I was an August baby   Conceived by the Christmas lights   I came into the world by the setting sun   On a humid summer night   When my grandmother held me for the very first time   She thanked God I looked like my daddy   And I never quite knew just what she meant   But I knew she was a little too happy   And now I see   You can't change a stubborn mind   You can't see the world if your eyes are blind   What does it matter anyway   In our darkest hour we're all just shades of grey      They got married in a tiny chapel   1965   Malcolm X was on the radio   When he took her as his wife   And she looked so pretty that September day   And her older brother cried as he gave her away   And the minister looked like he didn't know what to say   And then he spoke   You can't change a stubborn mind   You can't see the world if your eyes are blind   What does it matter anyway   In our darkest hour we're all just shades of grey      And when my grandmother held me For the very first time   She thanked God I looked like my daddy   And I never gave a damn just what she meant   But I knew she was a little too happy And now I see   You can't change a stubborn mind   You can't see the world if your eyes are blind   What does it matter anyway   In our darkest hour we're all just shades of grey   In our darkest hour we're all just shades of   Darkest hour we're all just Shades of grey   Hey, Hey, Hey   It doesn't matter anyway   Don't give a damn Don't give a damn   Don't give a damn   what they say   We're all just shades of grey   We're all just shades of grey   Shades of grey