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Picture Of My Life
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The story of a man accepting the final advice his grandma has to offer
country alternative folk
Iddybiddyman a dedicated songwriter with a flair for alternative country that at times crosses the borders of Alternative Rock and RB Strong lyrical content an
Iddybiddyman - songwriter,arranger. Welcome to my music page and thank you for visiting. I have uploaded a few samples to get this site going, but I won't have a CD for sale until Jan 2002. Enjoy the downloads, and let me know what you think. - iddy
Song Info
Genre
Country • Alternative Country
Author
John C. Inglett
Rights
Inglett 2001
Uploaded
December 28, 2001
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MP3 3.9 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
Song was originally going to be a portrait of an elderly friend of mine who has inspired me to continue writing. But as songs do sometimes, this one took on a life of it's on and mutated into this present form,
Lyrics
Met a lady in a restaurant her hair was grey her face was gaunt but her eyes sparkled with the life of a new morning somehow I knew there was magic there when she said come on son pull up a chair let me tell you a little tell and without warning she took out an old portfolio said there's some things I'd like to show you snapshots old and tattered and some brand new she said the pictures of my life aren't perfect you can see by the tattered edges the journey that has brought me here to you hasn't always been a box of candy but I always kept my camera handy to remember every step was tried and true and life is filled with imperfections so these images give me reflection to know life's not what you have but what you do they're the pictures of my life you see there's a shot of my daughter kim she's really bright just a little too thin sh grew up with a dream to be a lawyer so I worked two jobs cause we lost her dad he's the funny one there in that ole straw hat now she works a farm out in Rabun with her husband Mike Sawyer I told the child it don't worry me none she gives me lots of smiles and two grandsons most of life ain't our goals but the journey anyway she packed up her life and left that morn gave me a gift ancient and torn a picture of her-just a child with her whole family tucked it into my shirt and left that place my grandma's words my grandma's face that memory stuck in my heart and in my pocket that night when mom gave me the news grandma's soul had left-her spirit flew I didn't regret a single tear I shed because the the pictures of my life aren't perfect you can see by the tattered edges the journey that has brought me here to you hasn't always been a box of candy but I always keet my camera handy to remember every step was tried and true and life is filled with imperfections so these images give me reflection to know life's not what I have but what I do they're the pictures of my life
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