The Picture Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Van Shelton
The Picture
Record by Ricky Van Shelton
Written by Troy Seals, Steve Buckingham, Ricky Van Shelton
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You say your man is every
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thing you ever
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wanted me to
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be
And from looking at this photograph
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I can see without a doubt
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Oh you have a
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perfect
fami
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ly
All at
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once I see me in the
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picture
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you and that little baby
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boy
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His
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hair would have been blonder
And his
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eyes would have been blue
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me in the
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picture with
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you
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With all
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respect I didn't
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mean to show my
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feelings
I'm thinking things that I
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have no right to
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say
Someone ought to write a song
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wandering boys who can't come home
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how they let the
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best things slip
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away
Once
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again I see me in the
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picture
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you and that little baby
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boy
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hair would have been blonder
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eyes would have been blue
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me in the
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picture with
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you
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If that was
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me in the
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picture with
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you
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Picture?
- The song The Picture was sang by Ricky Van Shelton.
Who is Ricky Van Shelton?
- Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes ten Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles landed in the Top Ten on the same chart. He also released nine studio albums, of which his first four were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
