Lyric discussion by memoriesofold 

Don Peris of The Innocence Mission is a friend of mine and I asked him about this song. His wife writes most of the lyrics. She had opened up an email that had been addressed to the wrong person, and it had talked about being late for Mac's birthday part. That email inspired the song. But I also agree that it shows how people do not realize how much others care for them.

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