If This is the Last Time

"The idea for the track came to me on a flight to Beijing last summer. My uncle buddy (I have his name tattooed on my arm) is getting older, and I don’t get to see him very much because I’m always working and/or on tour. He’s in good health, but you never know what could happen... and I thought to myself, "What if the next time I get to see him is the last time I’ll get to see him?" [...] After moving into 2020 and being thrown into a global pandemic and being faced with a new reality, it became clear to me that finishing and perfecting this song was imperative… That maybe this was a song the world could lean on."

- Paul "If This is the Last Time" (stylized in all lowercase) is the fourth track on LANY's third studio album, Mama's Boy.

Background
"if this is the last time" is a family love letter which comes with an important message: every moment is precious, so treat it as if it is your last.

As the second single of LANY’s third studio album, mama’s boy, the track begins light and acoustically, with uplifting drums and a heavy guitar introduced later under Paul Klein’s emotional-sounding vocals.

The band announced the track’s release on June 25, 2020, via social media. The following day, a teaser towards the track’s meaning released, with a video featuring American actor Sam Elliott discussing the huge impact his parents had on his life.