Portraits and Pictures

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, he showed me a picture When he was a child He was all in the nude With a strange-looking smile And I said "Good Lord Wouldn't recognize you at all" [Chorus] Portraits and pictures Of permanent stares Photographs of faces And family affairs [Post-Chorus] La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai, da-dai La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai [Verse 2] Then he showed me another Of his mother in lace With a fan in her hand An inquisitive face And I said "Good Lord She should hang it up on a wall" [Chorus] Portraits and pictures Of permanent stares Photographs of faces And family affairs [Post-Chorus] La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai, da-dai La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai [Verse 3] Took a look at a snapshot You were dressed up so well 'Twas your holy communion At Frères de la Salle And I said "Good Lord Didn't you look queer when you're small?" [Chorus] Portraits and pictures Permanent stares Photographs, faces And family affairs [Post-Chorus] La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai, da-dai La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai [Verse 4] There was one in your yearbook On page twenty-two Look, there you are, your hair is shorter But I can tell that it's you And by side, say my Isn't that Silva Smiles? [Post-Chorus] Portraits and pictures Of permanent stares Photographs, faces And family affairs [Outro] La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai, dai La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai, dai La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai, dai La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai, dai La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai, dai La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai, dai La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai, dai La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai, dai La-da-da-dee, da-dai, dai-dai, dai