It was later covered by American country music artist Tim McGraw, whose version was released on March 9, 1998 as the fourth single from his third studio album Everywhere.

This song portrays the message of self-forgiveness by explaining three separate incidents as examples.

The song's narrator first reflects on his admitted bullying of a child who was physically different from him and other children who attended the same elementary school.

The narrator finally reveals that the hurt that he caused to the people he had previously mentioned in the song eventually stemmed into a deep loathing of himself.

Cassette single A1 - One Of These Days A2 - Just To See You Smile B1 - One Of These Days B2 - Just To See You Smile Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, saying that if you are "looking to close a three act song with a dramatic resolution, 'born again' is the way to go.