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Cold air, Christmas day, 1997 Pretty in her pigtails, holding up a present Me in the metal with my front teeth missing Rudolph on the TV, grandma in the kitchen July '85 black Chevrolet Sunset setting on a Lake County lake Ten pounds on the dot written on the back Uncle Terry's smiling big, holding up a bat Still hangs in a frame beside the front door Crazy to think he ain't here no more One day we're barefoot, young, and alive The next we're a story in a three by five Somebody sure glad to have 'Cause time makes it hard to remember So take every snapshot while you can Tell them that you love 'em while you got the chance Make sure that you take it in 'Cause one day all you gonna have with them Is a picture, yeah Bonfire party in the middle of nowhere Might just look like buddies and some cold beer But when it's my time to leave It's all someone will have left on me One day we're barefoot, young, and alive The next we're a story in a three by five Somebody sure glad to have 'Cause time makes it hard to remember So take every snapshot while you can And tell them that you love 'em while you got the chance Make sure that you take it in 'Cause one day all you gonna have with them Is a picture, yeah, oh-oh, yeah If you think this is one of those memories That you wanna leave behind Put your arm around who you love And thank one tonight, tonight, 'cause One day we're barefoot, young, and alive The next we're a story in a three by five Somebody sure glad to have 'Cause time makes it hard to remember So take every snapshot while you can And tell them that you love 'em while you got the chance Make sure that you take it in 'Cause one day all you gonna have with them Is a picture, yeah, oh-oh, yeah Make sure that you take it in 'Cause one day all you gonna have with them Is a picture