Randy Travis's "Three Wooden Crosses": it's not what you take when you leave this world behind you, it's what you leave behind you when you go.(Story BehindTheSong)

"A farmer and a teacher, a hooker and a preacher." That was the opening line that popped into songwriter Doug Johnson's head one evening. He had no idea it would become one of the biggest country songs in recent years. As recorded by country star Randy Travis, "Three Wooden Crosses" received high honors at all the major country music awards shows, and also won a Dove Award from the Gospel Music Association.

After Johnson came up with the initial verse and the chorus, he called his friend and songwriting partner Kim Williams, and the two finished the story. Those familiar with the song know that the four characters are bound for Mexico when a tragic bus wreck takes the …