Lyrics: In Color

He said
"Grandpa, what's this
picture here
it's all black and white
and ain't real clear
Is that you there?"
I said
"Yeah,
I was eleven.
And times were tough
Back in '35
That's me and
Uncle Joe
Just tryin' to survive
A cotton farm
The Great Depression

If it looks like
We were scared to death
Like a couple of kids
Just tryin' to save each other
You should've seen it
In Color

"Oh, and this one here
Is taken overseas
In the middle of hell
In 1943
The wintertime
You can almost see my breath.
That was my tailgunner
Ol' Johnny McGee
He was a highschool teachers
From New Orleans
And he had my back
Right through the day we left."

If it looks like
We were scared to death
Like a couple of kids
just tryin' to save each other
You should have seen it
In color

A pictures worth a thousand words
But you can't see
what those shades of gray
keep covered
You should've seen it
In color

"This one here
Is my favorite one.
This is me and Grandma
In the summer sun
All dressed up
The day we said our vows
Can't tell from here
But it was hot that June
And that rose is red
And her eyes were blue
And just look at that smile
I was so proud.
That's the story of my
Life
Right there in
Black and white."

If it looks like
We were scared to death
Like a couple of kids
Just tryin' to save each other
You should've seen it
In color.

Yeah
A pictures worth a thousand words
But you can't see
What those shades of gray
Keep covered
You should've seen it
In color.