Grey Street
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Lyrics

Oh, just sitting while she listens
A woman is silently listening as someone speaks

She says I don't need this place
The woman declares that she doesn't require this venue

It seems a million years she's stuck here
The woman perceives that she has been trapped in her current situation for a very long time

But says nothing of what she thinks
Despite her thoughts, the woman doesn't reveal anything vocally

She thinks, "Hey,
The woman has an internal monologue about her situation

How did I come to this?
She questions how she has found herself in her current situation

I dreamt like anybody else one night
She reflects on how she once had the same aspirations as anybody else

I would be a beautiful princess."
In her ideal world, she would be a beautiful princess

But then the roads in the park fall
Her reality doesn't match up to her dreams

And then she rode the line in
Despite this, she has continued along the same path

And the colors mix together to grey
Her vibrant colors have dulled

And break me out
But a part of her still wants to break free

Oh, when I'm indifferent
The singer describes a time they feel apathetic

She prays to God most every night
The woman reaches out to God in desperation

Although she swears He doesn't listen
Despite this, she doesn't believe God hears her

There's hope in her that He just might
However, she still holds onto hope that God might hear her prayers

She says, "I pray
The woman talks about her prayers

But then my prayer fall on deaf ears
Yet, her prayers feel futile

I'm supposed to take it all myself
She knows she is the only one who can help herself

To get out of this place."
She knows she needs to break free from her current situation

She feels the lumps in the heart fall
The woman describes feeling a heaviness in her heart

And she rose up in the back
She stands up straight and faces her situation bravely

She hears the cars scream out from outside
She hears the outside world move on without her

And she whispers sometimes about this
At times she talks softly to herself about these struggles

But the colors mix together to grey
Regardless her hope for a brighter future, everything seems dull

And wake me up
The singer longs for this to serve as a wake-up call

Oh, he grows up living
The singer describes the growth and development

He says take what you can from your dreams
The artist advises one to make their dreams a reality

Make them real as anything
Believe in your dreams and make them tangible

It takes the work out of the courage
Acting on your dreams will make the process feel less intimidating

She said, "Please,
The woman pleads for help

There's a crazy man standing outside my door
The woman is afraid for her safety

I live on the corner of a dead end street
She is stuck in a situation where she feels trapped

At the end of the world."
She feels like she is at the end of her journey

Oh, and the rocks out in the heart fall
The emotion wells up and spills forth

And she dreams her way to life
She imagines a brighter future for herself

And she knows no one will lift her
She realizes that she is the only one who can improve her situation

So she might as well do it herself
She decides to take the necessary actions herself

And then bummed out and worried
Despite her decisions, she still feels down

Of leaving city life
Thinking about leaving her current situation feels daunting

But all the colors mix together to grey
The colors in her life continue to be dull

On Grey Street
The singer directly calls attention to the grey street

On Grey Street
This is reiterated

To Grey Street
The focus returns to the dull street

Oh, when it comes down in your loving
The artist reflects on a situation where love is involved

Oh, well then baby it's right
If it feels right, then it is right

You say you think you are nothing
The singer points out that someone might have low self-esteem

No one else will do it for you
The artist emphasizes the importance of self-reliance

Reach up and grab hold of the sunlight
The singer encourages someone to reach forward towards the positivity in their lives

When you are waiting for what's right
When you are waiting for the right thing to happen

You're holding on your Heaven
In the midst of the chaos, hold onto your peaceful place

Won't leave you, yeah, yeah...
It will always be there to guide and support you

And the colors mix together to grey
Despite the world around you, sometimes everything is still grey

Wake me up, wake me up, wake me up
The repetition reinforces the desire to be jolted out of this dullness

To grey.
The singer states the color one last time as a final reminder