The song was later covered by Tim McGraw in 2011 and was released to iTunes and country radio on December 1, 2011, via Curb Records.
The song served as the first single for his final Curb album, Emotional Traffic, which was released on January 24, 2012.
Giving McGraw's version four stars out of five, Taste of Country reviewer Billy Dukes said, "It's the first time fans get to experience many of the burdens the singer has talked of shedding in recent years.
"[2] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock was positive, calling it "a strong story song from a mature singer/songwriter."
He went on to say that it was McGraw's "most country song to date with strong lyrical imagery and one of Tim’s best vocal performances in years.