Lyrics
Found an old box in my grandpa's attic
Discovery of an old box in the speaker's grandpa's attic
Not long after he was called on home
Grandpa's passing away shortly before the discovery
It was sitting on a shelf next to his steel toes
The box containing items, including grandpa's steel toes
With a faded back in time I love you note
Faded note in the box expressing love back in time
In that old box was a leather photo album
Presence of a leather photo album in the box
And it was dated 1948
Dating of the photo album to 1948
There was a picture of my grandma in the garden
A picture of the speaker's grandma in the garden
And one of the two of them on their old front porch swing
A photo of the grandparents on their old front porch swing
And as time goes by
Reflection on the clarity of memories as time passes
It all gets clearer
Clarity increasing with the passage of time
That memory paused in time
A specific memory frozen in time
In the rearview mirror
The memory observed through the rearview mirror of life
There's more than meets the eye
There's more to the story than what is immediately apparent
Than just a girl and a boy
Emphasizing the depth beyond a simple boy-girl narrative
It's all right there in that Polaroid
The complete narrative encapsulated in a Polaroid
The next photo I found was grandpas old blue Buick
Finding a photo of grandpa's old blue Buick with a marriage note
Just married written on the back
Confirmation of the "just married" status on the photo
Tin cans that were tied there to their bumper
Description of tin cans tied to the bumper
Two of them smiling back through the glass
Grandparents smiling in a reflection through the glass
And as time goes by
Continuation of the theme of clarity with time
It all gets clearer
Increased clarity as time progresses
That memory paused in time
Reference to a memory frozen in time in the rearview mirror
In the rearview mirror
Reiteration of the idea that memories become clearer
There's more than meets the eye
Highlighting the hidden depth in the depicted scenes
Than just a girl and a boy
Emphasis on the complexity beyond a simple boy-girl narrative
It's all right there in that Polaroid
The entire story encapsulated in a Polaroid
The last photo I found was the two of them and a doctor
Discovery of a last photo featuring the grandparents and a doctor
Smiling like I hadn't seen before
The grandparents smiling in an unfamiliar way
Then I realized that baby they were holdin
Realization that the baby in the photo is the speaker's dad
Grew up to be my dad and so much more
Acknowledgment that the dad grew up to be much more
And as time goes by
Continuation of the theme of clarity over time
It all gets clearer
Further clarity in memories as time unfolds
That memory paused in time
Reference to a memory paused in time in the rearview mirror
In the rearview mirror
Reiteration of the idea that memories become clearer
Theres more than meets the eye
Highlighting hidden aspects beyond what meets the eye
Than just that little boy
More to the story than the depicted little boy
It's all right there in that Polaroid
The entire narrative encapsulated in a Polaroid
It's all right there in that Polaroid
Reiteration that everything is captured in that Polaroid
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