Eighty years, an old now, sitting on the front porch Watching the roll by remind her of her lover, how he left her, and of times long ago, When she color carelessly, painted his portrait A thousand times, or maybe his smile, Her and her would follow him wherever he would go
'Cause they were painters and were painting themselves A world
Oil daisies covered the living room walls He put water roses in her hair He said, "Love, I you, I want to you the mountains, the sunshine, The too I to give you a world as beautiful as you are to me"
'Cause I'm a painter and I to paint you A way
So they sat and made a drawing of their love, They made it an art to by They every passion, every home, created every beautiful child In the they were weavers of warmth, In the they were carpenters of love They thought blue prints were too sad so made them yellow
And they were painters and had painted themselves A world
one day the rain fell as thick as black oil And in her heart she knew something was She went running through the screaming, "No God, take him from me!" But by the she got there, she feared he already had gone She got to where he lay, water roses in his hands for her She threw down screaming, "Damn you man, don't leave me With nothing left behind but these paintings, these cold portraits To me!"
He said, "Love I only a little, try to understand I put my soul in this life we've with these four hands Love, I leave, but only a little, this holds me still My may die now, but these paintings are real" La li lai la li lai la li lai
So many came and many seasons went And many she saw her love's face watering the flowers, Talking to the trees and to his children, And the wind blew, she knew he was listening, And how he seemed to along, and how he seemed to hold her When she was
'Cause they were and they had painted themselves A world
Eighty years, an old lady now, sitting on the porch Watching the clouds by They her of her lover, how he left her, and of times long ago, When she used color carelessly, painted his A times, or maybe just his smile, Her and her canvas follow him wherever he would go Yes, she and her canvas follow
'Cause they are and they are painting themselves A 'Cause they are painters and are painting themselves A world