Harry Chapin - Paint a Picture of Yourself Lyrics

Lyrics Paint a Picture of Yourself - Harry Chapin



Well I hear you are a painter now
Though you′re almost halfway through
You pulled a pallet knife, you cut away a wife
And you started something new
But it was not the strife of married life
That ordained what you would do
A quick look back through your history
Shows the same things goading you
It's just like you to try painting
Because you′re color blind
Each time you conquer something
That's the time you change you're mind
And now your new preoccupations
Give you your handicap to start
Yes you′re happiest when you′re chasing clouds
With a halfway broken heart
Paint a picture of yourself
Let the images flash past
Don't weep on watercolors
Michael make this moment last
Paint the kid with restless eyes
Yeah the way you looked back then
′Cause the man keeps getting frightened
When that boy's not born again
I remember how you led us
Back when we all were kids
And the fact that you were older
Made us copy what you did
And that day you bought that cheap guitar
We all fell into line
We got hooked on music
But you drifted off in time
So I can see you at your easel
Splay legged there you stand
And your eyes are darting back and forth
Brush flashing in your hand
Yeah you′re reaching always for that dream
You need to make you real
Leaning in a heavy wind
That no one else can feel
Paint a picture of yourself
Let the images flash past
Don't weep on watercolors
Michael make this moment last
Paint the kid with restless eyes
Yeah the way you looked back then
′Cause the man keeps getting frightened
When that boy's not born again, again



Writer(s): Harry Chapin


Harry Chapin - The Bottom Line Archive Series (Live 1981)
Album The Bottom Line Archive Series (Live 1981)
date of release
29-06-2015

1 Taxi (Live)
2 Story of a Life - Live
3 I Miss America (Live) - Live
4 Mercenaries (Live) - Live
5 A Better Place to Be - Live
6 I Want to Learn a Love Song - Live
7 Mr. Tanner (Live)
8 W.O.L.D. (Live)
9 Mismatch (Live) - Live
10 Old Folkie - Live
11 Let Time Go Lightly (Live) - Live
12 Cat’s in the Cradle (Live)
13 Remember When the Music (Live) - Live
14 30,000 Pounds of Bananas
15 Sequel (Live) - Live
16 Up on the Shelf (Intro) - Live
17 Up on the Shelf - Live
18 Star Trippers (Live)
19 If My Mary Were Here Intro (Live) - Live
20 If My Mary Were Here - Live
21 Bluesman (Live) - Live
22 Flowers Are Red Intro (Live) - Live
23 Flowers Are Red (Live) - Live
24 Halfway to Heaven (Intro)
25 Halfway to Heaven (Live) - Live
26 Paint a Picture of Yourself
27 Mail Order Annie (Intro)
28 Mail Order Annie - Live
29 The Audience Button (Live)
30 Dreams Go By (Live)
31 Poor Damn Fool (Intro) (Live)
32 Poor Damn Fool (Live)
33 Sniper Intro (Live) - Live
34 Sniper - Live
35 You Are the Only Song - Live
36 Circle (Live)




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