When the world and I were young, just yesterday

Life 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 answer 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



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