In Color - Jamey Johnson

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I said grandpa what's this picture here its all black and white and it ain't real clear
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Is that you there he said yeah, I was 11
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And times were tough  back in '35 that's me and uncle Joe just tryin' to survive
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A cotton farm . . . . . . . in the great depression
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If it looks like we were scared to death
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Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other 
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You should've seen it in color

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Aw and this one here was taken . . . overseas
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In the middle a hell in 1943 . . . . in the winter time
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You can almost see my breath
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That was my tail gunner ole Johnny Magee
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He was a high school teacher from New Orleans
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And he had my back right through the day we left

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If it looks like we were scared to death
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Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other
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You should've seen it in color
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A picture's worth a thousand words 
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But you cain't see what those shades of gray keep covered 
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You should've seen it in color
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n'This one here's my favorite one, this is me and grandma in the summer sun
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We're all dressed up on the day we said our vows
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You cain't tell it here but it was hot dat June, that rose was red and her eyes were blue
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And just look at that smile . . . I was so proud .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yeah

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               That's the story of my life
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               Right there in black and white

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If it looks like we were scared to death
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Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other
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You should've seen it in color
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A picture's worth a thousand words
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But you cain't see what those shades of gray keep covered
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You should've seen it in color

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                                      Should have seen it in color
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Yeah a picture's worth a thousand words
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But you cain't see what those shades of gray keep covered
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You should've seen it in color

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Written by Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto.

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