“Shades of Time” is a little vague, but overall it seems to be about a the narrator speaking to a friend after said friend has a fight with his girlfriend. The narrator gives advice for him to go back and apologize to his girl.
[Verse 1]
Tell me the things that you see
Or is it some time that you need?
All of the things that you've done
I'm certain that you had your fun
[Chorus]
Go out and make it better
You can make it if you try
Try to make it better, oh-oh
[Verse 2]
Somebody calls in the night
Says he can make things go right
I know there'll soon come a day
Things will start falling your way
[Chorus]
Go out and make it better
You can make it if you try
Try to make it better, uh
[Verse 3]
I'll try to help if I can
So don't hide your head in the sand, oh, no
Why are you feeling so low?
You're wondering where will you go
[Chorus]
Go out and make it better
You can make it if you try
Try to make it better
Shades of Time was written by Carlos Santana & Gregg Rolie.
Shades of Time was produced by Santana & Brent Dangerfield.