Portrait Of A Man by Screamin' Jay Hawkins

I am painting in oil, a (1)________________ of a man
Who has (2)__________ all the heart aches,
And all the pain he can stand.

I am using all the colors of blue,
I have (3)________ on my stand.
I am painting in oil, a portrait of a man.

I can (4)________ he is dying. I see (5)__________ in his eyes.
Oh yes I know, I know (6)________ he's crying
'Tis my tears, my tears that he cries.

I am so tired of how he feels inside,
I mix the paint with my hand.
I am painting in oil, a (7)________________ of a man.

As I paint a wrinkled (8)________ and (9)________ (10)________ is turning grey,
Oh tell me how, how can I paint a smile
And (11)________ that (12)________ (13)______________ away?

I am (14)__________ all the (15)____________ of blue
I have here on my stand.
I am (16)________________ in oil, a (17)________________ and I'm the man.

A portrait and I am the man.

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