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Portrait Of A Man by Screaming Jay Hawkins

I am painting in oil,
a (1)________________ of a man
Who has (2)__________ all the heart aches,
And all the (3)________ he can stand.

I am (4)__________ all the colors of blue,
I have (5)________ on my stand.
I am painting in oil, a portrait of a man.

I can (6)________ he is dying.
I see (7)__________ in his eyes.
Oh yes I know, I (8)________ (9)________ he's crying
'Tis my tears, my tears that he cries.

I am so tired of how he (10)__________ inside,
I mix the paint (11)________ my hand.
I am painting in oil, a (12)________________ of a man.

As I paint a wrinkled (13)________ and (14)________ (15)________ is turning grey,
Oh tell me how, how can I (16)__________ a smile
And eyes (17)________ keep (18)______________ away?

I am using all the (19)____________ of blue
I have here on my stand.
I am (20)________________ in oil, a portrait and I'm the man.

A (21)________________ and I am the man
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