Colors

You said that if everyone showed their colors The world would be different Said that if everyone showed their colors The world would be bad You said that the world was color enough But what you don't realize is that The world is black and gray Compared to the colors that we make I got my red for hunger Got my blue for those rare times My colors spill out, though everyone says"Stay inside the lines" I got my green for when I'm feeling lush inside Got my yellow for when I'm feeling good If everyone showed their colors then I would Then I would feel good You said that I was good as I stand But cruelty was close at hand You said that if I kept speaking up I might get caught But what you don't realize is that I'm not distraught 'Cause I've made up my mind And there's nothing you can do To change it this time I got my red for hunger Got my blue for those rare times My colors spill out, though everyone says"Stay inside the lines" I got my green for when I'm feeling lush inside Got my yellow for when I'm feeling good If everyone showed their colors then I would But sometimes I think I should be different Maybe speaking up is strange Though I still think everyone should show their colors and their feelings Maybe I should change But I don't need you to carry me along Some things I can do on my own I got my red for hunger Got my blue for those rare times My colors spill out, though everyone says"Stay inside the lines" I got my green for when I'm feeling lush inside Got my yellow for when I'm feeling good If everyone showed their colors then I would Then I would feel good