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By Barry Mann and Cyntha Weil
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When the world and I were young,
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Just yesterday.
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Live was such a simple game,
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A child could play.
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It was easy then to tell right from wrong.
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Easy then to tell weak from strong.
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When a man should stand and fight,
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Or just go along.
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But today there is no day or night
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Today there is no dark or light.
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Today there is no black or white,
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Only shades of gray.
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I remember when the answers seemed so clear
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We had never lived with doubt or tasted fear.
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It was easy then to tell truth from lies
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Selling out from compromise
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Who to love and who to hate,
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The foolish from the wise.
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But today there is no day or night
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Today there is no dark or light.
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Today there is no black or white,
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Only shades of gray.
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[Instumental interlude]
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It was easy then to know what was fair
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When to keep and when to share.
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How much to protect your heart
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And how much to care.
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But today there is no day or night
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Today there is no dark or light.
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Today there is no black or white,
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Only shades of gray.
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Only shades of gray.
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