Touch of Grey

Must be getting early

Clocks are running late

Paint-by-number morning sky

Seems so phony

The dawn is breaking everywhere

You light a candle, curse the glare

Draw the curtains, I don't care

'Cause it's alright

I see you've got your list out

Say your piece and get out

Guess I get the gist of it, 'cause it's alright

Oh, little lady

Sorry that you feel that way

Every silver lining's got a touch of grey

I will get by

I will get by

Yeah, I will get by

I will survive

Oh, it's a lesson to me

All the Ables and the begards and the thieves

The ABC's we all think of

Only try to keep just a little grace

I know the rent is in arrears

The dog has not been fed in years

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

The cow is giving kerosene

The kid can't read at seventeen

The words he knows are all obscene

The shoe is on the hand, it fits

There's really nothing much to it

Just whistle through your teeth and spit

Oh, well, a touch of grey it kinda suits you anyway

And that's all I really had to say 'cause it's alright

I will get by

I will get by

Yeah, I will get by

I will survive

We will get by

Yeah, we will get by

We will get by

We will survive