After seeing the condition that Randall was in at the time, his manager told him, "Hey man, every now and then you've got to put a bottle to your head and pull the trigger.

He then met Bill Anderson and began to write the song, which eventually made its way to Paisley.

When Paisley originally discovered the song, he had told Anderson that he would like to record it with either Alison Krauss or Dolly Parton; Anderson agreed to either singer (for he is a fan of both), and the song would then be recorded by Paisley and Krauss.

It begins with a bus full of war veterans, one of whom, played by Rick Schroder (who also directed the video) looks at a picture of himself kissing his wife under a willow tree (the wife is played by Marisa Petroro, who also appeared in the video for Montgomery Gentry's "Speed").

Again, the man hears his wife's voice telling him that they will start a family when he returns home.

[4] The first verse of the song in the video shows the man drinking excessively, unable to get his wife off his mind.

At the end of the song, a little girl (played by Rick Schroder's real-life daughter) looks at the graves and sees the ghosts of the couple, who are hugging and kissing.

[5] Interwoven with the storyline are shots of Paisley, and Krauss performing the song on stage at a concert hall.