Grey Street

Grey Street

by Dave Matthews Band

Oh Look at how she listens

She says nothing of what she feels

She just goes Stumbling through her memories

Staring out on to Grey Street

She thinks, "Hey!

How did I come to this?

I dream myself a thousand times around the world,

But I can't get out of this place"

There's an emptiness inside her

And she'd do anything to fill it in

But all the colors mix together-to grey

And it breaks her heart

How she wishes it was different

She prays to God most every night

And though she swears it doesn't listen

There's still a hope in her it might

She says' "I pray, I Pray!

But they fall on deaf ears,

Am I supposed to take it on myself

To get out of this place"

There's loneliness inside her

And she'd do anything to fill it in

And though it's red blood bleeding from her now

It feels like cold blue ice in her heart

When all the colors mix together-to grey

And it breaks her heart

There's a stranger speaks outside her door

Says take what you can from your dreams

Make them as real as anything

It'd take the work out of the courage

But she says, "Please!, Please!

There's a crazy man that's creeping outside my door,

I live on the corner of Grey Street

And the end of the world"

There's an emptiness inside her

And she'd do anything to fill it in

And though it's red blood bleeding from her now

It's more like cold blue ice in her heart

She feels like kicking out all the windows

And setting fire to this life

She could change everything about her using colors bold and bright

But all the colors mix together-to grey

And it breaks her heart

It breaks her heart

To grey . . .

Yeah, yeah . . .

I decided to print these lyrics here because this song meant so much to me when I was struggling through my dependency and after I got out of that terrible life, this song was there for me to use as a inspiration to staying sober. I feel like whenever life turns it mean side to you there's always little things that help keep you going and Dave Matthews songs like Grey Street and Dreaming Tree are two examples of that. With my sister struggling with her own difficulties I was hoping to have her read this and find some inspiration from it also, but I don't think she reads my blog. I want so much for her to find her was through her troubles and find meaning in this life and to become unstuck. I've been there, I know what its like and it's not good. I want to fill her up with love and give her meaning to live, but I can't do enough and that hurts me because I would give her my everything if I could. I am hoping this touches at least someone out there who needed a little inspiration this day. Pray for my sister and for my family. We have a lot going on. Thank you!