I said, “Grand pa, what’s this pic ture here?

It’s all (Ab)black and white and it ain’t real clear.

Is that you there?” He said, “Yeah, I was e (Bb)lev en.

And times were tough back in thir ty five.

That’s (Ab)me and Un cle Joe just try’n’ to sur vive a cot (Eb)ton farm

in the Great De pres sion.

If it looks like we were scared to death like a (Ab)cou ple of kids just try in’ to save each oth er, you should ’ve (CN.C.)seen it in col or.

Oh, and this one here was tak en o ver seas in the (Ab)mid dle of hell in nine teen for ty three in the (Eb)win ter time.

You can al most see my (Bb)breath.

That was my tail gun ner, ol’ John ny Ma gee.

He was a (Ab)high school teach er from New Or leans.

And he (Eb)had my back right through the day we (Bb)left.

If it (Bb)looks like we were scared to death like a (Ab)cou ple of kids just try in’ to save each oth er, you should ’ve seen it in col or.

A pic ture’s worth a thou sand words, but you (Ab)can’t see what those shades of gray keep cov ered.

You should ’ve seen it in col or.

This one is my fav ’rite one.

This is (Ab)me and Grand ma in the sum mer sun all dressed up the day we said our vows.

You can’t tell it here, but it was hot that June and that (Ab)rose was red and her eyes were blue, and just (Eb)look at that smile.

I was so proud.

That’s the (F)sto ry of my (Eb)life

right (F)there in black and white.

And if it

You should ’ve seen it in col or.

Yeah, a pic ture’s worth a thou sand words, but you (Ab)can’t see what those shades of gray keep cov ered.

You should ’ve seen it in col or.”