Verse
I used to be silent
Now I feel hollow
It's getting hard to swallow
This educated jive
Give me a reason
To commit treason
And what I believe in
Is estimated pride
Chorus:
So make me a painter
Who lives on an island
House by the ocean
Gracefully old
And make a captain
Upon my obsessions
Remove my possessions
That clutters my soul
Stop chasing that fools gold
Verse
I used to write lyrics
They gave me the courage
They were not that terrific
But it got me laid
I used to be sexy
Now every infects me
Nothing impresses me
'Cept getting pain
Chorus:
So make me a painter
Who lives on an island
House by the ocean
Gracefully old
And make a captain
Upon my obsessions
Remove my possessions
That clutters my soul
Stop chasing that fools gold
Verse
No I don't wanna be younger
Don't wanna live longer
Not sure I belong here
And maybe I don't
Go to Havana
Dance like I'm Spanish
Maybe I'll vanish
And no one would know
Chorus:
So make me a painter
Who lives on an island
House by the ocean
Gracefully old
And make a captain
Upon my obsessions
Remove my possessions
That clutters my soul
Stop chasing that fools gold