Christie Mccarthy Painters Eyes Lyrics

Painters Eyes Lyrics

Twenty-five years ago you promised me 

A ride on a river that was too
close to see

And giving me all your hope the colors bled endlessly 

And I watched as your canvasses fell from the walls to weep



So
heres to the castles built too close to the tide

Not one in this place
has survived

But if you are standing, well you know that Ive tried

With a head and a heart and a painters eyes



In the heart of a
universe with a thousand histories

Who can say our lives are any longer
than the average wistful breeze

But give me time to chase down the sun,
and the breath for a hundred songs 

And all the brightest colors that you
used to paint your masterpiece



I wish I could tell you, hey I know
how you feel

You got lost, I got cheated in the worst of deals

One
day I will lay down and Ill feel what you feel

Until then Ill get by with
a painters eyes



If I sing out from my soul now will you hear the
words I cry

And will you always see through my painters eyes