[Verse 1]
When the world and I were young
Just yesterday
Life was such a simple game
A child could play

[Pre-Chorus 1]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
I remember when
The answers seemed so clear
We had never lived with doubt
Or tasted fear

[Pre-Chorus 2]
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
[Chorus]
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

[Pre-Chorus 3]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Refrain]
Only shades of gray