All washed out and faded to gray Color comes and goes with ebbs and flows And a little less vivid each time Whiled away some time looking in your eyes Smiled at every smile (it seemed a loss) Seemed a loss An orange glow goes on all day Some blues and browns with ups and downs It may just be a dream Coiled up and cold Risked it and sweated it Shed another shell Both ends burning well Burning well The colors came through not bright but true Then did a fade as the music played Rode out the hour Watching for anything Not really believing It seemed a loss