Paul Gauguin in the South Seas

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Gauguin Tired of the climate in Paris So critically bleak And his wife and companions who thought he was nothing But an artistic freak A most unhappy man [Verse 2] Gauguin Slept without fire in the winter And dreamed about Eve and the Garden of Eden Until he was sure There was nothing left to leave Until nothing was pleasing Nothing made sense anymore [Pre-Chorus] So he took the train down to Marseilles And went searching for [Chorus] Paradise It's just a little further on Paradise You know they never miss you till you're gone I got no more pearls to throw to swine I cannot turn this water into wine This bitter cup you offer me does not suffice I'm gonna go down and look for paradise [Verse 3] Gauguin Got off the boat in Tahiti With a cargo of freight And the thieves and the hookers were out there to greet him He was a hundred years too late But he knew he couldn't stay Somethin' was whisperin' his name [Pre-Chorus] So he sailed without looking back And went searching for [Chorus] Paradise It's just a little further on Paradise You know they never miss you till you're gone I've got no more time for fools like you I've got no more fingers for the turning of the screw I could use some money but I don't need your advice I'm gonna keep searching for paradise 'Cause I wanna paint pictures of paradise [Bridge] And he went out past Moorea To the island of the moon Out beyond Maupiti Where there was no lagoon 'Til there were no more islands No further places 'Til at last he found the highlands Of the desolate Marquesas [Verse 4] Gauguin He finished his days With his paints and his brushes unconquered and savage His canvas ablaze With visions of heaven He was never at home in the world [Pre-Chorus] But I guess we're all that way We're searching for [Chorus] Paradise It's just a little further on Paradise You know they never miss you till you're gone How much more of this madness can we take? Why can't they leave a man alone For heaven's sake? The reason so few are chosen Is 'cause few will pay the price So you gotta keep searchin' for paradise And you gotta paint pictures of paradise You gotta lose yourself to find paradise Paradise... Paradise...