Music Monday-
This meme was created by Drew @ The Tattooed Book Geek. You pick a song that you really like and share it on Monday.
Last week I shared:
Whiskey Myers “Broken Window Serenade“
This week’s share:
Jamey Johnson
“In Color”
Lyrics:
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 eleven
And times were tough, back in thirty-five
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 trying to save each other
You should’ve seen it in color
This one here was taken overseas
In the middle of hell, in nineteen forty-three
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 trying 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
And 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
And 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)
From the album: That Lonesome Song
Thanks for checking out Music Monday. Have yourself a wonderful week!
💙 Mischenko
I love the concept of the song lyrics and the change in the photos. Very unique. And what a voice! Omg! Thanks for sharing Jen. 👍🏻💕
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Me too. Reminds me so much of Grandma and Grandpa everytime I watch it. Such a beautiful song. Really glad you enjoyed it! 💜
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This is so beautiful, M! I had not heard this song and it made me pretty emotional. It definitely fit with the story of some of my family members. ♥️
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Jen, I’m so glad you love it too. It gets me emotional everytime I watch it. Reminds me so much of my grandparents with everything that they went through in their lives. I think about all the photos we’re left with and how I wish I would’ve found out everything I could have about each and every one of them. Thank you for checking it out. Have a beautiful week! 💜💕💜
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What an amazing song. I had heard it before, but only once that I remember and I never really knew what the lyrics were. Thanks for sharing this one.
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I’m really happy you like it too, Carla. It’s an older song, but I hadn’t heard it for some time either. Hope all is well. 💙
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Everything is wonderful.
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