[Intro]
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[Estrofa]
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I said,"Grandpa what's this picture here? 
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It's 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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Times were tough back in '35 
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That's me and Uncle Joe just tryin' to survive 
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A cotton farm 
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And a great depression
 
[Estribillo]
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If it looks like we were scared to death 
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Like a couple of kids just tryin' to save each other 
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You should've seen it in color
[Estrofa]
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Awe and this one here's taken overseas 
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In the middle of Hell in 1943 
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In the winter time, you can almost see my breath 
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That was my tail gunner: Ole Johnny McGee 
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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
[Estribillo]
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If it looks like we were scared to death 
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Like a couple of kids just tryin' 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 can't see what those shades of gray keep covered. 
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You should've seen it in color.
[Solo]
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[Estrofa]
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This one is my favorite one.  
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This is me and grandma in the summer sun  
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All dressed up the day we said our vows.  
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You can't tell it here but it was hot that June  
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That rose was red and her eyes were blue  
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And just look at that smile I was so proud. 
[Puente]
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      That's the story of my life  
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      Right there in black and white
[Estribillo]
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If it looks like we were scared to death 
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Like a couple of kids just tryin' 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 can't see what those shades of gray keep covered. 
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You should've seen it in color.
[Outro]
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