ere ▁D ying " ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁recorded ▁by ▁American ▁country ▁music ▁artist ▁Tim ▁McG raw , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁lead ▁single ▁from ▁his ▁e ighth ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁song writing ▁team ▁of ▁Tim ▁Nich ols ▁and ▁Craig ▁Wis eman . ▁The ▁du o ▁craft ed ▁the ▁song ▁based ▁on ▁family ▁and ▁friends ▁who ▁learned ▁of ▁ill ness es ▁( can cers ), ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁often ▁had ▁a ▁new ▁perspective ▁on ▁life ▁upon ▁learning ▁they ▁had ▁limited ▁time . ▁They ▁decided ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁song ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁concept , ▁hoping ▁that ▁it ▁might ▁insp ire ▁someone ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁situation . ▁The ▁song ' s ▁lyr ics ▁center ▁on ▁experien cing ▁life ▁to ▁its ▁full est , ▁while ▁also ▁becoming ▁a ▁better ▁person . ▁ ▁Re leased ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁album , ▁the ▁song ▁became ▁an ▁enorm ous ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁It ▁spent ▁seven ▁weeks ▁at op ▁of ▁the ▁Billboard ▁country ▁music ▁charts ; ▁the ▁magazine ▁later ▁dub bed ▁it ▁the ▁biggest ▁country ▁song ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁" Live ▁Like ▁You ▁W ere ▁D ying " ▁won ▁several ▁awards , ▁including ▁Single ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁and ▁Song ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Country ▁Music ▁Association ▁Awards ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Academy ▁of ▁Country ▁Music ▁Awards ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Gram my