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I was an August baby
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Con - ceived by the Christmas lights
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I came in - to the world by the setting sun
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On a humid summer night
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When my grandmother held me for the very first time
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She thanked God I looked like my daddy
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And I never quite knew just what she meant
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But I knew she was a little too happy
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And now I see
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You can't change a stubborn mind
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You can't see the world if your eyes are blind
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What does it matter any - way
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In our darkest hour
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We're all just shades of grey
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They got married in a tiny chapel
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Malcolm X was on the ra - dio
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When he took her as his wife
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And she looked so pretty that September day
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And her older brother cried as he gave her away
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And the minister looked like he didn't know what to say
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And then he spoke
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You can't change a stubborn mind
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You can't see the world if your eyes are blind
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What does it matter any - way
LA
In our darkest hour
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We're all just shades of grey
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When my grandmother held me for the very first time
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She thanked God I looked like my daddy
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And I never gave a damn just what she meant
SI
But I knew she was a little too happy
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And now I see
LA SI DO#m
You can't change a stubborn mind
MI FA# DO#m
You can't see the world if your eyes are blind
LA SI FA#
What does it matter any - way
LA
In our darkest hour
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We're all just shades of grey
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In our darkest hour we're all just shades of
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Darkest hour we're all just
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Shades of grey
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Hey, Hey, Hey
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It doesn't matter anyway
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Don't give a damn
Don't give a damn
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Don't give a damn
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What they say
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We're all just shades of grey
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We're all just shades of grey
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Shades of grey
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