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One of Tim McGrawâs most meaningful songs resonates differently with the country hitmaker now. McGraw has talked about âHumble And Kindâ as one of the most heartfelt songs heâs ever recorded. Several years after he first released it, McGraw is reflecting on how the meaning of the song has evolved over time. He said in a statement recently shared by his record label:
ââHumble and Kind,â to me, the message of that song and the scope of that song grows exponentially every day in the world that we live in now. We certainly had a sense of that when we recorded the song, of what it said. I mean, it started out as sort of a microscope into your life, into your world and to how you teach your kids and what you want your kids to learn from you. And then it turned into this sort of worldview of how the world needs to look at each other, and how people in general need to look at each other differently than they look at each other now. We all could use a little grace and look at each other with a little humility and a little kindness. And I think that that songâs taken on more and more meaning, and I think itâs got a bigger megaphone. And I donât think that Iâm the megaphone. I think the song is.â
McGraw previously shared the story behind the sentimental song, explaining that âincredibleâ songwriter Lori McKenna initially wrote the now-famous track as âa love letter to her kids.â When McGraw heard it â âjust Lori and a guitarâ â he and his wife, fellow country superstar Faith Hill, knew it was special. McGraw said he didnât record it for about another year, making it âthe last thing I recorded for that album because, to be honest, I didnât wanna mess it up.â Listen to the song again here: