I can feel it slipping through our fingers It's high time the backing band Became the singers We all need to roll our sleeves And take the gloves off While we're living in these Black and white shades of blue That we helped to create I don't feel the need to take my shoes off And you don't seem to feel The need to switch your blues off I might take control and live the good life I'm still living in Your black and white shades of blue From which I'll never break Black and white shades of blue Black and white shades of blue Ah-ah The world we live in It has no time for us so we just give in The seasons are changing And our futures we're always rearranging There's no frontier Only ruling hands that keep us near We'll keep in line But as we do, we only use up time We only use up time (We only use up time, we only use up time, we only use up time...)