Valerie June
Colors (2021 version)
Well I lie, lie awake on a cool, damp night
Peering in, oh love, to the darkness
Just to see, just to visit with the light
And it makes my eyes wet again
Just to think of where we've been since we begun
Count my wrongs and multiply them
By the rights to justify just what I feel
What I feel inside
Well, I don’t, I don't seem to worry
No, love, about worrying too much these days
About the time left to get things done
Oh the days, yes, as they come my way
They all vanish into one
So I paint, oh love, oh the lyrics
Yes, love, of this life
As I watch thеm fade to gray
Colors of orange, red, black, and green
Thеy all have me bursting at the seams
Love and every day is a dying day
And it goes on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on
Yes, love, 'cause this life (On and on and on and on)
It is just a song (On and on and on and on)
And I count my wrongs and multiply them
By the right to justify just what I feel
What I feel inside
Colors of orange, red, black, and green
All have me bursting at the seams
Love and every day, it is a living day
Oh, and it goes on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on
Yes, love, ’cause this life (On and on and on and on)
Is just a song, just a song (On and on and on and on)
Count my wrongs and multiply them
By the rights to justify just what I feel