Shades of Gray

[Briar Rose 7457]

Artist: The Monkees
Song: Shades Of Gray

When the world and I were young,
Just yesterday.
Live was such a simple game,
A child could play.
It was easy then to tell right from wrong.
Easy then to tell weak from strong.
When a man should stand and fight,
Or just go along.

But today there is no day or night
Today there is no dark or light.
Today there is no black or white,
Only shades of gray.

I remember when the answers seemed so clear
We had never lived with doubt or tasted fear.
It was easy then to tell truth from lies
Selling out from compromise
Who to love and who to hate,
The foolish from the wise.

But today there is no day or night
Today there is no dark or light.
Today there is no black or white,
Only shades of gray.

[instumental interlude]

It was easy then to know what was fair
When to keep and when to share.
How much to protect your heart
And how much to care.

But today there is no day or night
Today there is no dark or light.
Today there is no black or white,
Only shades of gray.
Only shades of gray.

 

[fklhou]

That brings back memories.

 

[betz]

I guess I was listening to a different color back then:
Procol Harem's "Lighter Shade of Pale from A Salty Dog 1969

We skipped the light Fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kind of seasick
But the crowd called out for more

The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray

And so it was that later
As the Miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned, A Whiter Shade Of Pale

She said, "There is no reason
And the truth is plain to see"
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be

One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well've been closed

And so it was that later
As the Miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned, A Whiter Shade Of Pale

And so it was ....

 

[nativetxn]

I love both of these songs Not that I'm old enough to remember them, of course. <i>OH alright!</i> drat that personal profile, I <i>am</i> old enough to remember

 

[glo]

I was such a Monkees fanatic...saw them 3 times on their anniversary tour...so ok, I am crazy what can I say...lol

I love both the songs listed here