In the Dark (Demo)
He took a train to Bloomington
Just to get kicked out at Illinois State
Racked up some debt and social skills
Briefly thought about LA
Met a girl from Carbondale
Played Shawn Colvin every time it rained
Hated his guts by end of June
But man she used to love when he'd say
Let's go painting in the dark
Fall in love with my remarks
I'd like to be Picasso someday
We'll stay out til 2 at night
Quit drinking by 25
We'll live forever just for today
He took a job in Warrenton
Stuck it out just for the pay
Became good friends with sleeping pills
Was 40 when he woke up one day
She won her 2nd Pulitzer
For a novel on her favorite Great Lakes
And at a signing in Effington
She remembered how he used to say
Let's go painting in the dark
Fall in love with my remarks
I'd like to be Picasso someday
We'll stay out til 2 at night
Quit drinking by 25
We'll live forever just for today
He took the stage in Charleston
Was sixty when he learned how to play
A crowd of mostly residents
Just a few maybe 28
All the covers of Tupelo
Finally about to be displayed
But when he grabbed the microphone
All he could do was say
Let's go painting in the dark
Fall in love with my remarks
I'd like to be Picasso for a day
We'll stay out til 2 at night
Quit drinking by 25
We'll live forever just for today
Just to get kicked out at Illinois State
Racked up some debt and social skills
Briefly thought about LA
Met a girl from Carbondale
Played Shawn Colvin every time it rained
Hated his guts by end of June
But man she used to love when he'd say
Let's go painting in the dark
Fall in love with my remarks
I'd like to be Picasso someday
We'll stay out til 2 at night
Quit drinking by 25
We'll live forever just for today
He took a job in Warrenton
Stuck it out just for the pay
Became good friends with sleeping pills
Was 40 when he woke up one day
She won her 2nd Pulitzer
For a novel on her favorite Great Lakes
And at a signing in Effington
She remembered how he used to say
Let's go painting in the dark
Fall in love with my remarks
I'd like to be Picasso someday
We'll stay out til 2 at night
Quit drinking by 25
We'll live forever just for today
He took the stage in Charleston
Was sixty when he learned how to play
A crowd of mostly residents
Just a few maybe 28
All the covers of Tupelo
Finally about to be displayed
But when he grabbed the microphone
All he could do was say
Let's go painting in the dark
Fall in love with my remarks
I'd like to be Picasso for a day
We'll stay out til 2 at night
Quit drinking by 25
We'll live forever just for today
Credits
Writer(s): Atlee Champion
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