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River Of Dreams • 1983
Shades of Grey
Billy Joel
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Lyrics of Shades of Grey by Billy Joel
bridge
Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa!
Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa!
verse
Some things were perfectly clear
Seen with the vision of youth
No doubts and nothing to fear
I claimed the corner on truth
These days it's harder to say
"I know what I'm fighting for"
My faith is falling away
I'm not that sure anymore
chorus
Shades of grey wherever I go
The more I find out, the less that I know
Black and white is how it should be
But shades of grey are the colors I see
bridge
Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Daduwa Taa!
Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa!
verse
Once there were trenches and walls
And one point of every view
Fight 'til the other man falls
Kill him before he kills you
These days the edges are blurred
I'm old and tired of war
I hear the other man's words
I'm not that sure anymore
chorus
Shades of grey are all that I find
When I look to the enemy line
Black and white was so easy for me
But shades of grey are the colors I see
bridge
Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa!
Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa!
verse
Now with the wisdom of years
I try to reason things out
And the only people I fear
Are those who never have doubts
Save us all from arrogant men
And all the causes they're for
I won't be righteous again
I'm not that sure anymore
chorus
Shades of grey are all that I find
When I look to the enemy line
There ain't no rainbows shining on me
Shades of grey are the colors I see
chorus
Shades of grey wherever I go
The more I find out, the less that I know
There ain't no rainbows shining on me
Shades of grey are the colors I see
bridge
Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa!
Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa!
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Writer(s): Billy Joel
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Joel William M
Composer and 4 more
Andre Young
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Young Andre
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Joelle Marie James
Composer Lyricist
David Thoener
Mixing Engineer and 1 more
Liberty DeVitto
Drums
Tommy Byrnes
Guitar
Schuyler Deale
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River Of Dreams
Album • 1993 • 10 tracks
1
No Man's Land
Billy Joel
2
The Great Wall of China
Billy Joel
3
Blonde Over Blue
Billy Joel
4
A Minor Variation
Billy Joel
5
Shades of Grey
Billy Joel
6
All About Soul
Billy Joel
7
Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
Billy Joel
8
The River of Dreams
Billy Joel
9
Two Thousand Years
Billy Joel
10
Famous Last Words
Billy Joel
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