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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Monkees
Performer
Davy Jones
Lead Vocals
Jerry Yester
Bass
Frederick Seykora
Cello
Micky Dolenz
Drums
Vincent de Rosa
French Horn
Peter Tork
Lead Vocals
Michael Nesmith
Pedal Steel Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Barry Mann
Composer
Cynthia Weil
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Hank Cicalo
Engineer
DOUGLAS FARTHING HATLELID
Producer
Lyrics
When the world and I were young,
Just yesterday.
Life was such a simple game,
A child could play.
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.
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.
I remember when the answers seemed so clear
We had never lived with doubt or tasted fear.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Only shades of gray.
Writer(s): Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
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