<Table> <Tr> <Td> "How I Got to Be This Way" (2010) </Td> <Td> "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" (2011) </Td> <Td> "Bait a Hook" (2011) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "How I Got to Be This Way" (2010) </Td> <Td> "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" (2011) </Td> <Td> "Bait a Hook" (2011) </Td> </Tr> <P> "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" is a song written by Dallas Davidson, Rob Hatch, and Brett Jones . It was first recorded by American country artist Rhett Akins, whose version was released as a single in September 2006 but did not chart . Justin Moore covered the song and released it as a single in February 2011 as the lead - off single to his second studio album Outlaws Like Me . Moore's cover is his fifth single release, his third Top 10 hit, and his second Number One single . </P> <P> Moore said he chose to record the song because he thought that it was "one of those songs you hear one time, and know immediately that it's special ." </P>

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