{"id":3193,"date":"2025-07-12T09:37:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T09:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=3193"},"modified":"2025-07-12T09:37:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T09:37:24","slug":"five-more-minutes-turns-into-a-goodbye-scotty-mccreery-breaks-down-after-losing-both-grandmothers-hours-apart-it-was-more-than-a-song-that-night-it-was-a-cry-from-the-hear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=3193","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFive More Minutes\u201d Turns Into a Goodbye: Scotty McCreery Breaks Down After Losing Both Grandmothers Hours Apart It was more than a song that night \u2014 it was a cry from the heart. Scotty McCreery could barely hold it together as he sang \u201cFive More Minutes,\u201d just after learning both of his grandmothers had passed away\u2026 on the very same day. His voice cracked, his eyes filled \u2014 and suddenly, every word felt like a farewell he never got to say… WATCH BELOW \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I can\u2019t even imagine\u2026<\/p>\n

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Yesterday, country singer and\u00a0American Idol\u00a0<\/em>alum\u00a0Scotty McCreery<\/strong>\u00a0announced in a heartbreaking post that both of his grandmothers had passed away within hours of each other, admitting that he was still in shock from the losses:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy heart is absolutely broken. Yesterday, both my Grandma Janet and my Grandma Paquita passed away. I think I am still in a bit of shock as I type this, but I\u2019m choosing to remember the great memories we all made with both of them.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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There really are too many to count. From being on the farm in Elizabeth City or visiting the Outer Banks with Grandma Janet.. And then the incredible memories we made at the backyard pool in Pinehurst, all the way to visiting Puerto Rico with Grandma Paquita. Both of them truly taught me what love is all about. I will miss them dearly. If yall could keep my family in your prayers I\u2019d appreciate it.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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My heart is absolutely broken. Yesterday, both my Grandma Janet and my Grandma Paquita passed away. I think I am still in a bit of shock as I type this, but I\u2019m choosing to remember the great memories we all made with both of them. [1\/3]\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/EkHl6t2cLt<\/p>\n

\u2014 Scotty McCreery (@ScottyMcCreery)\u00a0July 10, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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But just hours after making the heartbreaking announcement, McCreery took the stage at Country Concert festival in Fort Loramie, Ohio. And when it came time to perform \u201cFive More Minutes,\u201d Scotty could barely hold back his emotions.<\/p>\n

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The song already gets me every time I hear it. (In fact it\u2019s one I can\u2019t listen to very often). But the final verse seemed especially meaningful for Scotty yesterday:<\/p>\n

\u201cAt eighty-six my grandpa said, \u201cThere\u2019s angels in the room\u201d<\/em>
\nAll the family gathered \u2019round, knew the time was comin\u2019 soon<\/em>
\nWith so much left to say I prayed, Lord, I ain\u2019t finished<\/em>
\nJust give us five more minutes<\/em><\/p>\n

Time rolls by, the clock don\u2019t stop<\/em>
\nI wish I had a few more drops<\/em>
\nOf the good stuff, the good times<\/em>
\nOh, but they just keep on flyin\u2019<\/em>
\nRight on by, like it ain\u2019t nothin\u2019<\/em>
\nI wish I had me a, a pause button<\/em>
\nMoments like those, Lord knows I\u2019d hit it<\/em>
\nYeah, sometimes this old life will leave you wishin\u2019<\/em>
\nThat you had five more minutes\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n