Touch Of Grey

OK... Yes, the song is about riding through the hard times, no matter how bad they get. how ever there are other things to pay attention to in the song...

Must be getting early(losing time reference) Clocks are running late(in a time where things seem to be working right) Paint by number morning sky,Looks so phony(things don’t seem as beautiful as they once were) Dawn is breaking everywhere Light a candle, curse the glare Draw the curtains I don't care 'cause It's all right(in this part he's making a reference to the reassuring light in dark times, and that we shouldn't depend on it or fear darkness) (chorus)I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive (we will make it even in the worst of times) I see you've got your list out Say your piece and get out(during these times the draft was a big thing, people hated the list they used to read off) Yes I get the gist of it but it's all right(the people reading the list are just doing their jobs) Sorry that you feel that way(they believe it's for a good cause) The only thing there is to say Every silver lining’s got a Touch of grey(how can you look on the bright side, if even the bright side has a bit of bleakness) (chorus)(we will make it even in the worst of times) It's a lesson to me The Ables and the Bakers and the C's (in those time the military lettering was not “alpha, beta, cedar, delta”, it was “able, baker, etc., (they changed some of it because the enemy found out their coding system, but that another story) but the lists they read, were in alphabetical order) The A B C's we all must face And try to keep a little grace(they had no choice in the matter, they had to just deal) It's a lesson to me The deltas and the east and the freeze (more military alphabetical references) The A B C's we all think of Try to give a little love.(just show those who leave, you care for them) I know the rent is in arrears The dog has not been fed in years It's even worse than it appears(times are hard all over) but it's all right. Cows giving kerosene(the milk from the cows at that time were getting people sick due to the chemicals people were spraying near the pastures) Kid can't read at seventeen(families were fleeing to get away from the draft, and in the process of doing so, the kids were not able to attend schools) The words he knows are all obscene(when people everywhere are fighting, there foul language is on every ones mouth, kids hear that and mimic it) but it's all right (chorus)(we will make it even in the worst of times) The shoe is on the hand it fits(a reference to “if the shoe fits" combined with “the government has a hand in everything") There's really nothing much to it (not really much anyone can do) Whistle through your teeth and spit (just keep your mouth shut, don’t even open it to whistle or spit ) cause it's all right.(but we will still press on) Oh well a Touch Of Grey Kind of suits you anyway.(well, darkness suits some people) That was all I had to say It's all right... (chorus)(not only will i be OK) We will get by, We will get by We will get by, We will survive (we all will)

meaning by Nino Mazzola (takes a bow)