If Heaven Wasnt So Far Away

Intro: Everyday I drive to work Across Flint river bridge A hundred yards from the spot That me and Grandpa'd fish There's a piece of his old fruit stand On the side of Sawmill Rd. He'd be there peeling peaches If it was 20 years ago And 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 talks Find my long lost cousin John The one we lost back in Vietnam Show him a picture of his daughter now Shes a doctor and he'd be proud And tell em we'd be back in a couple days And losin 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 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 53' 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 talks Find my long lost cousin John The one we lost back in Vietnam Show him a picture of his daughter now Shes a doctor and he'd be proud And tell em we'd be back in a couple days And losin them wouldn't be so hard to take If Heaven wasn't so far away If Heaven were only about an hour down the road I'd see my family and talk to God when I got the urge to go I'd say i'm sorry, say I love you, say anything I meant to say back when and then Tell em we'd be back in a couple days In the rearview mirror we'd all watch em wave And losin 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