Painter of Songs

I ain't no Picasso, ain't no Michelangelo

But there's lots to visualize inside my portfolio

With a notebook for my canvas and a pencil for my brush

Do-re-me's become my colors when I give these keys a touch

Let me conjure up a picture

From places we've all been

With love and words that whisper

Let me draw you in

Let me paint your tears and laughter

Your heart burstin' at its seams

I'll try my best to capture

Your hopes and all your dreams

And every love that's helped to make you strong

I'm a painter of songs

I will sing from city sidewalks, or in a smokey, dim-lit bar

And if I do my job just right, I could be singing in your car

As I reach across the distance from out behind this mic

Sending images on airwaves that I paint for you tonight

Let me conjure up a picture

From places we've all been

With love and words that whisper

Let me draw you in

Let me paint your tears and laughter

Your heart burstin' at its seams

I'll try my best to capture

Your hopes and all your dreams

And every love that's helped to make you strong

I'm a painter of ...

Pictures that you'll never find

In the Louvre, they're not that kind,

'Cause words, they just hang in air

Let me conjure up a picture

From places we've all been

With love and words that whisper

Let me draw you in

Let me paint your tears and laughter

Your heart burstin' at its seams

I'll try my best to capture

All your hopes and all your dreams

And every love that's helped to make you strong

The ones that you got right or you got wrong

I love painting these songs

I'm a painter of songs