Touch Of Grey
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
It must be getting early
Clocks are running late
Paint by numbers morning sky
Looks so phony
Dawn is breaking everywhere
Light a candle, curse the glare
Draw the curtains, I don't care
'Cause it's alright
(Chorus)
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive
I see you got your list out
Say your piece and get out
Yes I got the gist of it
But it's alright
Sorry that you feel that way
The only thing there is to say
Every silver lining's got a
Touch of grey
[chorus]
It's a lesson to me
The Ables and the Bakers and the C's
The A B C's
We all must face
And try to keep a little grace
It's a lesson to me
The Deltas and the East and the Freeze
The A B C's
We all think of
And try to keep a little love
I know the rent is in arrears
The dog has not been fed in years
It's even worse than it appears
But it's alright
Cows are giving kerosene
The kid can't read at seventeen
The words he knows are all obscene
But it's alright
[chorus]
The shoe is on the hand it fits
There's really nothing much to it
Whistle through your teeth and spit
'Cause it's alright
Oh well a touch of grey
Kind of suits you anyway
That was all I had to say
And it's alright
[chorus]
We will get by
We will get by
We will get by
We will survive
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Variations (1)
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Live Performances (213)
9/17/82
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
9/20/82 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/21/82
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
9/23/82 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
10/9/82 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
10/10/82 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
12/26/82
Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California
12/28/82 Oakland
Auditorium, Oakland, California
12/30/82 Oakland
Auditorium, Oakland, California
3/26/83 Aladdin
Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada
3/30/83 Warfield
Theatre, San Francisco, California
4/10/83 West
Virginia University Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
4/13/83
Patrick Gymnasium, Burlington, Vermont
4/16/83
Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/17/83 Brendan
Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/20/83 Providence
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/25/83 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5/15/83 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/18/83 Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
6/21/83 Merriweather
Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
6/25/83 St. Paul
Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
7/31/83 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
8/27/83 Seattle
Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
8/30/83
Hult Center For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
9/18/83 Nevada
County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, California
10/9/83 Greensboro
Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
10/11/83 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
10/17/83 Olympic Center,
Lake Placid, New York
10/21/83 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
12/31/83 San
Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/28/84 Marin
Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
4/1/84 Marin
Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
4/7/84 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
4/14/84 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
4/17/84
Niagra Falls Convention Center, Niagra Falls, New York
4/27/84 Providence
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
5/6/84 Hult
Center For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
5/8/84 Hult
Center For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
6/12/84 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
6/23/84 City Island,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6/29/84 Blossom
Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
7/3/84
Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri
7/6/84 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/13/84 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/21/84 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
10/11/84 Augusta Civic
Center, Augusta, Maine
10/18/84
Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
10/31/84 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
12/28/84 San
Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
2/19/85 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/12/85 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
3/27/85 Nassau
Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/8/85 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/14/85 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
6/15/85 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/25/85 Blossom
Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
7/13/85 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
8/30/85 Southern
Star Amphitheater, Houston, Texas
9/11/85 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
10/28/85 Fox Theatre,
Atlanta, Georgia
11/7/85 Rochester
Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York
11/10/85 Meadowlands
Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
11/22/85 Henry J. Kaiser
Convention Center, Oakland, California
12/31/85 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
3/20/86 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/25/86 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3/30/86 Providence
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/4/86 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
4/21/86 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/28/86 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/4/86 Rich
Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
12/15/86 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
12/31/86 Henry J. Kaiser
Convention Center, Oakland, California
1/30/87 San
Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/1/87
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/3/87 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/23/87 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/27/87 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
3/31/87 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/4/87 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
4/7/87
Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/11/87 UIC
Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
4/17/87 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/3/87 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
5/9/87 Laguna
Seca Recreation Area, Monterey, California
6/12/87 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
6/19/87 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/26/87 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
6/30/87 Kingswood
Music Theatre, Maple, Canada
7/4/87 Sullivan
Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
7/10/87
JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7/12/87
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
7/19/87 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
7/24/87
Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, California
7/26/87 Anaheim
Stadium, Anaheim, California
8/13/87 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
8/16/87
Town Park, Telluride, Colorado
8/22/87
Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Angels Camp, California
