i said grandpa what's this picture here

it's all black and white

and it ain't real clear

is that you there he said yeah i was 11

times were tough back in 35

that's me and uncle joe

just tryin to survive

a cotton farm in the great depression

and 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 was taken overseas

in the middle of hell in 1943

in the winter time

you can almost see my breath

that was my tail gunner ole johnny mcgee

he was a high school teacher 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've seen it in color

a picture's 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 is my favorite one

this is me and grandma

in the summer sun

all dressed up the day we said our vows

you can't tell it here but it was hot that june

that rose was 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

and if it looks like we

were scared to death

like a couple of kids just

trying to save each other

you should've seen it in color

yeah a picture's worth a thousand words

but you can't see what those

shades of gray keep covered

you should've seen it in color

should've seen it in color