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Amanda Marshall
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Shades of Grey
Lyricist:Nicholas James Bates, Simon John Le Bon, John Nigel Taylor
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
Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com 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 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
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