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Colored Portrait MOD
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Country Song about Kids
folk country christian gospel comedy
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Just me, a few guitars, mandolin, harmonica, couple of keyboards, an occasional songwriting partner and a love for writing songs.
Country Music Artist Singer/Songwriter Traditional and New Style Country, Country Blues/Folk/Gospel -All Country Roots/ All Original Lyrics/ Acoustic / Electronic
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Country • Country General
Charts
Peak #48
Peak in subgenre #14
Author
Rickey Terry
Rights
Rickey Terry 2000
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April 06, 2014
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MP3 3.4 MB • 128 kbps • 3:40
Story behind the song
Watching my grand daughters when they were young.
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Colored Portrait © 10/25/2000 Rickey Terry One day I was feeling down and troubled by the world My daughters brought their kids to town, such lovely baby girls The little tots sat coloring pictures one and all The youngest one stopped coloring as tears began to fall The older kids were teasing her and broke her little heart So she got up and handed me her little work of art It said Grand Pa I am giving you a treasure that I made I’ve colored it with love for you of every crayon shade Nobody else can read it, except for me and you But it’s the very, very best that I can do A second look I took, and I reached out and held her near The more I looked the more I saw her little heart sincere Though no one else could read it, by any other means I could see a colored portrait of my grandchild’s love for me Won’t someone appreciate me, I know I’ve done my best I hope that I’m not wasting time in trying to pass this test I know that I am growing though slowly so it seems Still your loving me is showing, just how much caring means We are all like little children, even when we’re turning gray We all need some encouraging, to make it on our way And there’s no doubt about it, we all must face Life’s Tests With a little of encouragement we all can do our best So reach out a hand to someone, when they are feeling down In doing so, you’ll help that someone turn their hopes around When we reach out to help someone, it makes a lasting mark We help ourselves in helping others, it stays in our hearts It’s been a long, long time now since that baby came to me That little child showed me how much happier I could be See we needed each other, to realize our dreams Let me tell you brother, that’s what loving means That little colored portrait is just a memory But still it hangs inside my heart where sometimes I still see When we reach out to help someone, it makes a lasting mark We help ourselves, in helping others, It Stays In Our Hearts
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