Watercolors (Baby for you)
Appeared on Purple Cadillacs
Words and Music by David Munyon
I had the idea to write an entire album of songs with Eric Clapton, but I did not have his phone number and did not have a phone. I had an old picture of Eric and I spoke to his picture as if I was talking to him, you know, because this was the only thing I could do, and I asked God to help me with some song titles. So "we" wrote this one song and decided it should be on this particular CD and album. I gave Eric co-writer credit for this song, and I still do not have a proper phone.
Monsters in the ocean
And in the dirty parts of town
Lucy drives to Fayette, Arkansas
Just to see the circus clowns
Some dogs are up and at them, usually by six o'clock
Talking with their tails and eyes,
Lovin' puppies in a box
Me. I'm just a carpenter, I hammer nails and saw
And I wear a thin diguise... I build a lot
Then the storms shower down and the wind it wears
Some of the nails turn to rust,
Seems the lumber doesn't care
Watercolors, colorful for you
Watercolors, colorful for you
I know a man designs buildings
Made of block and steel
He goes to France twice a year
Eats the fancy meals
I got to drive to Berlin
So I can see my friend
He's getting old, his hands are getting thin
He said "it's odd about America
It never seems to end"
I paint, Watercolors, colorful for you
Watercolors, colorful for you
Go-Go Dancers on the go
Retirement is near
There are many minds at work
I was asleep for years
We are like a people, many nations all
I might go to India, or maybe Thailand too
I'd like to go anywhere, anywhere with you
So... I paint Watercolors, colorful for you
Watercolors, colorful for you
I paint Watercolors, colorful for you
Watercolors, colorful for you