When I Paint My Masterpiece (Live at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, June 17, 1991)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble Ancient footprints are everywhere Well, you could almost think that you're seein' double On a cold dark night on the Spanish Stairs [Chorus 1] Gotta hurry on back to my hotel room Where I've got me a date with Botticelli's niece She promised she'd be right there with me When I paint my masterpiece [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] Oh, the hours I've spent inside the Colosseum Dodging lions, yes, and wastin' timе Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle I could hardly stand to see 'еm Where it sure has been a long hard climb [Chorus 2] Train wheels rollin' through the back of my memory When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese And someday, life will be sweet like a rhapsody When I paint my masterpiece [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] So I left Rome, and I landed in Brussels On a flight so darn bumpy that I almost cried Clergymen in uniform, young girls pullin' muscles Well, it sure has been a long hard ride [Chorus 3] Newspapermen eating candy Had to be held down by big police And someday, everything gonna be different When I paint my masterpiece [Outro] Someday, everything's gonna be different, yes, it will When I paint my masterpiece When I paint (When I paint) my masterpiece