Shades of Grey

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