touch of gray

(Must be getting early, clock are running late.)

Must be getting early, clock are running late.

(Paint my love a morning sky, it's all cold.)

Paint my love a morning sky, it's all cold.

(Dawn is breaking everywhere, light a candle, curse the glare)

Dawn is breaking everywhere, light a candle, curse the glare

(Draw the curtains I don't care, but it's alright)

Draw the curtains I don't care, but it's alright

(I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive.)

I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive.

(I see you've got your list out, say your piece and kiss off.)

I see you've got your list out, say your piece and kiss off.

(Guess I get the jist of it, but it's alright)

Guess I get the jist of it, but it's alright

(Oh well anyway, sorry that you feel that way.)

Oh well anyway, sorry that you feel that way.

(Every silver linings got a touch of grey)

Every silver linings got a touch of grey

(I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive.)

I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive.

(It's a lesson to me, the ablers and the beggars and the theives)

It's a lesson to me, the ablers and the beggars and the theives

(The abc's we all think of, try to win a little love.)

The abc's we all think of, try to win a little love.

(I know the rent is in arrears, the dog has not been fed in years)

I know the rent is in arrears, the dog has not been fed in years

(It's even worse than it appears, but it's alright)

It's even worse than it appears, but it's alright

(Cow is giving kerosene, kid can't read at seventeen)

Cow is giving kerosene, kid can't read at seventeen

(The words he knows are all obscene, but it's alright)

The words he knows are all obscene, but it's alright

(I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive.)

I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive.

(Shoe is on the hand that fits, that's all there really is to it)

Shoe is on the hand that fits, that's all there really is to it

(Whistle through your teeth and spit, but it's alright)

Whistle through your teeth and spit, but it's alright

(Oh well a touch of gray, kinda suits you anyway,)

Oh well a touch of gray, kinda suits you anyway,

(That's all I had to say, but it's alright)

That's all I had to say, but it's alright

(I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive.)

I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive.

(It's a lesson to me, the devils and the East and the free)

It's a lesson to me, the devils and the East and the free

(The abc's we all must face, try to save a little grace.)

The abc's we all must face, try to save a little grace.