I said, grandpa whats this picture here
Its all black and white, it aint real clear
Is that you there? He said yeah, I was 11Times were tough back in '35
Thats me and uncle Joe just tryin to survive
A cotton farm in a great depressionIf 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 colorOh, and this one here was taken over seas
In the middle of hell in 1943
In the winter time you can almost see my breathThat was my tail gunner ole Johnny Magee
He was a high school teacher from New Orleans
And he had my back right through the day we leftIf 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 colorA picture's worth a thousand words
But you cant see what those shades of gray keep covered
You should've seen it in colorThis one is my favorite one
This is me and grandma in the summer sun
All dressed up, the day we said our vowsYou can't tell it here but it was hot that June
And that rose was red and her eyes were blue
And just look at that smile, I was so proud
Thats the story of my life right there in black and whiteAnd 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 colorA pictures worth a thousand words
But you cant see what those shades of gray keep covered
You should have seen it in color
You should have seen it in colorYeah, a pictures worth a thousand words
But you cant see what those shades of gray keep covered
You should have seen it in color