Steven Curtis Chapman - Living Color Lyrics

[Verse 1]Whatever happened to Carlton Bell?My best friend in the seventh gradeWe played our snare drums side by sideIn the middle school marchin' band Disney parade[Verse 2]Raised our money to ride the bus to OrlandoKnockin' on doors up and down the streetSellin' those bars of the World's Finest ChocolateAnd splittin' every third one between him and me[Chorus]And his skin was black, and my skin was whiteAnd the sky was blue, and the future was brightAnd our blood ran red in both our veinsAnd wе were lookin' at the world in living color[Verse 3]Hе moved away the first year of high schoolNo phones, no internet so we just lost touchBut I'd think about him every now and then in marchin' bandLaughin' loud, windows down in the back row of the bus[Chorus]And his skin was dark, and my skin was lightBut all we saw was a friend in each other's eyesAnd our blood ran red in both our heartsAnd we were lookin' at the world in living color[Verse 4]So I did a little search and I found his pictureI recognized his smile immediatelyHe moved out west, raisin' kids, workin' in a factoryGot sick, passed away in 2016[Verse 5]Lookin' at his face as a grown man got me thinkin'How different life can be while so much stays the sameHis friends said he was a good man, loved his God and loved his familyDid not surprise me that his good heart remained[Chorus]But his skin was black, and I wonder if my friendFelt judged and afraid in ways that I've never beenAnd it weighs heavy on my heart, but then I think of where he is nowIn living color[Instrumental Break][Verse 6]Well, I know these things are all way more complicatedSo much is so broken beyond fixing, it can seemAnd if I'm honest, I'm scared to even write and sing this songI don't wanna somehow say the wrong thing[Verse 7]But I was thinking, maybe if I told our storyMaybe I could help someone remember and believeThere's a lot of goodness and wonder left in this broken worldJust like there was back then for Carlton and me[Chorus]And his skin was black, and my skin was whiteAnd the sky was blue, and our future was brightAnd the blood ran red in both our veinsAnd we were lookin' at the worldIn living color