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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 pain he can stand.

I am (3)__________ all the (4)____________ of blue,
I (5)________ here on my stand.
I am (6)________________ in oil, a portrait of a man.

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

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

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

I am (18)__________ all the colors of blue
I (19)________ 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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