In Color

Album: That Lonesome Song (2008)
Charted: 52
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: James Otto, Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller
    Publisher: MUSIC ADMIN, INC., Sentric Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 6

  • AnonymousDan from Maryland, the US was involved in air combat in Europe long before D-day. Just fyi. I have always loved this song.
  • Dan from MarylandIt’s always bugged me that he mentions Grandpa fighting in WWII a year before D-Day…
  • Rae from VirginiaHere's an ACTUAL songfact: This song is a ripoff of "The War Was in Color" by Carbon Leaf.
  • Paul C from North CarolinaThat's not just the perfect country song... That is the perfect song in any genre. How can you listen to those lyrics and not be stopped dead in your tracks? It makes me think of John Prine's Sam Stone or Anna Nalick's Just Breathe. Lyrics like that will live for many, many years.
  • Camille from Toronto, OhThis is the perfect country song. The lyrics, and how it's sung, by Jamey Johnson are incredible. The words capture a time that will never return: so many magical, life-changing moments in life captured in black and white photographs. Jamey Johnson told a story that is vividly pictured in the mind of the listener every time. This song has to be one of the all-time best country songs every written and sung, right up there with "Coal Miner's Daughter".
  • Nick from Edgewood, WaI have the same thoughts and memories of my grandpa. Thanks for putting it to words.
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