Shades Of Grey
From The Album "Tuesday's Child"
I was an August baby / Conceived by the Christmas lights / I came into the world by the setting sun / On a humid summer night / When my grandmother held me for the very first time / She thanked God I looked like my daddy / And I never quite knew just what she meant / But I knew she was a little too happy / And now I see
You can't change a stubborn mind / You can't see the world if your eyes are blind What does it matter anyway / In our darkest hour we're all just shades of grey
They got married in a tiny chapel / 1965 / Malcolm X was on the radio / When he took her as his wife / And she looked so pretty that September day / And her older brother cried as he gave her away / And the minister looked like he didn't know what to say / And then he spoke
You can't change a stubborn mind / You can't see the world if your eyes are blind / What does it matter anyway / In our darkest hour we're all just shades of grey
And when my grandmother held me / For the very first time / She thanked God I looked like my daddy / And I never gave a damn just what she meant / But I knew she was a little too happy / And now I see
You can't change a stubborn mind / You can't see the world if your eyes are blind What does it matter anyway / In our darkest hour we're all just shades of grey / In our darkest hour we're all just shades of
Darkest hour we're all just / Shades of grey - Hey, Hey, Hey / It doesn't matter anyway Don't give a damn / Don't give a damn / Don't give a damn what they say We're all just shades of grey / We're all just shades of grey / Shades of grey