[ti:I Am Shades Of Life] [ar:Billy Gilman] [al:Music Through Heartsongs] [by:Van] [offset:500] [00:00.00]Billy Gilman - I Am Shades Of Life [00:09.92]WORDS BY MATTIE J.T.STEPANEK [00:11.92]MUSIC BY BRUCE ROBERTS & DAVID MALLOY [00:13.92]FROM THE BOOK CELEBRATE THROUGH HEARTSONGS [00:15.92] [00:17.92]I am black I am white [00:20.46]I am all skins in between [00:23.35]I am young I am old [00:26.10]I am each age that has been [00:28.99]I am scrawny I am well fed [00:31.76]I am starving for attention [00:34.56]I am famous I am cryptic [00:37.49]I am hardly worth the mention [00:40.61]I am short I am height [00:43.33]I am any frame or stature [00:46.18]I am smart I am challenged [00:48.97]I am striving for a future [00:53.24]The color of sky is blues and grays [00:58.73]The color of earth is greens and browns [01:04.39]The color of hope is rainbows and purple [01:09.71]And the color of peace is people together [01:13.07]Shades of life [01:15.56]People together [01:17.05]Shades of life [01:22.71]I am [01:23.90] [01:25.27]I am able I am weak [01:27.90]I am some strength I am none [01:30.85]I am being I am thought [01:33.62]I am all things said and done [01:36.47]I am born I am died [01:39.32]I am dust of humble roots [01:42.08]I am grace I am pain [01:44.86]I am labor of willed fruits [01:48.03]I am slave I am free [01:50.86]I am bonded to my life [01:53.54]I am rich I am poor [01:56.35]I am wealth amid strife [02:00.60]The color of sky is blues and grays [02:06.15]The color of earth is greens and browns [02:11.76]The color of hope is rainbows and purple [02:17.18]And the color of peace is people together [02:20.42]Shades of life [02:23.02]People together [02:24.45]Shades of life [02:27.76] [02:28.90]I am shadow I am glory [02:31.34]I am hiding from my shame [02:34.27]I am hero I am loser [02:36.15]I am yearning for a name [02:38.42]I am empty I am proud [02:41.27]I am seeking my tomorrow [02:44.19]I am growing I am fading [02:47.01]I am hope amid the sorrow [02:50.42]I am certain I am doubtful [02:53.03]I am desperate for solutions [02:55.89]I am leader I am student [02:58.72]I am fate and evolutions [03:00.98] [03:01.53]I am spirit I am voice [03:04.18]I am memory not recalled [03:06.96]I am chance I am cause [03:09.88]I am effort blocked and walled [03:12.62]I am hymn I am heard [03:15.49]I am reasoned without rhymes [03:18.30]I am past I am nearing [03:21.07]I am present in all times [03:24.26]I am many I am no one [03:26.99]I am seasoned by each being [03:29.89]I am me I am you [03:32.52]I am all-souls now decreeing [03:36.94]The color of sky is blues and grays [03:42.51]The color of earth is greens and browns [03:48.00]The color of hope is rainbows and purple [03:53.48]And the color of peace is people together [03:56.51]Shades of life [03:59.33]People together [04:00.72]Shades of life [04:03.59]People together [04:04.99]Shades of life [04:07.81]People together [04:09.21]Shades of life [04:12.03]People together [04:13.47]Shades of life [04:16.46]I am [04:18.44] [04:29.43] [04:34.25]END