BILLY GILMAN I Am/Shades of Life lyrics

I am black, I am white
I am all skins in between
I am young, I am old
I am each age that has been

I am scrawny, I am well fed
I am starving for attention
I am famous, I am cryptic
I am hardly worth a mention

I am short, I am height
I am any frame or statue
I am smart, I am challenged
I am striving for a future

The color of sky is blues and grays
The color of earth is greens and browns
The color of hope is rainbows and purple
And the color peace is people together
Shades of life, people together, shades of life

I am, I am able, I am weak
I am some strength, I am none
I am being, I am thought
I am all things, said and done

I am born, I am died
I am dust of humble roots
I am grace, I am pain
I am labor of willed fruits

I am slave, I am free
I am bonded to my life
I am rich, I am poor
I am wealth, of this strife

The color of sky is blues and grays
The color of earth is greens and browns
The color of hope is rainbows and purple

And the color peace is people together
Shades of life, people together, shades of life

I am, I am shadow, I am glory
I am hiding from my shame
I am hero, I am loser
I am yearning for a name

I am empty, I am proud
I am seeking my tomorrow
I am growing, I am fading
I am hope amid the sorrow

I am certain, I am doubtful
I am desperate for solutions
I am leader, I am student
I am fate and evolutions

I am spirit, I am voice
I am memory, not recalled
I am chance, I am cause
I am effort, blocked and walled

I am many, I am no one
I am seasoned by each being
I am me, I am you
I am all souls now decreeing

The color of sky is blues and grays
The color of earth is greens and browns
The color of hope is rainbows and purple
And the color peace is people together
Shades of life, people together, shades of life

I am