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 touch
And thank 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
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 me
Married in a tiny chapel
1965
Now come X
Once on the radio
When it took her asses away
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 said
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
When my grandmother held me for the very first touch
And thank God I looked like my daddy
And I never gave a damn just to 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 grey
In our darkest hour
We're all just shades of grey
Hey, hey, hey
It doesn't matter anyway
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, 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
Shades of grey
Hey, hey, hey
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