▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Country ▁Song . ▁The ▁music ▁video , ▁directed ▁by ▁Sh erman ▁H alse y , ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Video ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Academy ▁of ▁Country ▁Music ▁Awards . ▁It ▁has ▁sold ▁over ▁two ▁million ▁copies ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁Content ▁" Live ▁Like ▁You ▁W ere ▁D ying " ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁for ties ▁who ▁gets ▁the ▁news ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁has ▁an ▁un spec ified , ▁life - th re aten ing ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁His ▁father ' s ▁message ▁is ▁to ▁live ▁life ▁to ▁the ▁full est ▁and ▁do ▁things ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁always ▁wanted ▁to ▁do , ▁such ▁as ▁sk yd iving , ▁mountain ▁clim bing , ▁fish ing , ▁and ▁b ull ▁r iding . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁better ▁husband ▁and ▁friend . ▁ ▁McG raw ▁then ▁switch es ▁perspective ▁to ▁himself , ▁talking ▁about ▁how ▁going ▁fish ing ▁with ▁his ▁d ad ▁stopped ▁being ▁an ▁im position ▁and ▁how ▁he ▁finally , ▁after ▁reading ▁the ▁Bible , ▁took ▁a ▁long ▁hard ▁look ▁back ▁over ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁took ▁his ▁father ' s ▁advice ▁by ▁going ▁sk yd iving , ▁mountain ▁clim bing , ▁horse , ▁b ull ▁r iding , ▁and ▁so ▁much ▁more . ▁ ▁This ▁song ▁is ▁often ▁associated ▁with ▁McG raw ' s ▁father , ▁T ug ▁McG raw , ▁who ▁was ▁hospital ized ▁with ▁a ▁brain ▁tum or ▁on