9/11/87 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/16/87 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/20/87
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
9/24/87
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/4/87
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
11/8/87 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
12/27/87 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
2/14/88 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/16/88 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/24/88 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
3/28/88 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
4/4/88 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
4/7/88 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
4/11/88 Joe Louis
Arena, Detroit, Michigan
4/13/88 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
4/24/88 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/1/88 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/26/88 Pittsburgh
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7/3/88 Oxford
Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine
7/30/88 Laguna Seca
Recreation Area, Monterey, California
8/26/88
Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington
9/6/88 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/19/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/14/88 Miami Arena,
Miami, Florida
12/31/88 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
2/5/89
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/27/89 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
4/6/89 Crisler
Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
4/12/89 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
4/28/89 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/27/89
Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, California
6/21/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/4/89 Rich
Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
7/12/89 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
7/18/89 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
8/17/89 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/30/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/14/89 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
10/20/89 The Spectrum,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/23/89 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
12/9/89 Great
Western Forum, Inglewood, California
12/31/89 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/25/90
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/16/90 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/25/90
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
4/1/90 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
5/5/90 Cal State Dominguez Hills Soccer Field, Carson, California
6/9/90 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/16/90 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/8/90 Three
Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7/12/90 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
7/21/90 World Music
Theatre, Tinley Park, Illinois
9/15/90 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/20/90 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/13/90 Isstadion,
Stockholm, Sweden
10/28/90 Zenith, Paris,
France
11/1/90 Wembley
Arena, London, England
12/3/90
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/12/90 McNichols Arena,
Denver, Colorado
3/18/91 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/25/91
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
3/29/91 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/3/91 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
4/27/91
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
5/4/91 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/12/91 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
6/20/91 Pine Knob
Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan
6/28/91 Mile High
Stadium, Denver, Colorado
8/14/91 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
9/8/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/13/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/20/91 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/27/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
11/3/91 The Polo Fields,
San Francisco, California
12/30/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/24/92
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/8/92 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/18/92 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3/24/92 The Palace Of Auburn Hills,
Auburn Hills, Michigan
5/21/92 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/6/92 Rich
Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
6/17/92 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
7/1/92 Buckeye
Lake Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
12/3/92 McNichols
Arena, Denver, Colorado
12/17/92 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/14/93 Richfield
Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
3/25/93 Dean Smith
Centre, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
4/5/93 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/16/93 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
6/13/93 Rich
Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
6/19/93 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
8/25/93 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
9/12/93 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/20/93 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/28/93 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/9/93 Los Angeles
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
2/27/94
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/17/94 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
3/31/94 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
6/10/94 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/19/94 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
7/21/94 Deer Creek
Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
7/31/94 The Palace Of Auburn Hills,
Auburn Hills, Michigan
9/18/94 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/3/94 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/13/94 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
11/30/94 McNichols Arena,
Denver, Colorado
12/18/94 Los Angeles
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
3/30/95 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
4/5/95
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum, Birmingham, Alabama
5/24/95 Memorial
Stadium, Seattle, Washington
6/15/95 Franklin
County Airport, Highgate, Vermont
6/22/95
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
7/9/95 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
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Official Recordings (18)
(studio) In The Dark
(studio) Long Strange Trip
9/20/82
In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden '81, '82, '83
9/21/82
In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden '81, '82, '83
10/11/83
In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden '81, '82, '83
10/21/83
30 Trips Around The Sun
3/27/87
Dave's Picks Volume
Thirty-Six
7/3/88
30 Trips Around The Sun
7/4/89
Truckin' Up To Buffalo
7/12/89
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C., July 12 & 13, 1989
3/16/90 Spring
1990
3/25/90
Spring 1990 (The
Other One)
4/1/90
Spring 1990 (The
Other One)
6/16/90
View From
The Vault III Soundtrack
7/8/90
View From The
Vault Soundtrack
9/20/90
Road Trips
Volume Two, Number One: MSG September '90
6/20/91
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Eleven