If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away

Every day I drive to work across Flint River bridge A hundred yards from the spot where me and grandpa fished There's a piece of his old fruit stand on the side of Sawmill Road He'd be there peelin' peaches if it was twenty years ago What I wouldn't give To ride around in that old truck with him If heaven wasn't so far away I'd pack up the kids and go for the day Introduce them to their grandpa Watch 'em laugh at the way he talked Find my long lost cousin John The one we left back in Vietnam Show him a picture of his daughter now She's a doctor and he'd be proud Tell 'em we'd be back in a couple of days In the rear view mirror we'd all watch him wave And losing them wouldn't be so hard to take If heaven wasn't so far away I'd hug all three of those girls we lost From the class of ninety nine And I'd find my bird dog Bo and take him huntin' one more time I'd ask Hank why he took those pills back in fifty three And Janis to sing the second verse of "Me and Bobby McGee" Sit on a cloud and visit for a while It'd do me good just to see them smile If heaven wasn't so far away I'd pack up the kids and go for the day Introduce them to their grandpa Watch 'em laugh at the way he talked I'd find my long lost cousin John The one we left back in Vietnam Show him a picture of his daughter now She's a doctor and he'd be proud Tell him we'd be back in a couple of days In the rear view mirror we'd all watch him wave Yeah losing them wouldn't be so hard to take If heaven wasn't so far If heaven wasn't so far If heaven wasn't so far away So far away So far away