My days are shaded gray   And my nights are shaded blue   My face is lined with worry   And my mind is split in two      Feel just like a man   Who's last real hope is gone   Morality and religion   Didn't teach me right from wrong      And I need a little something   Oh, just to mellow my days   'Cause I'm getting tired of acting   In lifes one act play      The world is changing fast   Ain't got time to think twice   Wanna keep on the ball   Then you got to pay the price   You can't judge the future   By looking at the past   And there ain't nobody out there   Who you can stop and ask      Oh, I need a little something   Just to mellow my days   'Cause I'm getting tired of acting   In lifes one act play      Some people think, oh yes they do   They found the way   But they're a dime a dozen   You can see them everyday   Some people are happy   In their delusions   Oh, I wish sometimes   I could share, I could share their illusions      But nobody really knows   What this life is all about   Those who think they do   Are the ones who should have doubts   Sometimes I wonder   What they are going to do   When their cozy dreams are shattered   And reality shows through      Oh, I need a little something   Just to mellow my days   'Cause I'm getting tired of acting   In lifes one act play      And I need a little something   Just to mellow my days   'Cause I'm getting tired of acting   In lifes one act play   In lifes one act play   In lifes one act play   In lifes one act play