Shades Of Gray | Track Sample

Verse 1:
Met a man who asked for a quarter
Had a wife and couldn’t support her
Hadn’t worked in years
Was a victim of his fears
But he said that in spite of all the distress
He had her love and so he was blessed
It’s never black or white
You will always find that life
Is shades of gray

Verse 2:
Oh I met a woman, knew she was wealthy
Thought she must be happy and healthy
Yet she wore a frown
So I asked her why she’s down
She told me had a son she lost in a crash
And all her money can’t bring him back
It’s never black or white
You will always find that life
Is shades of gray, oh

Bridge:
Well I learned a valuable lesson
Always try to count all my blessin’s
¹There will always be
Those less fortunate than me
²There will always be
Those more fortunate than me

And I will try not to compare or to envy
A glass is half-full, never half-empty
When I’m in a bind I will keep an open mind
I have always found when my luck is down
It will turn around for me

Verse 3:
So when rain is falling down on my head
I try to think of sunshine instead
And always try to see
Grass green enough for me
On my side
Even though you may not be rich
It pays to think like an optimist
It’s never black or white
You will always find that life
Is shades of gray, yeah

(Instrumental, repeat Bridge & Verse 3)

Coda:
Oh I always try to see
Grass green enough for me on my side
When your life is so full of stress
Just think of all the ways you are blessed
And when your luck is down
It will always turn around, believe me

Oh, take it all in stride
That there is a brighter side to all things
Don’t believe that nobody cares, ’cause
Someone up there hears all your prayers
It’s never black or white
You will always find that life
Is shades of gray...