The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
The first verse of the song describes a husband, who worked in a rail yard and is nearing retirement, and his loving wife.
It also describes two other children, a son who is a lawyer in Los Angeles, and a daughter who married and stayed in her hometown.
The Oak Ridge Boys re-recorded the song for their patriotic album "Colors" in 2003.
This version included a new bridge and chorus at the end of the song which referenced the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.