Love You Well I Like It I, I Love It I Like It, I Love It I Like It, I Love It [Nashville Predators Version] I Like It, I Love It, I Want Some More Of It I Need You I Need You (ft Faith Hill) I Need You (With Faith Hill) I Will Not Fall Down I'm Already Home I'm Amazed By you I'm Feelin' You I'm Only Jesus I'm Workin' I've Got Friends That Do I'm Amazed By You I'm Feelin' You I'm Only Jesus I'm Workin' I've Got Friends That Do If I Die Today If I Died Today If You're Reading This If You're Reading This Illegal Indian Outlaw Irresistable It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This It Felt Good On My Lips It's A Business Doing Pleasure With You It's Your Love It's Your Love (Tim Mcgraw with Faith Hill) It's Your World It\u2019s Your World It's Your Love It's Your World It´s A Business Doing Pleasure With You It’s Your Love Its Your Love Iu2019m Feelinu2019 You Just Be Your Tear Just To Be Your Tear Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me Just To See You Smile Just When I Needed You Most Keep On Truckin Keep On Truckin' Keep On Truckin' Kids Today Kill Myself Kiss A Girl Kristofferson Last Dollar Last Dollar (Fly Away) Last Turn Home Less Let It Go Let Me Love It Out Of You Let Me Love You Let's Make Love Let's Make Love (with Tim McGraw) Let's Make Love Like We Never Loved At All Like We Never Loved At All (featuring Faith Hill) Lincoln Continentals and Cadillacs Live Like You Were Dyin' Live Like You Were Dying Live Like You Were Dying (revised Live Like You Were Dying [DVD] Live Like You Were Dying [DVD][*] Lookin' For That Girl Lookin' For That Girl (Single) Lookin' For That Girl Lookinu2019 For That Girl Losin You Losin' You Louisiana Love Runs Love You Goodbye Mary and Joseph Maybe We Should Just Sleep On It Me & Tennessee Me and Tennessee Meanwhile Back At Mama's Meanwhile Back At Mama's (feat. Faith Hill) Meanwhile Back At Mama's Medley Memory Lane Mexicoma Middle Age Crazy Milk Cow Blues More Power To Ya Mr Whoever You Are Mr. Whoever You Are MrWhoever You Are My Best Friend My Little Girl My Little Girl (from My Friend Flicka) My Little Girl [Flicka] My Little Girl [From the Motion Picture "Flicka"] My Next Thirty Years My Old Friend Nashville Without You Nine Lives Not a Moment Too Soon Nothin' To Die For Nothin' To Die For Nothing To Die For Number 37405 Old Town New One Of These Days One of Those Nights One of Those Nights (Radio Edit) One of those nights radio edit One Part Two Part One Part, Two Part Only Human Open Season On My Heart Over And Over Over And Over (featuring Nelly) Over and Over (with Nelly) Over and Over Again Overrated Owe Them More Than That People Lead Please Don't Take The Girl Please Remember Me Portland, Maine Put Your Lovin' On Me Put Your Lovin' On Me Real Goo Man Real Good Man Real Good Man [Live] Red Rag Red Rag Top Red Ragtop Refried Dreams Renegade Right Back At Ya Right Back Atcha Babe Sail On Sara's Song (You Might Be Surprised) Sara's Song (You Might Be Surprised) Señorita Margarita Senorita Margarita Set This Circus Down Seventeen She Never Let's It Go To Her Heart She Never Lets It Go To Her Heart She'll Have You Back She's My Kind of Rain She's My Kinda Rain She's Only Happy In The Sun She'll Have You Back She's My Kind Of Rain Shes my kind of rain Shotgun Rider Shotgun Rider (duet with Faith Hill) Shotgun Rider [2014] Sick of Me Sing Me Home Sleep Tonight Smilin' Smilin' Smiling Some Things Like That Some Things Never Change Somebody Must Be Prayin' For Me Somebody Must Be Prayin' For Me Something Like That Something's Broken Something's Broken Somethings Never Change Southern Girl Southern Voice Still Still On the Line Suspicions Suspicions [Radio Edit] Take Me Away Take Me Away From Here Take Me Away From Here Tears In Heaven Tears In The Rain Telluride That's Just Me That's Just Me Dodd That's Why God Made Mexico That's Just Me That's Why God Made Mexico The View The Cowboy In Me The Great Divide The One The One That Got Away The Only Thing That I Have Left The Ride The Trouble With Never The View Things Change Tickin' Away Tickin' Away Tim McGraw - Don't Take The Girl Tim McGraw - Indian Outlaw Tim McGraw - Just To See You Smile Tim McGraw - My Next Thirty Years Tim McGraw - Where The Green Grass Grows Tim McGraw Book Of John from the album "Two Lanes ... Tim McGraw Friend Of A Friend track #3 from the al... Tim McGraw One Of Those Nights from the album "Two... Tim McGraw Two Lanes Of Freedom track #1 from the ... Tinted Windows Tiny Dancer Top Of The World Touchdown Jesus Train #10 Train N10 Train Number 10 Truck Yeah Truck Yeah (live) Truck Yeah (Single) True Love Two Lanes Of Freedom Two Steppin Mind Two Steppin' Mind Unbroken Video - Over and Over [Instrumental] Walk Like A Man Want You Back Watch The Wind Blow By We Carry On Welcome To The Club Welcome To The Cruel World What About You What Room Was The Holiday In What She Left Behind What You re Lookin For What You're Lookin' For Whe the stars go blue When She Wakes Up (And Finds Me Gone) When The Stars Go Blue When the Wind Blows By Where The Green Grass Grows Wherever The Trail May Lead Whiskey and You Who Are They Who Are They? Why We Said Goodbye Words Are Medicine Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way You Can Take It With You You Can Take It With You ( When You Go ) You Can Take It With You (When You Go) You Don't Love Me Anymore You Don't Love Me Anymore You Get Used by Somebody You Get Used To Somebody You Got The Wrong Man You Just Get Better All The Time You Turn Me On You Turn Me On [*]
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