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Tim McGraw's hit “Don’t Take the Girl” was released in 1994.

Fans have been wondering about the fate of the characters in the song.

He finally cleared the air during a recent interview.

Tim McGraw has been making his mark on country music for the past 35 years. In that time, he’s released hundreds of songs, dozens of singles, and 17 studio albums. Of those, some lyrics simply stand out. One such case is with “Don’t Take the Girl,” the 1994 hit that has left fans teary-eyed for decades. Now, some 30 years later, Tim has revealed what really happened in the song.

As you may recall, “Don’t Take the Girl” is a coming-of-age song about a boy named Johnny. The memorable lyrics tell the story of a little boy who doesn’t want a girl to come fishing with h

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