Harry Chapin - Paint A Picture Of Yourself (Michael) Lyrics
Well, I hear you are a painter nowThough you're almost halfway throughYou pulled a pallet knife, you cut away a wifeAnd you started something newBut it was not the strife of married lifeThat ordained what you would doA quick look back through your historyShows the same things goading youIt's just like you to try paintingBecause you're color blindEach time you conquer somethingThat's the time you change you're mindAnd now your new preoccupationsGive you your handicap to startYes you're happiest when you're chasing cloudsWith a halfway broken heartPaint a picture of yourselfLet the images flash pastDon't weep on watercolors, MichaelMake this moment lastPaint the kid with restless eyesYeah, the way you looked back then'Cause the man keeps getting frightenedWhen the boy's not born againI remember how you led usBack when we all were kidsAnd that fact that you were olderMade us copy what you didThe day you bought that cheap guitarWe all fell into lineWe got hooked on musicBut you drifted off in timeSo, I can see you at your easelSplay legged there you standAnd your eyes are darting back and forthBrush flashing in your handYou're reaching always for that dreamYou need to make you realLeaning in a heavy windThat no one else can feel
