The Band - When I Paint My Masterpiece

Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble Ancient footprints are everywhere You can almost think that you're seeing double On the cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs Gotta hurry on back to my hotel room Where I got me a date with a pretty little girl from Greece She promised, she'd be there with me When I paint my masterpiece Oh, the hours we spent inside the Coliseum Dodging lions, and a-wasting time Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see 'em Yes, it sure has been a long, hard drive Train wheels are running through the back of my memory When I ran on a hilltop following a pack of wild geese Someday everything is gonna sound like a rhapsody When I paint my masterpiece Sailing round the world in a dirty gondola Oh, to be back in the land of Coca-Cola Well, I left Rome, and landed in Brussels On a plane ride so bumpy that I almost cried Clergy men in uniform and young girls pulling mussels Everyone was there to greet me when I stepped inside Newspaper man eating candy Had to be held down by big police But someday every thing's gonna be different When I paint my masterpiece Read more: BAND - WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE LYRICS