A hundred year old photograph
Stares out from a frame
And if you look real close youll see
Our eyes are just the same
I never met them face to face
But I still know them well
From the stories
My dear grandma would tell
Elijah was a farmer
He knew how to make things grow
Fannie vowed shed follow him
Wherever he would go
As things turned out they never left
Their small kentucky farm
But he kept her fed
She kept him warm
(chorus)
Theyre my guardian angels
And I know they can see
Evry step I take
They are watching over me
I might not know where Im goin
But Im sure where I come from
Theyre my guardian angels
And Im their special one
Sometimes when Im tired
I feel elijah take my arm
He says, keep a-goin, hard work
Never did a body harm.
And when Im really troubled
And I dont know what to do
Fannie whispers, just do your best, were awful proud of you!
(chorus)
A hundred year old photograph
Stares out from a frame
And if you look real close youll see
Our eyes are just the same
Stares out from a frame
And if you look real close youll see
Our eyes are just the same
I never met them face to face
But I still know them well
From the stories
My dear grandma would tell
Elijah was a farmer
He knew how to make things grow
Fannie vowed shed follow him
Wherever he would go
As things turned out they never left
Their small kentucky farm
But he kept her fed
She kept him warm
(chorus)
Theyre my guardian angels
And I know they can see
Evry step I take
They are watching over me
I might not know where Im goin
But Im sure where I come from
Theyre my guardian angels
And Im their special one
Sometimes when Im tired
I feel elijah take my arm
He says, keep a-goin, hard work
Never did a body harm.
And when Im really troubled
And I dont know what to do
Fannie whispers, just do your best, were awful proud of you!
(chorus)
A hundred year old photograph
Stares out from a frame
And if you look real close youll see
Our eyes are just the same