BETTER SHADE OF BLUE

C. Maschmeyer & J. Maschmeyer

© 2026 Masch Brothers

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I SAW A HOMELESS MAN IN THE CITY

HIS HAT HELD OUT WITH SAD LOOK ON HIS FACE

MOVED BY HIS SORROW MY HEART FELT PITY

I  GAVE HIM A BUCK, IN THANKS HE SAID GOD’S GRACE

IN THAT INSTANT I COULD SEE HIS SPIRITS LIFTED

AND I FELT RAISED UP BY HIS CHANGING MOOD

BY ONE SMALL GESTURE TWO SOULS BOTH NOW WERE GIFTED

THE CLOUDS PARTED AND THE SKY TURNED

A BETTER SHADE OF BLUE

 

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IT ALL BEGINS WITH THE GOLDEN RULE

TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WANT THEM TO TREAT YOU

THE WORLD CAN LOOK SO DIFFERENT

CHANGED BY EVERY LITTLE THING WE DO

THE SKY CAN TURN A BETTER SHADE OF BLUE

 

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INDIFERENCE CAN SPREAD JUST LIKE A CANCER

BUT I BELIEVE  A CURE IS CLOSE AT HAND

I’M ONE WHO HAS MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

BUT I KNOW THE SPACE BETWEEN US MUST BE SPANNED

MONTHS HAD PASSED AND I RAN INTO HIM ON THE STREET

I  COULD SEE THAT HE RECOGNIZED ME TOO

FROM HIS POCKET HE PULLED A BUCK AND GAVE IT TO ME

HE SAID GOD’S GRACE AND THE SKY TURNED

A BETTER SHADE OF BLUE

 

IT ALL BEGINS WITH THE GOLDEN RULE

TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WANT THEM TO TREAT YOU

THE WORLD CAN LOOK SO DIFFERENT

CHANGED BY EVERY LITTLE THING WE DO

THE SKY CAN TURN A BETTER SHADE OF BLUE

 

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JUST ONE ACT OF KINDNESS CAN GO A LONG LONG WAY

AND A BLESSING MIGHT REMIND US ON ANOTHER DAY

IT ALL BEGINS WITH THE GOLDEN RULE

TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WANT THEM TO TREAT YOU

THE WORLD CAN LOOK SO DIFFERENT

CHANGED BY EVERY LITTLE THING WE DO

THE SKY CAN TURN A BETTER SHADE OF BLUE

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THE WORLD CAN LOOK SO DIFFERENT

IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT WE DO

AND THE SKY CAN TURN A BETTER SHADE OF BLUE